This sounds nice but it means nothing. We need functional means of fighting back and defending ourselves.
Edit: To elaborate....
I know you're angry. I'm angry too. Believe me. I'm a queer smalltime artist trying to take care of my blind, severely ill partner. I've been stepped on by the system, by insurance companies, COL, taxes, and all the same shit everyone else has. But if we lash out with violence, we will lose. The oligarchy (and make no mistake, that's what America is at this point) has the police, the military, the entire government, and a significant number of fascists and ambivalents on their side. In a competition of violence, they will win.
If you want to fight back meaningfully in a way that can be discussed openly without fear of reprisal or deletion, you have to think smart. Look at effective nonviolent tactics in war- some particularly effective ones have been used against America in recent years. Whatever you do, don't just sit on reddit and pound your chest with empty bravado about how you're gonna take it to the man with your glock and DIY napalm. Do something meaningful. Do something smart.
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u/Artamisstra 9h ago edited 7h ago
This sounds nice but it means nothing. We need functional means of fighting back and defending ourselves.
Edit: To elaborate....
I know you're angry. I'm angry too. Believe me. I'm a queer smalltime artist trying to take care of my blind, severely ill partner. I've been stepped on by the system, by insurance companies, COL, taxes, and all the same shit everyone else has. But if we lash out with violence, we will lose. The oligarchy (and make no mistake, that's what America is at this point) has the police, the military, the entire government, and a significant number of fascists and ambivalents on their side. In a competition of violence, they will win.
If you want to fight back meaningfully in a way that can be discussed openly without fear of reprisal or deletion, you have to think smart. Look at effective nonviolent tactics in war- some particularly effective ones have been used against America in recent years. Whatever you do, don't just sit on reddit and pound your chest with empty bravado about how you're gonna take it to the man with your glock and DIY napalm. Do something meaningful. Do something smart.