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That's kind of a bold conclusion you're not really backing up. Anything except the most peaceful assembly in the US very legitimately risks permanent injury or death at the hands of the government, and there's countless examples of even nonviolent protests being met with lethal force.
Is it the same as attempts to protest in Russia or China? No. But it's ridiculous to imply that apathy is the sole factor of consideration preventing a revolution in the US.
Yes, that's true. But in a dictatorship, things look very different, as evidenced by the fact that there are no protests in Russia. If you think that's because all Russians agree with Putin, you're wrong.
What I'm saying is that things will only get worse in the US as time passes and the fascists tighten their grip. And that's what I mean by apathy: not the people who are already doing something, but the millions who, despite the regime's inhumane actions, pretend that they can just bury their heads in the sand.
Don't you agree that the regime could be overthrown if the decent people in the US, who in my opinion are still very likely to be the majority despite MAGA, were to join forces?
There are absolutely protests in Russia.
Dude, you understand what I'm saying, right? Are you implying that the US is already a dictatorship?
I have no idea how you could draw that conclusion from my comments.
Anyways:
The US military just casually kidnapped a major head of state by exercising a tiny fraction of it's resources, the general US population doesn't have any more ability to violently resist that kind of overwhelming force than Venezuela does.
I am by no means calling for violence - I have no idea why you would think that. I am calling for civil disobedience, for a general strike that could paralyze the country until the regime is overthrown. I see no other way out of your situation, and I see no reason why that should not be legitimate.
I didn't say you were calling for violence.
Okay, and you're simply wrong.
What do you think is the right approach? Your smurf accounts will definitely not fix it...
You've made it abundantly clear that you're not my ally, why should I waste my time explaining this to you?
(edit: my smurf accounts? Are you serious?)
I think you'll have a hard time finding allies if you can't even express what you want to achieve. I'm not your enemy.
Choosing not to spend my time explaining it to someone so insecure they accuse other people of botting them instead of accepting that they are posting an unpopular opinion is a reasonable choice on my part.
This shit is important, and that energy is much better spent elsewhere. I have allies who deserve my time. You have gone to great pains to exclude yourself from that list, a choice you have made which I am respecting.
I sincerely hope you have a nice day.
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