• UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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    4 hours ago

    Unfortunately, this has a habit of becoming a self-reinforcing need for authoritarian policing.

    “Flock camera destruction” becomes the rationale for more cameras and more cops and more draconian punishments. And this cycle continues so long as the public continues to send up corporate shills and industry hacks to fill the municipal offices.

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      4 hours ago

      Oh good to know. I guess we’ll just have to stick with the alternative. Do nothing and watch it happen anyway.

      • jrs100000@lemmy.world
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        3 hours ago

        No, you have to go after the local politicians who keep approving these systems. Electorally of course, you psychos. Your local city council rep is going to feel much more pressure from an angry letter from a voter than your senator would.

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          32 minutes ago

          Electorally of course, you psychos.

          Or not, if push really comes to shove.

          But you do have to recognize that you can’t just break the fascade of the machine to get it to stop working.

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            2 hours ago

            They will sue you for harassment. Keep in mind that when it’s done to them, it’s “different”.

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            2 hours ago

            Ignore the vote! If we don’t vote, it delegitimizes the election and then the local government will be forced to ignore everyone that stayed home and still do the awful thing anyway because the winner is an open fascist.

            Much better alternative!

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            3 hours ago

            This is probably one of the few issues you could really get grass roots bipartisan support on these days. It would have to be marketed right though. Maybe something like “DEI cameras”, or “6G posts”.