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Why are we waiting until it’s too late? The signs have been there since the start, the midterms are not going to save us. What will it take for Americans to finally realize we are losing our most fundamental rights?
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Anonymous 16w

Say we’ve already realized; what do we do about it? I think that’s the more pressing question

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Anonymous 16w

I think people are organizing around the midterms right now. If the administration successfully alleges enough election fraud and delegitimizes it, that will be the time for economic strikes and more drastic withdrawals and actions

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 16w

There’s what we’re told we can do about it, vote (doesn’t work), and there’s what we should do about it, the Declaration of Independence is very clear about what should be done when a government no longer represents its people

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 16w

So, practically, what do people do then? Buy guns and form militias that hopefully somehow get organized enough to be able to do anything before they’re shut down and labeled terrorist organizations? Like ik this is yy but I just get a bit tired of people seemingly surprised that people haven’t ‘done anything’ when there is exceptionally little that you can do besides various forms of community building and boycotting and things like that

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 16w

The answer is never easy, it’s going to be a struggle regardless whether it’s peaceful or otherwise. History shows that regimes such as the current one never last regardless of how extensive their reach is. It’s probably going to take some major event to finally mobilize people against what is happening but when it does happen it will not stop. Also #1 go back to your comment you haven’t even tried to address what I said

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 16w

Sure but your post seemed to be saying “why are we waiting” as if there is action to be taken today by the individual. I think the individual can protest and boycott and do other soft forms of rebellion or community building…etc. But as far as actually taking hard action to protect our rights? You yourself seem to say just now that the strategy is in fact to wait

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