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I wish I could but I know what would happen if I did
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hugs.
you got this. i promise.
During the Zapatistas revolt in Mexico (which, incidentally, was successful), many Mayan women who would not shoot a gun instead carried dummy rifles, essentially just wood carved like an AK47.
You can't carry a gun, certainly, but you can be a combatant, you can make the enemy afraid, you can draw fire, you can shame the enemy for their cowardice and make them afraid of your bravery and willingness to die for a cause. I am a pacifist, but I will still die alongside my comrades if it comes to that. Maybe get some bulletproof shields.
Do you know the song Chop Suey, by System of a Down?
Do you know the original name of that song, before the record company forced them to change it?
That's what she's referring to, I think.
Hint
Suicide