So what are you actually suggesting we do, then? Take up arms and start a civil war against the nuclear powered government?
Let me hear some actual solutions. All I’ve heard so far is [very legitimate] complaints and fantasies where individuals are able to magically remove fascists from power.
We resist, and we take back power and give it to people who will use it.
We need to take every seat. From district school boards to US senators, every seat that comes up needs to go to someone who will fight.
And I really mean fight - everything from gerrymandering California to ordering police to arrest federal agents invading our cities. But smaller and more personal things too
If you’re so much as in charge of a book club, I want you to abuse that tiny amount of power to bully any open MAGA people
These people are trying to kill us and destroy our country. They don’t want democracy, they want to take away our votes and our freedom.
Their voices don’t matter, they need to be shamed and attacked until they can’t make eye contact. They should be made to realize they aren’t entitled to opinions.
No, there’s no glorious revolution coming. Just a period of fascism before the collapse of an empire. We are just fucked
But that doesn’t mean we can’t make a difference. Things can get better locally, we can drive the Fascists back and save a lot of people. We can slow them down until we can take back power.
We can start working on the cultural norms that will drive fascism underground for another century.
So if you want to make things better, fuck the rules. Things never would have gotten this far if we were more punk rock. We need to learn to be punk rock.
Well, when I hear “respecting democracy”, I think back to a guy I met in France. They just had an election, in his words “he’s going to ruin this country, but eh, this is democracy”. He accepted the result, because he respected the process
That’s exactly what I don’t want. I don’t want respect in the Democratic process, because breaking norms and cheating let them hack the system. We need to cheat too
This isn’t respectful of democracy, it’s contemptuous of a failed system
So what are you actually suggesting we do, then? Take up arms and start a civil war against the nuclear powered government?
Let me hear some actual solutions. All I’ve heard so far is [very legitimate] complaints and fantasies where individuals are able to magically remove fascists from power.
We resist, and we take back power and give it to people who will use it.
We need to take every seat. From district school boards to US senators, every seat that comes up needs to go to someone who will fight.
And I really mean fight - everything from gerrymandering California to ordering police to arrest federal agents invading our cities. But smaller and more personal things too
If you’re so much as in charge of a book club, I want you to abuse that tiny amount of power to bully any open MAGA people
These people are trying to kill us and destroy our country. They don’t want democracy, they want to take away our votes and our freedom.
Their voices don’t matter, they need to be shamed and attacked until they can’t make eye contact. They should be made to realize they aren’t entitled to opinions.
No, there’s no glorious revolution coming. Just a period of fascism before the collapse of an empire. We are just fucked
But that doesn’t mean we can’t make a difference. Things can get better locally, we can drive the Fascists back and save a lot of people. We can slow them down until we can take back power.
We can start working on the cultural norms that will drive fascism underground for another century.
So if you want to make things better, fuck the rules. Things never would have gotten this far if we were more punk rock. We need to learn to be punk rock.
Hmm, I 100% agree, but I just want to point out that this is not incompatible with “respecting democracy”.
Well, when I hear “respecting democracy”, I think back to a guy I met in France. They just had an election, in his words “he’s going to ruin this country, but eh, this is democracy”. He accepted the result, because he respected the process
That’s exactly what I don’t want. I don’t want respect in the Democratic process, because breaking norms and cheating let them hack the system. We need to cheat too
This isn’t respectful of democracy, it’s contemptuous of a failed system