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Here’s the deal: If you are American and you want to be able to vote in the future, you have one option, and it’s bloody awful.
If you choose to do nothing, you choose to not have voting rights. If me telling you this upsets you, ask yourself: am I more upset that it is the truth or that someone is telling the truth to me?
CNN from 9 years ago, but there are more current if you need them:
Inside Russia's internet 'troll factory'
I have no problem saying the Democrats fucking suck and I'm going to vote for them down the whole ballot.
Well, I do have a problem saying that, I wish I didnt have to, but that's life.
Thank you for voting. I do feel your pain.
Another fresh account calling for major violence. Go fuck yourself.
It's funny how easy it is for other people to call for us to revolt as if it's just that easy. Oh yeah, just all of you get together and overthrow the biggest, most well armed government in the world. Sure... yup. Easy peasy. We do that every other weekend in my country!
The people of the US aren't going to rise up and overthrow a government that can curb stomp literally any other formally trained militaries in the world. It just won't happen. All it will mean is fewer dissidents and an even stronger fascist response in the event of future uprising. We just don't have any hope of attaining the sort of power.
If there's a revolution, the only way is to start from the top down. Formal legal complaint and lawsuits, impeachments, etc. That's where we're at right now. If that fails, then we need our officials to start talking dissolution or secession.
While the US military is as powerful as you describe, I don't believe Trump has that level of control over the military. It's why he's militarizing ICE as his personal army. ICE is much easier to resist since they lack the discipline and training of the military
There are many ways we can resist. We all have to try something and hope one of the efforts is successful. ICE is still hiring. Gumming up the works from the inside could be effective, as an example
What has happened to the ICE thugs who murdered two US citizens? I think that tells you that he does have the power to do whatever the fuck he wants.
Also, you're right that he has ICE to replace the military, but they have billions and billions of dollars to stock up on weapons and absolutely no accountability. It takes some serious digging to find out who they are. Rising up with force is just plain dumb.
It's always complaining that we don't do anything. When I ask what exactly it is that I should do, it's some answer like, "Take care of your neighbors and help people in need". Your comment is more of the same. What exactly do you want me to do outside of going out and killing people?
They want chaos in our streets so they can do martial law. These are tests for the midterms. We're very fortunate to have clear examples of how it works:
Throughout all of this, immigrants and US citizens that are POC are being shot, separated from their families, deported, beat up and stalked (severity not in order). If we do the thing and start having chaos, they will shoot to kill many, many people. They have masks and guns. Again, most of the US hates ICE.
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I signed up, but I really have to wonder why they need names and zip codes?
Seems like an easy target if that information leaks. Trump's regime would love that list
Dude... They already know the list. Everybody posts their stupid opinions all over public forums, sometimes anonymous, sometimes with verified identities, and likely very rarely with a vpn. It would take very little for "the government" to compile that list with even more intimate details, and I assume that's already been done. They know who you are and where you stand. The idea that we can think, much less act, in anonymity is antiquated.
Done! Thanks!
Spread the word. The only downside to a strike is not enough people striking.
And that when USA during WWII rounded up all the Americans of Japanese descent to put them in prison they still were forced to work.