• Loaf@sh.itjust.works
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    3 days ago

    I don’t understand it, either. I know some people can feel helpless against a government, but something has to be done.

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      2 days ago

      Ah, yes, something will fix this any day now. I mean, what do you suggest I do all by my lonesome? Hold a sign? The reality is that things will continue to get worse until a tragic event galvanizes people in to action. Until then we are all isolated. How are you going to coordinate any sort of movement against the government in a surveillance state with the most powerful military and police in the world? They were taking out progressive leaders like MLK and Malcolm X well before the internet made it so much easier to track people.

      This post here probably communicates my point more effectively:

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        2 days ago

        I mean, what do you suggest I do all by my lonesome?

        Nothing alone. When we fight alone, we lose. Organization is key.

        I’m currently working with two organizations trying to do anything and everything we can do to help. It’s small, but it’s something.

        Don’t try to do it alone, please.

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        2 days ago

        For all your bluster Americans are such weak little babies when it comes down to it. Maybe that is why they need their guns to feel safe.

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          Fucking Europeans laughing at the demise of America make me sick. Take your bad attitude the fuck out of this area dip shit

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          How many times have you stood up to your government and brought about change? Easier said than done, especially here where they have little qualms about using the police and military to viilent stamp out any sort of leftist movement. I’m sorry that I’m hoping there may be a way out of this that includes me still being here for my spouse and young kids.