• Count042@lemmy.ml
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    18 hours ago

    I don’t think it would have fizzled out if Smedley Butler went with it.

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      13 hours ago

      That’s probably true, but the fact is that it did, with no shots fired.

      Again, this isn’t saying what anyone should do, but there is plenty that can be done besides killing people. Almost no one is willing to do that, but there’s still plenty of space for them to resist.