I bought a gun, I bought ammo, I have encouraged friends to do the same and taken them out to learn how to use a firearm, as many of them had never done so before. We are organizing, we are preparing, we are waiting for the moment the first shot is fired to rise.
I went out, got a permit to purchase, and bought a gun plus ammo shortly after Trump was elected. I have been prompting friends and others to do the same, organizing who I can to the cause. I am no fool, one man with a gun can’t solve this, nor do I believe myself to be some great revolutionary leader who will lead the nation into the future. So, instead, I promote the cause, I continue to try to organize and prepare for the eventual war that is to come, and remind people like You that You have done nothing and continue to do nothing. You can change that, the revolution does not only need fighters, but those willing to spread the message of rebellion, and those willing to do what they can to support the cause. Stand with us, or stand aside.
Anyone who believes this can be stopped through any means other than revolt is either a fool or a liar. Take up arms, organize with your community, and fight back.
If you aren’t arming yourself, you aren’t doing enough. Soon will come the time for incredible violence, either prepare or wait for death.
Harris wouldn’t have, no, but she would’ve left the door open for Republicans to do it anyway 4 years from now. There is a reason Democrats never stop Republicans, and never try to ensure they can’t take away our rights.
I’m not saying you shouldn’t vote, you should, just like you should attend protests, but know that is does nothing to fix the issue. Only violence will solve this problem.
Don’t get arrested, die fighting. Revolution isn’t peaceful, it is bloody and violent. If you want to still vote, do it, you lose nothing by doing it, but gain nothing in return. If you want to protest, do it, you again lose and gain nothing, though you may be arrested. If you simply sit and wait for the chance to protest or the chance to vote, you give the enemy all the time in the world to take away your rights. Don’t vote later, Fight Now.
Your vote is meaningless, if you want change you must take action. Organize with your community and put new leadership in place without the consent of the oligarchy.
Trusting democrats to do anything helpful is like trusting Vichy France to do something to stop the Nazis. Collaborators only put up token resistance to act as if they are on your side, when really they are all in for the fascists.
I didn’t vote For this at all, but I did know when I voted that this was still the most likely outcome, regardless of whether my candidate won or not. When you are forced to pick between Hitler and Vichy France, you know you are going to lose whoever wins, it’s only a matter of time.
And while the military is too busy warring with Iran and whoever else that decides to back Iran, it makes for the perfect opportunity for the people to rise up against the government at home.
A revolution of the people will need many minds, with many ideals and inspirations. No one person has all the knowledge to fix everything, we must be a collective and work together for the destruction of the oppressors.
Oh wow, you are right, your title does say those things, and I have now seen the light and throw away my means of defending myself in the face of fascism, since we only “sometimes” need weapons to protect ourselves from blatant fascism according to your holy words.
There, I acknowledged your title, now return to your centrism and fence sitting. The adults are working on dealing with actual issues.
The problem is that you Think there is an opposition, when there is not. The Democrats are not the opposition, they are the collaborators, they merely act as if they are against what is happening while actively ensuring Trump can do whatever he wants. They must also be removed, just like we removed the collaborators in France and other countries after we removed the Nazis. There is a reason why the Dems keep telling us to not fight back, to remain peaceful and to not interfere, to keep playing by their rules. They are paid to be the losing side, the “voice of reason” that does nothing to help the people. The only ones who can stop Trump and the fascists in the government are the people.
“Pacifism is objectively pro-fascist. This is elementary common sense. If you hamper the war effort of one side, you automatically help out that of the other. Nor is there any real way of remaining outside such a war as the present one. In practice, ‘he that is not with me is against me’.” ― George Orwell
The problem here is that you are positioning this as if what we are dealing with today is the same as what those people dealt with in their day, and it is not. We aren’t dealing with rational politicians who believe that they must do something to appease the common people to avoid losing their jobs, we’re dealing with fascists who are willing to crush any and all descent, regardless of how it makes them look, because they are already working on changing the law to ensure they cannot be removed from power.
Speaking of reading, read a little something from one of my favorite authors: “Pacifism is objectively pro-fascist. This is elementary common sense. If you hamper the war effort of one side, you automatically help out that of the other. Nor is there any real way of remaining outside such a war as the present one. In practice, ‘he that is not with me is against me’.” ― George Orwell
There are some amongst us who already have plans for how to run things once the revolution is over.
I’m not merely waiting, I am preparing, arming myself, for the day when the revolution begins.
I’m just waiting for the moment that shots are fired by one side or the other, because once that line is crossed we can finally get real change.
Yes, tell me about the peaceful protests that stopped the Nazis.
Step 2 is organizing, spreading the word of revolution. We are in the “pamphlet” phase if you will, when it is most important to spread the word of the revolution, to gather support and to encourage others to form their own militias and organize with their communities. To jump straight to violence when you have no one to support you is merely suicide, plans must be made, supporters brought in, and then the match can be lit.