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Re:Yann LeCun: AI one-percenters seizing power forever is re... by 00strw on Thursday November 02, 2023 @03:23AM (#38110017)
A lot less than there was to the invasion of Iraq. People forget that the largest antiwar marches happened and were not covered by the media of the time: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protests_against_the_Iraq_Wa...

It was surreal watching the news spend 5 minutes on a protest that went on all day in front of their offices.

By comparison is there a million man march against Israel today?

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Re:Yann LeCun: AI one-percenters seizing power forever is re... by logicchains on Thursday November 02, 2023 @03:48AM (#38110173)
>A lot less than there was to the invasion of Iraq

In that case the US was an active participant. There aren't American "boots on the ground" in Israel/Palestine, the US is just providing support.

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Re:Yann LeCun: AI one-percenters seizing power forever is re... by jjgreen on Thursday November 02, 2023 @05:54AM (#38111168)
100,000 in London last week [1], and a national demonstration planned for 11 Nov. Wouldn't be surprised if that's 300,000

[1] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/28/100000-join-lo...

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Re:Yann LeCun: AI one-percenters seizing power forever is re... by strken on Thursday November 02, 2023 @06:36AM (#38111506)
I don't think you can draw inferences from comparing an anti-Iraq-war march with an anti-Israel-bombing-Gaza march. Protesting to convince your own government to stop an invasion is a much more direct and tangible thing than marching to stop it supporting another government, such an invasion inflicts a direct cost in lives and materiel paid by your own country, and citizens feel a stronger moral involvement.
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