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FBI Agent Goes Public With Russian Intelligence Operation That Hooked Musk And Thiel
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French style revolution is the only solution
Not without French Revolution numbers. They had an estimated 8% of their population in the resistance. In our nation of 340M, that would be ~27M people. We can barely break 5M nationally in protests.
If we tried something that stupid now, we’d be inviting the same fate as the German resistance against the Nazis. Engaging more of the ~270M people who aren’t protesting, but do not support Trump, is the focus. Throwing bricks and losing good people to imprisonment only fortifies fascism and weakens our resistance.
The tipping point for seeming many of the populous movements across history is that about 12%ish is the critical mass for the issue to become mainstream. Conservatives seem to know this as they have their MAGA minority and limit access to voting so the small percentage becomes blown out of proportion and takes over.
A smaller scale example are the "Liberty" parents who are banning books and hating on a school curriculum that they have never experienced. They don't have the national grip that they do on their smaller scale community so book bans seem to be less reported and small attractions than neo-nazi pride marches, which garnered more support across the country during elections.
A left wing example is the ACA vs Single-Payer/universal healthcare. Many voices got Medicare passed but not as many voices were present to champion a better solution. There are simply more people who understand Medicare than Universal coverage, and that confusion isn't about the benefits. The limited folks who can voice their opinions are the ones who follow the economics of it while the simpler folks just want to get on with their day and don't have the bandwidth to soak up economic theory while they investigate healthcare too.
The key is to build a small but loud clique in many areas that can amplify the minority message. It's the same reason there are neo-nazi marches. Gotta get that awareness up. Being present is enough to make people ask White Replacement Theory questions so why not be present and question oligarchy and foreign money influence.l?
I could not agree more. As well as protesting, we need to abolish the social mores against discussing politics in polite company. Talk to people in person. Get them to question what’s happening. In the age of social media silos, people who were previously politically disengaged will not suddenly start seeing messages about our crumbling democracy. It is to us to engage them.
Just remember the right wing hogs and the left wing hogs at the top are one in the same. Neoliberalism is a right-wing ideology and outsiders who live in like Europe see the United States as a right-wing country. Right-wingers are the useful idiots of empire. Or should I say fascist are the useful idiots of Empire. It is simply just divide and rule.