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joetraincool [S] 73 points ago +75 / -2

Soapbox ripped out from under us, ballot box stuffed, jury box MIA, not to mention no representation in an incredibly hostile federal government... What pen do we have left?

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Hardcouer 7 points ago +9 / -2

Sustained non-violent civil disobedience. The option that the Right never tries despite the Left winning with it every time. The Right either wants professional politicians to do it all or LARPs 1776 and shoots someone or riots at the Capitol. It's worked overseas (Solidarity in Poland, the original Yellow Vests), and even in the USA (the Bundy Ranch).

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joetraincool [S] 15 points ago +15 / -0

I'm not sure I agree that the left employs this tactic. Marxists has always employed punching down and actually committing wanton violence and destruction for their political ends. Even if we assume that they mostly perform non-violent civil disobedience, they are able to do so because they have the backing of the government and law enforcement.

The Yellow vests were systematically separated, isolated, and arrested during their Paris protest. And though the Bureau of Land Management did finally back down, many of those who were involved in curbing their illegal annexation eventually lost their lives in a siege and shootout later on.

The government knows we are dedicated to truth and holding them accountable, and will do everything they can to stop us. And I was there on the 6th, calling it a Riot is FAKE NEWS.