• Pat_Riot@lemmy.today
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    4 hours ago

    Ah, I did misunderstand you. I thought you meant compromise with the bastards.

    Fuck, I don’t want to see firefights in the streets, but as ICE ratchets up the violence against regular folks I just can’t see us not having to fight them.

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      3 hours ago

      Ah, I did misunderstand you. I thought you meant compromise with the bastards.

      Lemmy (and the internet in general) has a tendency for replies to be diametrically opposed, so I don’t blame you for mistaking my comment as contrarian. It’s an unfortunate extension of the hostile discussion culture.

      If anything, I’d disagree on details, but not on the general sentiment: Being scared to make a move is human. Refusing to make a move because you value principle over intention is hypocrisy. Convincing others not to make a move is sabotage.

      And saboteurs are at least as bad as open enemies, if not worse for their insidious pretense. In short: They’re bastards.

      I don’t want to see firefights in the streets

      I question the sanity of anyone who does. Fighting is a destructive activity. The best war is one that is never fought.

      But as the saying goes: If you fight, you might lose…

      but as ICE ratchets up the violence against regular folks I just can’t see us not having to fight them.

      …but if you don’t fight (back), you’ve already lost. And this is a fight we really don’t want to lose.