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Mandatory Note: Being prepared for shit to go down is different than advocating any sort of lone wolf action. Organize first and foremost. We may yet salvage something out of this debacle without an outright civil war or like burst of violence, though certainly not without brave folk on the streets physically resisting the fascists and making it impossible for them to quietly oppress the American people and make it the new 'normal'.
In either case, comrades are invaluable. Yes, even ones you might disagree with on matters other than "Holy fucking shit, the administration really dialed up the fascism"
The bullet is an option, and an option we must acknowledge and prepare for, but still an option of last resort.
It is the 4th box for a reason.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_boxes_of_liberty
Damn, now I finally know what to say to people who tell me to stop complaining.
"The soapbox is the first box of liberty"
I always understood the sentiment, but didn't have the words to communicate it.
SBJC.
That should be on t-shirts.
And be smart. The administration is using ICE as bait to declare in insurrection.
Ideally the goal of showing up armed to a protest is to prevent violence, not to cause it.
And also important for all of us to remember the "administration" is generally https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Enlightenment and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundations_of_Geopolitics with a fuckton of money and goals embedded there among other interests. The destabilization is the point, so unification is better, but everything you said is correct
so far it hasnt worked at all. he was going to enact it one way or another.
You can't resist the administration they might use it as an excuse to take your rights and murder people. Best to let them continue taking your rights and murdering people unopposed
You can't resist the administration alone, but can do it as part of armed civilian group counting millions of individuals.
Finally a sane take. Thank you
To add on to your points on getting involved with community and managing online presence, here's an article that describes some of how the residents of Minneapolis have been organizing neighborhood watches to keep track of ICE's actions using Signal: https://crimethinc.com/2026/01/15/rapid-response-networks-in-the-twin-cities-a-guide-to-an-updated-model
Where does one begin with this?
If you are interested and have some specific questions, feel free to DM me.