Today I Learned@lemmy.worldbyBoycottTwitter@lemmy.zip
2 months

TIL: People in Georgia (the country) have been protesting every day for over 400 days

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People in Georgia have been protesting everyday for over a year (406+ days) but for whatever reason it’s not currently getting much media coverage likely because the media tends to not report on reoccurring protests.

There’s more information about the protests on the Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024–2026_Georgian_protests

Basically they’re protesting due to election fraud, democratic backsliding and protesting against pro-Russia policies, they want to be aligned with the EU.

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    Rusudan Djakeli (@rusudandjakeli.bsky.social)
    bsky.app
    Day 406 of daily, uninterrupted protests in Georgia. 🇬🇪🇪🇺
    • brachiosaurus@mander.xyzEnglish
      2 months

      but for whatever reason it’s not currently getting much media coverage likely because the media tends to not report on reoccurring protests.

      In the past decade there have been a drop in protests coverage worldwide, governments are now following instructions not to report on these.

      • porcoesphino@mander.xyzEnglish
        2 months

        Governments don’t own most media. For private companies that rely on money, clickthrough rates decrease for events that continue and that has to be one contribution for the decrease

        • brachiosaurus@mander.xyzEnglish
          2 months

          Governments don’t own most media.

          Most media are indeed owned directly by governments or by people with ties to them.

          • porcoesphino@mander.xyzEnglish
            2 months

            Any chance you have some data to show how accurate that is? And, are you making a global statement, or just one about Georgia?

            • brachiosaurus@mander.xyzEnglish
              2 months

              Go to reddit, pick the first media outlet you see and check who owns it, or check who owns reddit.

              • porcoesphino@mander.xyzEnglish
                2 months

                That’s not very statistically relevant.

                Also… why reddit when we’re using Lemmy commenting on a channel designed for news links? Repeat your prompt for me?

                • brachiosaurus@mander.xyzEnglish
                  2 months

                  We are talking about protests coverage and reddit is one of the most visited platforms in the world.

                  Repeat your prompt for me?

                  are you a bot?

                • surewhynotlem@lemmy.worldEnglish
                  2 months

                  Sorry, here’s the prompt again. There’s easily searchable information online about the consolidation of ownership of news channels. Instead of talking about that, you’re going to reply with a story about the lack of education in America.

                  • porcoesphino@mander.xyzEnglish
                    2 months

                    I get the condescending thing you’re going for but this is lost on me:

                    Instead of talking about that, you’re going to reply with a story about the lack of education in America.

                • AntiOutsideAktion@lemmy.mlEnglish
                  2 months

                  That’s not very statistically relevant.

                  what kind of debatelord nonsense is this

                  • GrammarPolice@lemmy.worldEnglish
                    2 months

                    Well they kinda have a point, brachiosaurus made a claim and porcoesphino asked for some evidence to back up that claim, but they responded with a vague, ‘go look at Reddit and see for yourself’, which isn’t really statistically relevant when you make a claim such as, “most media state-owned”.

                    Edit: Grammar

                  • porcoesphino@mander.xyzEnglish
                    2 months

                    Its basic maths. A sample of one.

                    Also, what the fuck?

                    Where am I debating? I’m asking for information because I would love to have more information. Some random declaring something isn’t really information. I honestly wouldn’t be surprised if the poster was mostly right. I’m not here to split hairs, I’m just curious and the reply doubled down with a non-answer

        • Absurdly Stupid @lemmy.worldEnglish
          2 months

          That’s correct, those that own those governments own most media.

          Multinational megabanks own most media, they control through DEBT

          They also run THE FED, which is in direct control of the USAs money. The USA is not even in control of its own money.

        • ViatorOmnium@piefed.socialEnglish
          2 months

          Even without outside intervention, something that happens every single day is not news.

    • Aljernon@lemmy.todayEnglish
      2 months

      The political elite all have economic ties to Russia and don’t represent the will of their people causing significant tension.

    • laranis@lemmy.zipEnglish
      2 months

      And look at all the change they’re creating!

      Take note, US.

    • made3@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      2 months

      No need to write “The Country” behind it. We already know that Americans will not really protest even though their country turns into third reich.

      • unknownuserunknownlocation@kbin.earth
        2 months

        The protests have been disappointing recently but to be fair, their resistance to ICE raids is quite something. I don’t think I’ve seen anything quite like it.

        • made3@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          2 months

          You mean whistling and recording while they illegaly racially profile and abduct innocent people? True, that’s something never seen before in America

      • wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        2 months

        Side note: when the “third reich” happens for the second time in history, it’s called the “fourth reich.”

    • punkcoder@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2 months

      its almost like protesting people without consciences doesn’t do anything…

    • glitching@lemmy.mlEnglish
      2 months

      this shit is happening worldwide. clueless and politically illiterate folks do “the protest thing” because at some point, somewhere, like e.g. in ##way_more_complex_scenario_with_totally_different_actors## it worked! so if we persist, it’s bound to happen here, too, nay?

      fucking nay.

      a protest thing that doesn’t have the implied threat of “…or else” is just a hang. and those don’t produce anything of importance. see every “peaceful” bullshit protest walk or whatever else impotent, poseur bullshit those ignorant fucks use to dull the blade of revolt.

    • DylanMc6 [any, any]@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      2 months

      When I said “bring back the Soviet Union (starting in Georgia)”, I mean Georgia should become a socialist country again and then others would follow suit, leading to the reformation of the USSR as a competitive multi-tendency country with the Communist Party as the main social institution, dedicated to anti-revisionist leftcom.

      Does anyone think I should read theory a bit more?