• BaroqueInMind@piefed.social
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    6 days ago

    Nah, I’d rather not be toothless when fascists knock on my door to take my family to a camp because I protest and help LGBTQ people with gun safety and survival training.

    I don’t understand how you people think asking politely to MAGA or racists or fascists for your right to exist is the to go about this. This is how we are here in the first place; they don’t respect you and prefer you to be incapable of fighting back

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      5 days ago

      I’ve gotten to this point too. One thing that frustrates me to no end is the liberal commentators I hear “pointing” to things. Admitting that fascist policies are taking over. Admitting we don’t have any rights anymore.

      But none of them have the balls to actually say what the only means of resistance is now.

      Hell, they don’t have to even say it directly. But they should be screaming about what DOESN’T work.

      The time for non violent protests and voting are at an end in terms of their effectiveness. The purpose of non violent protests and supporting left wing candidates now is not hoping those will “bring us back”. We are not going back peacefully. The purpose of them is to bring about organization and class conciseness.

      Maybe it’s what “libs” need to hear to try to get them out doing something. Maybe they aren’t ready for reality. But I just don’t think we can afford people thinking that the system that existed before can be restored. And it shouldn’t be restored. It’s the system that got us here.