I know this is referring to changing things,
But when "we" started snatching immigrants here in the US at their immigration hearings.. the proper channels became meaningless.
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Or to prevent bad actors from just doing what they want.
Yeah it totally stopped Project 2025.
Or to prevent idiots fucking things up.
It's always a good way to start, but it should be abandoned pretty quickly once it's clear that change won't happen.
Yeah, using the "proper" mechanisms of change should always be the first resort, because the eventual alternative is very high cost and high risk. Resorting to revolution too soon causes very harsh backfire.
Lemmy mods and admins guilty of this too with their “don’t incite violence” policy.
There are so many forms of non-violent direct action. They may involve violating the law, but they need not be violent.
Want to help undocumented immigrants? Offer them covert shelter. Rent or lend them a room in your home and don't disclose that fact publicly anywhere. Undocumented immigrants are particularly vulnerable when driving to work. You can help by offering them rides. They can sit in the back seat with a hoodie or mask obscuring their face, making them unidentifiable from outside the vehicle. These actions might meet a stretched definition of illegality, but they're certainly not violent.
Want to help the homeless? Help people regardless of the law. Offer meals to folks regardless of local ordinances. Find vacant properties owned by corporate landlords, change the locks, write fake leases, and help homeless folks become squatters.
Want to help trans people? Put away the pride pin; we've raised enough awareness. focus on direct material needs. Help them find jobs to counteract discrimination. Deliberately go out of your way to hire a trans person. Is this legally discrimination? Actually it is. Technically it would be discrimination based on gender identity. But fuck it. Are you aware of a kid in need of HRT because they live in a state where it's banned or because they live with bigoted parents? Buy hormones from grey market websites and ship them the medicine they need. Coach them through the process of taking it and hiding it from their bigot gene donors. You know what you call someone who risks their freedom to provide life-saving medical care for another person? You call them a saint.
There are many ways to help people targeted by the administration and their ilk. When evil laws are written by wicked men, it becomes the moral obligation of all people of good conscience to disobey those evil laws. And really, as long as you keep the scale small, your chances of getting caught and prosecuted for doing things like this is quite low. It's nonzero, but still quite low. And even if you do get caught, at least you earned those charges actually helping real people in need. Certainly a lot better than throwing your life away trying to kill a few random ICE officers.
There are many ways to help people. Often those means are restricted by the same people looking to hurt those targeted people. Don't violate the law for the sake of violating the law. But if you come across a way to truly help people, do not let the law get in your way. That's the true meaning of direct action.
I agree with all you write. And that works in peace time where the peace is being challenged from time to time.
The biggest mistake that most people are assuming since (take your pick - for me its Jan 6th) that this will go away by itself. Through elections. Through the democrats.
This is war time. Anything you do that can be pinned back on you will result in you being held without due process. Or get you killed.
If they can kill you, the only way you can do is to organise a violent uprising against the oppressor. Timing does matter and you need critical mass, which is harder to do when you’re under permanent surveillance. But chances favours the prepared.
I’m not saying kill ICE agents. Or MAGA. they are victims of economic exploitation or propaganda.
Musk, Thiel, trump, vance, johnson. Don’t use bullets. Unalive half of them and the tone will shift already.
Target their economy, reject consumerism and you won't have to work so much too.
Eh. You need actually useful forms of direct action. Too vague and indirect and it completely loses its usefulness. You are not going to meaningfully combat fascism by just buying less consumer crap. Find ways to directly help people instead.