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I hate how every online comment on Lemmy is basically just like "the government is about to kill you anyways, please go be a martyr and do political violence"... 🧐 (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 day ago by DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works to c/mentalhealth@lemmy.world

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I see you Mr. FBI. 👀 I ain't falling for it lmfao.

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[–] CapuccinoCoretto@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago

Put aside a global network of armchair rebels egging others on from the comforts of their distant homes. Forget the real fear in your post that taking a stand has consequences. Forget that everything on the internet is manufactured for purpose and that includes foreign and domestic bot operations, all driving their own agendas. Calm your mind and think of this inspired piece of fiction from Hollywood - Andor's Rebel Manifesto.

There will be times when the struggle seems impossible. I know this already. Alone, unsure, dwarfed by the scale of the enemy. Remember this. Freedom is a pure idea. It occurs spontaneously and without instruction. Random acts of insurrection are occurring constantly throughout the galaxy. There are whole armies, battalions that have no idea that they've already enlisted in the cause. Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward. And then remember this. The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that. And know this, the day will come when all these skirmishes and battles, these moments of defiance will have flooded the banks of the Empire's authority and then there will be one too many. One single thing will break the siege. Remember this. Try.

Just because it's fiction, doesn't mean it's not true.