That's not what I'm saying at all. Revolution requires some preconditions. These aren't just things that we passively wait for, but neither can you just put the cart before the horse. You can't have an 'underground' without a serious 'aboveground' support system. In some contexts, that means a countryside full of sympathetic farmers. In others, it means significant membership in leftist political orgs (worker and student unions, political parties etc).

[–] InexplicableLunchFiend@hexbear.net 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Ok, that makes more sense. I misunderstood and thought you were more advocating the defeatist Liberal argument of 'we can't do anything against the state it's too powerful'

[–] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 days ago

All good comrade. I'm mad as fuck too, but somehow neither of us are out there sliding on ICE yet. I am actually encouraged by the fight people are putting up, and it is a good opportunity to organize towards a popular front.

[–] Le_Wokisme@hexbear.net 3 points 2 days ago

exactly. the IRA didn't have much problem getting guns and bomb materials because they had support in the community. If you wanna go blow up a pipeline today because you saw the movie instead of reading the book, you're probably talking to feds before you buy the first bag of fertilizer