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    4 days ago

    Protests in the US are hamstrung by the total lack of a social safety net (most people can’t afford even a single day off work), and the massive land area of the country. You might only hear about protests getting to 30k, but that’s in one spot. One state in the US is larger by area, and has less options for transportation than a country in Europe, while often being much more sparsely populated.

    People here say “Land doesn’t vote,” to talk about our electoral map, but geography actually does have a major impact on our politics. It’s the same reason our right wing likes closing polling locations. They use time and distance to gatekeep political participation