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Sounds like a great way to volunteer yourself and your family to assemble Herman Miller furniture for $1/hour.

by foxyv 2y ago

johnnyanmac 2y ago
What's the alternative at this rate? If you want to flee the country then you better get started now. It'll only get worse from here. I'd rather stay and fight.
- tekknik 2y ago
  This sounds oddly familiar to the last time Trump was president, with people claiming the world is over and so on. Huge hint, the other party always thinks the world is over if they lose. This is more of that overreaction that got him elected again.
  - foxyv 2y ago
    I would say that there are concerning new developments to the Republican strategy that were not present in his original term.
    - tekknik 2y ago
      Such as? He seems to have been very clear about his agenda during the run up.
      - foxyv 2y ago
        Primarily, the strategy to ignore all prior laws, court rulings, and the constitution itself with the permission of a slim majority of congress.
- foxyv 2y ago
  There are a hundred options to fight back against fascism that don't involve violence or being arrested. Don't get me wrong, sometimes people are pushed too far and they need to use violence to achieve liberty. It's how our nation was founded after all. But it's a last resort and more often than not backfires. Just a glimpse at French and Russian history will tell you all you need to know about that. The biggest thing we can do is get people out to vote in the midterm election and take back the house and senate. Until then we need to volunteer and donate to organizations that are fighting back legally like the ACLU. Education is also a huge part of that. Organizing peaceful protests is possible but fraught due to anti-protest countermeasures employed by fascists. Stuff like media blackouts, attempts to incite violence, astroturfed counter protests and false flag operations make it dangerous and hard to accomplish. A big thing we can do is to create our own media coverage of protests and spread it as much as possible on friendly platforms. Putting up signs, posting to Bluesky, posting to group chats, and educating friends and family. Utilize your own personal networks to wake people up to the problem.

Sounds like a great way to volunteer yourself and your family to assemble Herman Miller furniture for $1/hour.

by foxyv 2y ago

Sounds like a great way to volunteer yourself and your family to assemble Herman Miller furniture for $1/hour.

What's the alternative at this rate? If you want to flee the country then you better get started now. It'll only get worse from here. I'd rather stay and fight.

tekknik 2y ago
This sounds oddly familiar to the last time Trump was president, with people claiming the world is over and so on. Huge hint, the other party always thinks the world is over if they lose. This is more of that overreaction that got him elected again.
- foxyv 2y ago
  I would say that there are concerning new developments to the Republican strategy that were not present in his original term.
  - tekknik 2y ago
    Such as? He seems to have been very clear about his agenda during the run up.
    - foxyv 2y ago
      Primarily, the strategy to ignore all prior laws, court rulings, and the constitution itself with the permission of a slim majority of congress.
foxyv 2y ago
There are a hundred options to fight back against fascism that don't involve violence or being arrested. Don't get me wrong, sometimes people are pushed too far and they need to use violence to achieve liberty. It's how our nation was founded after all. But it's a last resort and more often than not backfires. Just a glimpse at French and Russian history will tell you all you need to know about that. The biggest thing we can do is get people out to vote in the midterm election and take back the house and senate. Until then we need to volunteer and donate to organizations that are fighting back legally like the ACLU. Education is also a huge part of that. Organizing peaceful protests is possible but fraught due to anti-protest countermeasures employed by fascists. Stuff like media blackouts, attempts to incite violence, astroturfed counter protests and false flag operations make it dangerous and hard to accomplish. A big thing we can do is to create our own media coverage of protests and spread it as much as possible on friendly platforms. Putting up signs, posting to Bluesky, posting to group chats, and educating friends and family. Utilize your own personal networks to wake people up to the problem.