A core principle behind Hands Off! is a commitment to nonviolent action. We expect all participants to seek to de-escalate any potential confrontation with those who disagree with our values, and to act lawfully at these events.
Ok, but like what are we going to do? Marching on the streets alone isn't going to fix anything. We don't have to march into DC, drag the republicans onto the street and shoot them (but that would fix a lot of problems). What's the next step?
It's like...
- They're dismantling the government and doing other bad stuff
- We march in the street
- ???
- Things are better
What's the ???
there? Strikes? Sabotage (or is that violent?)? Voting? That feels too slow to save much.
Right. No fast change will undo decades of damage.
I guess I just want more concrete plans. Like, universal basic income, no more wealth exploits (eg: low interest loans against stocks, no tax), changing the election system to something like ranked choice, uncapping the number of representatives, statehood for DC and peurto rico... now I'm just rattling off ideas.
Maybe policy can come later, and trying to nail it down would lead to infighting and failure? But it needs to happen eventually.