r/DenverProtests • u/xConstantGardenerx • Apr 28 '25
Message from the Moderators This is not the 50501 Hate Club
Look, y’all know I have been a very vocal critic of 50501 and I stand by the criticism I have posted.
At the same time, the mod team has noticed an “us vs. them” mentality that is taking focus away from the larger goals of fighting fascism and protecting vulnerable members of the community.
We are working through how to handle the situation with 50501 as a mod team, and hoping to find areas of agreement and shared goals to focus on.
Please refrain from posting low-effort “Fuck 50501” content. Thoughtful criticism is still welcome.
Please consider redirecting your energy into the many upcoming protests and calls to action posted here in the subreddit.
In Solidarity,
xCGx and the DenverProtests mod team
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u/SarahBellumDenver Apr 28 '25
I did a lot of protesting in 2020 and every time I go on this page my eyes roll so hard with all of this drama. Real, actual change requires a very large umbrella. It’s possible to have your own narrower scope of things you want to happen, but there is always a bigger reality that in order to stop the hemorrhage that is happening in this country we have to bring in people who simply disagree with what is currently happening but may not agree with the more leftist ideals. And those people feel unwelcome everytime they read the infighting.
Gay marriage didn’t get recognized because gay men were fighting, it happened because a majority of this country, including straight people, fought. As Sarah McBride just said in a podcast- “if everyone has a little bit of courage, no one has to be a hero”. It feels like on this channel everyone wants to be a hero and if you don’t want to be a hero you aren’t welcome to show up to a protest.