Vote? Yes.
Simple sabotage? Yes.
Take it to court? Yes.
Write or act or sing or make? Yes.
March in the streets? Yes.
General strike? Yes.
Record? Yes.
And countless others I can't think of right now.
*None* of these will be enough.
Every *one* of them will be a part of it.
Resist!
100% with you.
I'll also mention that I've started including "immediately muting any account that does poop on other people's actions".
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Don't get TOO frustrated with people. It is natural, normal, and desirable for people to want to do more of the effective things and less of the ineffective things. Discussion is healthy, as long as the discussion does not result in the inactivity you complain about.
@GeePawHill I agree. The left has far too many islands of ideological purity where they are willing to fight and die rather than deal with fascism
@GeePawHill see the Simple Sabotage Field Manual https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/26184
@GeePawHill I won't ever say your work isn't worth It.
But I will always say that bombing USA should be a biological imperative at this point
@GeePawHill @pvonhellermannn The narcissism of small differences.
@GeePawHill Reminds me of a scene from the Life of Brian where they are arguing iver what to call themselves...
@GeePawHill Do what you can, when you can, however you can.
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Most things are a series of wrong things leading to better things. Fkn do things and stop worrying about them.
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the same for the so called left in Europe
but as long as they quarrel they need not act...
I think we should distinguish (when we can, because you can't always) between troll type posts of despair or criticism which are intended to divide and demoral8ze and those posts of people experiencing genuine feelings of hopelessness, which we should acknowledge with compassion. I do not always meet this standard.
@GeePawHill if you like staying at home for some reason, here are some helpful things you can do:
- consume + critique + write in + tell your friends about local news coverage of protests and government shootings. Praise the good, shame the bad.
- same as above but for "apolitical" coverage. youtubers and podcasters make a political comment even though they cover video games? PRAISE the good, nobody ever praises those people. shame the bad, gently. if you're too harsh they will block you.
- call your reps in government. CALL not email. CALLing takes effort to receive, emails go into a hole. https://5calls.org/
- take NLG legal observer training. there is a particular need for at-home protest coordinators (documenting info from protests for when cops violate people's rights, for future lawsuits). Few people want to do this. Commitment is a few hours during a protest.
- support (money + eyeballs + retweet) news coverage that speaks truth to power
- evaluate what you and your social group supports. withdraw funding from groups against your values. write and call in to those groups and explain why you're pulling out.
- ask your friends and family to do all of the above and show up to protest, even if you can't
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Seems like anti-fascists need to adopt the "yes, and…" technique of improvisational comedy. Fighting fascism isn't comedy (not always), but it certainly is improvisational.
Im a voter and a GOTV sort. Glad to be included. Wish other online environments felt like they understood that its important to not give up.
@GeePawHill Run for Office, Phone the Whitehouse line and switchboard, display signs in your yard, build community by attending city, town and local events, Be present.
@GeePawHill "It's a pity that folk as talk about fighting the Enemy can't let others do their bit in their own way without interfering"
Samwise Gamgee
@GeePawHill results coming from contrainteligence and a bunch of annoying amd loud action.
If dont work, push harder until do
@GeePawHill results coming from contrainteligence and a bunch of annoying amd loud action.
If dont work, push harder until do
Fuck yeah. Not only am I tired of alleged anti-fascists attacking other anti-fascists, I don't trust them because of that.
“Whatever you do may seem insignificant to you, but it is most important that you do it.”
Mahatma Gandhi
Vote? Yes.
Simple sabotage? Yes.
Take it to court? Yes.
Write or act or sing or make? Yes.
March in the streets? Yes.
General strike? Yes.
Record? Yes.
And countless others I can't think of right now.
*None* of these will be enough.
Every *one* of them will be a part of it.
Resist!
@GeePawHill Start impeachment proceedings, maybe enough right thinkers on historical GOP members to make a difference.
What every US citizen can do right now:
It’s 2026 – #US midterms in November!
If you want the #vote to work now, get an
ever growing mass of the concerned to
write/email/phone/scream outside their offices,
contact their reps with the #impeachment
demand, or, we #primary you with someone
who will, while finding those candidates
and promoting them
Let’s do #democracy against these fascist
upstarts and their enablers.
There's an angle from which it is comical how many folks responded by 'splaining why their favorite action is the best action and other actions are inferior.
Perhaps the greatest indictment of our worldwide educational systems: the extremely poor quality of reading comprehension.
@GeePawHill The steady water drop hollows out the stone!
anyone who thinks all you have to do is vote is a fool
but by that very same token, anyone who insists loudly on doing everything *except* vote:
you should view such voices with deep suspicion as to whether or not they are a real leftist
agent provocateurs are real
voting is just a tool in a repertoire. a tactic amongst other tactics. even if just for vandalism/ sabotage
so for anyone to forsake it with dramatic displays of emotion?
don't you find that rather interesting?
@GeePawHill thank you for encouraging those of us who feel powerless.
@GeePawHill and you forgot the most impactful one:
- vote with your money every day? yes
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If you could sum it up in one action, it would be solidarity. But that alone is a whole bunch of actions.
@GeePawHill I intend to do at least three of those.
@GeePawHill I need to make this an actual bumper sticker
@GeePawHill Very true. Keep on doing the things.
@GeePawHill Yeah, the purity tests and infighting have got to effing stop. Every effort counts!
@GeePawHill Also the idea that "hey, I have collected some traffic cones and signs and bottle caps and if some of us got together we could do some creative things, what do you think?????"
@GeePawHill find a way to just stop traffic???? YES.
