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Or, adjust your priorities and resist more. Authoritarians win when people let them.

by lokar 9mo ago

jmclnx 9mo ago
Plus in Nov or 2026, get out and vote, no matter how hard it is to get to the polls. This happened because people sat on their behinds and did nothing in Nov 2024,
- assimpleaspossi 9mo ago
  Nah. People who sit on social media would rather stand on street corners and yell at people.
  - goatlover 9mo ago
    If someone is motivated enough to attend protests, they're motivated enough to go vote.
    - sejje 9mo ago
      Many of the people who go to protests have lost their right to vote.
      - goatlover 9mo ago
        Not sure what that means. Mostly ordinary citizens go to protests. Not aware of any group paying felons to protest. Speaking of, is Trump allowed to vote?
  - lokar 9mo ago
    Attending public (peaceful) protest is valuable. It shows that people with that view point (whatever it is) are not alone. It encourages more people to get involved.
- gmerc 9mo ago
  Won't matter. Donny put the epstein files out, redacted, to remind every single influential person in the blast radius that unless he keeps holding the redaction pen, all their lives will be over.
  - lokar 9mo ago
    One thing to consider: it’s clear he was very widely connected in American elite circles. It’s likely that almost all prominent people (in finance, business, the arts, science, government, etc) all came across him. We know he worked pretty hard to get intertwined with everyone he could. And yet, although the list of his connections is large, it’s very far from most of these people. It seems plenty of people saw him for who he was and steered clear.
    - juanani 9mo ago
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- lokar 9mo ago
  And, try to talk to people who don't agree with you. Have an open mind, listen, avoid being judgmental and critical. It's not easy, but you can change minds.
1970-01-01 9mo ago
Indeed. We're not too far from "I am Spartacus."
lawn 9mo ago
I think it's prudent to both resist and to protect yourself.

Or, adjust your priorities and resist more. Authoritarians win when people let them.

by lokar 9mo ago

Or, adjust your priorities and resist more. Authoritarians win when people let them.

Plus in Nov or 2026, get out and vote, no matter how hard it is to get to the polls. This happened because people sat on their behinds and did nothing in Nov 2024,

assimpleaspossi 9mo ago
Nah. People who sit on social media would rather stand on street corners and yell at people.
- goatlover 9mo ago
  If someone is motivated enough to attend protests, they're motivated enough to go vote.
  - sejje 9mo ago
    Many of the people who go to protests have lost their right to vote.
    - goatlover 9mo ago
      Not sure what that means. Mostly ordinary citizens go to protests. Not aware of any group paying felons to protest. Speaking of, is Trump allowed to vote?
- lokar 9mo ago
  Attending public (peaceful) protest is valuable. It shows that people with that view point (whatever it is) are not alone. It encourages more people to get involved.
gmerc 9mo ago
Won't matter. Donny put the epstein files out, redacted, to remind every single influential person in the blast radius that unless he keeps holding the redaction pen, all their lives will be over.
- lokar 9mo ago
  One thing to consider: it’s clear he was very widely connected in American elite circles. It’s likely that almost all prominent people (in finance, business, the arts, science, government, etc) all came across him. We know he worked pretty hard to get intertwined with everyone he could. And yet, although the list of his connections is large, it’s very far from most of these people. It seems plenty of people saw him for who he was and steered clear.
  - juanani 9mo ago
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lokar 9mo ago
And, try to talk to people who don't agree with you. Have an open mind, listen, avoid being judgmental and critical. It's not easy, but you can change minds.

1970-01-01 9mo ago

Indeed. We're not too far from "I am Spartacus."

lawn 9mo ago

I think it's prudent to both resist and to protect yourself.