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[–] AbsolutelyNotAVelociraptor@sh.itjust.works 33 points 22 hours ago (7 children)

Do not engage in violence with them. Make their lives miserable without violence. Let their communities know who they are, expose them to their neighbors, make them become pariahs. Some will live in places that root for them, but many will be "normal" people to the eyes of everyone, hiding their shit because they know their communities will despise them.

There is where they can be hurt. Make their spouses lose their job for being an ICE spouse, make their kids ask uncomfortable questions. Make their neighbors avoid them.

[–] zd9@lemmy.world 6 points 11 hours ago

Stephen Miller is a perfect example. His neighborhood in Arlington, VA shunned him, constantly wrote chalk messages on his sidewalk stretch, protested outside of his house, etc. and that fucking pussy couldn't even handle that. He had to move to likely JBAB or Myer-Henderson so he could avoid any consequences for his evil actions.

It works if you work it!

[–] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 5 points 16 hours ago

Right, there should definitely be no one tossing molotovs at their homes.

[–] DERRALEXANO@sh.itjust.works 19 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

They will write a book about how persecuted they are and then raise a $100,000 on gofundme. Ghouls the lot of them.

[–] TheOakTree@lemmy.zip 12 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

You beat me to it. Fortunately, I don't the majority of the MAGA base can afford to do it too often, so we just need to ramp up the intensity and frequency.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 9 points 20 hours ago

Yeah anyone rich enough to be making money off the MAGA agenda isn’t sending $20 to these assholes for their self publish book of whining about persecution. The rich don’t give a shit. It’s mainly poor dumbfucks who support them.

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 2 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Any amount they raise on GoFundMe will just come from other ghouls.

[–] DERRALEXANO@sh.itjust.works 2 points 15 hours ago

That’s why I said the lot of them.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 6 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (1 children)

Great post. Violence is their specialty, so we shouldn't try to take them on in that arena, not yet at least. They're wearing armor and gear, and they aren't even going to feel anything you try to do to them, and they won't even remember the encounter past lunch.

It's their lack of brain cells that is where they are vulnerable. So make their lives really, really miserable. They though abusing their fellow humans would be entertaining, so let's make them reconsider that idea.

So let's use our brains, and be like that drummer who set his kit up in front of the ICE hotel, and went Full Bonzo at 1am. That alone will fuck up their life for the next 24 hours.

[–] booly@sh.itjust.works 4 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Resistance takes many forms.

Completely lawful resistance can include social pressure or ostracism, economic influence (boycotts, refusal to serve as customer, etc.), messaging/speech/persuasion, protests, strikes, etc. Keeping the cameras rolling, telling them how you feel about them being in your neighborhood, warning your neighbors about them.

Civil disobedience goes up the ladder a bit, and can cause disruption and might be nonviolent, but might at times actually be illegal. Generally speaking, this type of resistance is designed to clog up the system without being violent, and doesn't even require anonymity or evasion from authorities.

Sometimes simply playing dumb can slow things down without actually committing a crime of putting yourself at much risk. Apply for a job at ICE with 1000 of your closest friends so they waste resources on your application. Forget to put in their order when you're their waiter, or give them the shitty hotel room when they check in at your hotel, and program their keys incorrectly. Give them the wrong bay/spot when they're renting a car from you. Call in tips for everything you see and flood their lines with bad information.

Most people jump from that category to outright violent resistance, but there are other tactics available, too. Sabotage, property crimes, plain old financial crimes, fraud, impersonation, hacking or denial of service, even things like theft, embezzlement. Locking a fence with a bicycle lock, blocking a driveway with a van, flooding a field with mud, impersonating their boss and giving them fake orders, sending them on a goose chase with a bad tip, etc.

If you shoot an ICE agent you might turn them into a hero. Steal their badge or ID when they're drinking at the bar, though, and you might actually hurt them in ways that they won't feel like a martyr, and will actually sap resources from their management.

Everyone is in a different situation, with different capabilities. Every war has plenty of roles, many of them nonviolent. There's probably something you can do today to contribute to the cause, from your unique position.

[–] zd9@lemmy.world 1 points 11 hours ago

Stephen Miller retreated to go live on a military base, like JBAB or another one, because his neighbors were a little bit mean to him by writing chalk messages on the sidewalk. These guys are fucking pussies and will instantly crumble when their entire social circle shuns them and makes their life miserable.

Hey maybe if they're miserable enough, a bunch will even take care of themselves!

[–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 3 points 19 hours ago

Also no violence does not include theft or petty fuckery that could drive someone insane. Fun fact most folks do not have locked down fuse boxes, imagine coming home to all your fuses stolen.

[–] lettruthout@lemmy.world 6 points 22 hours ago

This is the way!