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Lotta posts on here lately that seem intent on minimizing the presence of marginalized groups and their resistance within the US. I wonder what someone would want out of a narrative that conveniently ignores grassroots activism and mutual aid while minimizing their effect when they don't correlate with fundamental, top-down change. What position would a person have to be in to be comforted by a narrative like that? 🧐
Fuck people that spread propaganda
So basically like most populations of every country?
What the fuck am I supposed to do?
If I do anything non-violent to “rise up” against the government, it’s “not enough.” If I do anything violent, I put everything I have to care for at risk. I have a kid and a wife and a house and a mortgage and a job with a healthcare plan to be worried about.
I want trump and his corruption and his cronies gone. But I’m not going to put my child’s chance at a stable future at risk to make it so.
I will/do vote against him. I will/do protest. I will/do volunteer to help the victims of his shit policies. But I will not deprive my family of a husband/father/home. I can’t.
So if that’s not enough, I’m sorry. I want to do more but they’ve got us pinned down. We need “air support.” We may even need outside help.
No, we need to get organized. That's the key
Or to use my preferred way of phrasing it "I won't be first in line for the revolution, but you bet your ass I'll be third."
This exactly. We are human and oir system prevents us from having any power over that dumb ass. We did not vote him into power, the stupid electoral college did. Our vote is meaningless. Only our economic decisions are important. Vote with our feet, vote with our wallet. We should fight to vote with our data....but first we need to fight for our data back.
Europeans and Canadians need to believe that fascism is the result of impoverished working people voting wrong, because otherwise they'd have to admit that the US is not a democracy anymore.
So all those guns were for schools only?
Democrats have been saying that for 30 years. The excuse that you need guns to prevent the government becoming tyrannical was a farce since 1900, there's no way that individuals with AR-15s could overthrow the military unless the military lets them do so at which point you didn't need the AR-15s in the first place.
You can make an argument for home defense or hunting, but a shotgun or bolt action rifle are generally more than enough for that.
... did you not see Jan 6th? Its easier than you think
The President of the United States was throwing a rally and, furthermore, we now know that Trump's people coordinated with groups like the Proud Boys. That's not exactly spontaneous or lacking centralized organization.
Also, I 100% guarantee you that if it hadn't been MAGA, there would have been bodies on the ground well before they got to the Capital steps. The people in charge right now are the ones who are pro gun and ok with killing people they disagree with. They are also the ones who would argue for executing people for treason because that's what the constitution says.
It's not that a violent revolution couldn't happen, but there has to be something or someone to rally around and there just isn't yet. No one with the clout to actually pull this level of support has gotten to that point yet.
8 million people keep showing for No Kings... not sure why you folks keep ignoring this
8 million people across 2,700 locations, almost all non-violent, to protest....
Do I need to refer you back to the original meme or do you actually think protesting counts as doing something in the US? Protesting hasn't been effective since Republicans learned they can just ignore you.
That's what I expected. Learn some history.
And gay pubs.
40%
To me, that’s the real issue. I’ve heard of and yearn for these situations where a population overthrows a corrupt government. But SO much of America is brain damaged enough that they intentionally, willingly, without a gun to their head, voted for this and believes it to be okay.
There is a heavy propaganda machine affecting them as well as a deep religious institution. We don’t even see much of it often on international media. Even then, while it can move the needle, it also points to a sizable percentage of that 40% not being ignorant or scared of Kamala, but openly Evil as well as stupid. Even when Trump says the most insane shit, they’re still worried that a Democrat will burst into their home with a loaded Immigrant and kill them all.
Also a deep lack of education. They have been attacking access to education, eroding institutions, to keep the population dumb and docile
Do nothing is somehow always the most played card 😅
Lazy shit. Its easy to point and say "nothing" and never help or suggest a single idea to help.
When it finally comes to it every Trump, MAGA, 2nd Amendment, gun loving American will rise up and stand on the side of tyranny
Put a trucker hat on him, and a camo shirt. Most people don't own guns in the U.S.
Only about a third of people in the U.S. own guns, and those are mostly the dipshits who voted for our sorry excuse for a president.
The fact is the people in charge are running the most well funded military in the world.
If you think any of us can get close enough to their fat fuck orange Jesus to do anything, you're deluding yourself.