I applaud the sentiment, but uhm… I don't think the comparison is helpful. Fighting external enemies is very different from fighting fascism from within. The "the state champions freedom" vs "the state is tyranny" kind of different.
But you are the media in this world. Everybody here is generating media everyday. Traditional media was replaced with Facebook and Twitter and reddit. How many leftist removed themselves from there? Is it any surprise that the whole world seems like it's using right wing talking points anymore. The left fucked themselves and most still don't get what has happened here
"social" media is prone to promoting fear & hate, unless it's heavily moderated. Twitter & Facebook completely fail in that regard. Leftift voices leaving these platforms is a consequence of that, not the cause.
Fuck moderation. Moderation is a big part of how we got here.
They boxed people into sanitized communities. Look at the biggest groups here or on reddit. It's usually only headlines. Very little discussion. No interpretation. Mods removed anyone they felt were 'trolls' it left only homogeneous spaces. No insight. Just people all agreeing with each other saying like 10 phrases over and over again.
Moderators, especially in left-leaning spaces, have turned disagreement into a bannable offense. If you do not perfectly align, you are out. Moderators enforce purity.
I posted a clip recently of an agitator burning a flag at a protest and then running away. It had hundreds of upvotes. A mod deleted it and said it was because they did not like it. That is not moderation. That is controlling what people are allowed to see.
People keep pretending the real fight is in the streets. It is not. If powerful institutions did not believe online spaces mattered, they would not spend billions shaping them. They understand the battleground. For some reason the leftist haven't figured it out.
We need to go back to basics. Moderation should be minimal. Mods should handle illegal or truly extreme content and nothing else. Everything else should be decided by the community.
That is why upvotes and downvotes exist. Why was that forgotten
keeps MAGAtseveryone happy to shoot themselves in the foot.
Imagine living through the last 30 years and honestly thinking you weren't voting for your own decimating because you picked the blue fascist team. Obama had all the power he needed to stop the WoT, the Patriot Act, the militarization of police, and the corruption of Wall Street in its tracks, but nope.
Instead he laid down the fascist asphalt so Donald could joyride.
Obama had all the power he needed to stop the WoT, the Patriot Act, the militarization of police, and the corruption of Wall Street in its tracks, but nope.
The ruling stating that presidents have complete immunity from persecution for acts taken in the official capacity as president, in which the judges made it clear that could even include assassinating political rivals, did not pass during Trump's administration.
It passed during Biden's administration. The Supreme Court basically told him "you can assassinate Trump and nothing would happen to you." He didn't even pursue him for persecution.
Democrats are not just useless, they're complicit.
We're not there yet, man, give it another year or so, maybe another Dem admin? lol. They've been playing good cop/bad cop for idk how long and these people keep falling for it! Despite Obama droning his way into a Peace Prize, and imperialist moves made regardless of which color is leading the nation, they still think they can 'vote blue' their way out of it. And at this point in America, voting is just virtue signalling. 🤷
I didn't do shit because I wasn't alive then. And clearly they're not gone, because here they are. But you may note that slavery is illegal now. Not enough but not nothing. If you want to doom keep it to yourself.
What are you trying to accomplish here? Is your message to any Americans of conscience "no, you can't beat fascists"? Don't be a dick and don't be defeatist
Unfortunately if a world war comes it will likely be to bomb civilians while the megacorps make deals with all parties to stay clear of their production lines...
The founding principles of the nation are might makes right and don't whine, there's no truth nor justice in the world, and the US has behaved exactly that way from their Anglo-Saxon conception by crusading into America annihilating the locals, then enjoying slavery, then destabilising nations around the world post WW2 power reshuffle, pillaging, murdering and raping their way across the land for geopolitical and financial advantages. In the little time it's been a thing, it's accumulated sins for thousands of years. Get real, man, if you know any moral, righteous, prosocial and selfless Americans (maybe yourself included!) they are so despite their culture, not because of it.
I would consider a different point of view which is that ICE is a much closer representation of the "American ideal" than where you and your community stand. A study of key events of U.S. history backs this up, in my opinion. The founding ideals had much more to do with the supremacy of white, land owning, christian men than anything else.
As time has passed I think the definition of "white" has been reshaped, and women have been brought in a bit closer, but the United States government has never stood for the equality of all people. This illusion was able to be maintained in much of the late 20th century by exporting the oppression of the underclass to people in other countries.
I'd encourage people to reflect on whether or not their ideals of equality of people were ever "American" in nature, or if it might be necessary to oppose the United States government to achieve this vision.
Even during the founding of the US there were abolitionists, anti-racists and what we would call today communist and anarchists. US history has been driven by the white supremacist's agenda, but there has always been a strong push against it. The state has always been a minority as far as the number of people, and I think many 'Americans' do see the US as a bastion of freedom for refugees and people of all races. That has been the promoted image of the US, obviously we know the state doesn't adhere to that idealized version but many people here do seem to see that image as the 'true America'.
It is necessary to oppose that racist state, but the US government is not really representative of much of the nation of 'America'.
Even during the founding of the US there were abolitionists, anti-racists and what we would call today communist and anarchists. US history has been driven by the white supremacist's agenda, but there has always been a strong push against it.
Totally
I think many 'Americans' do see the US as a bastion of freedom for refugees and people of all races. That has been the promoted image of the US, obviously we know the state doesn't adhere to that idealized version but many people here do seem to see that image as the 'true America'.
Right, many people do see it that way. Particularly with the resources and modern interpretations we have available in 2026, we can look back through history and see how that was a lie (or at least "propaganda" of some form). It's fine if you want it to be true, but in reality the US constitution did not build a truly democratic government structure (this was by design). I think current events (beyond the Donald Trump presidencies) clearly illustrate that nothing short of a new constitutional convention will be able to resolve this.
If there were a new constitution, it would no longer be the "United States of America" as we know it today, of course, it would be something else entirely.
If any suggestion of "consider this other point of view" provokes such a reaction, I guess you aren't wrong, but isn't that simple closed-mindedness on your part?
Is there anything I can clarify about what I meant?
There is the third type of fighting as well. I don't know what that is but trump once said "Fight! Fight! Fight!" during a political theatre event a while back. So that's three. /s
the non-violent protests has been largely ineffective , it just shows that there is no resistance when they use violence. the last thing the people at top want, rich people is rioting.
Everybody's grandmother, aunt, uncle, sister, brother is there. The people who are apolitical but who are swing voters needed to actually control and change things. Everyone except the left. They're in a street somewhere again while the right wing uses Facebook to convince the public these protestors are criminals or some shit. See that's what happens when you ignore critical steps
The equipment made them better equipped, not the ideology, though it does help because of it's accurate materialist understanding of history. The USSR had a massive industry that produced millions of bullets, artillery shells, and hundreds of tanks to fight the nazis. We don't have a nation like that now to fight the nazis, the nazis today are the dominant superpower and it will be a tough fight. I agree though idk what the point of that comment was.
A lot of countries tried to not get into a fight with Hitler. You chose to highlight the USSR, but Mussolini was an ally and Franco's Spain didn't really have a problem with the bombing of Guernica. Countries like Romania and Finland fought with the nazis. Once invaded Denmark rolled over until 1943, and Sweden were so scaed that they let the nazis use Sweden to get to Norway. Half of France didn't exactly voice their opposition, and the UK's PM Chamberlain came of as a major wuss. After the war, when all the atrocities were already public, bunch of Nazis got off because they had usable knowledge, the same with the Japanese scientists.
But let's only talk about how the Soviets cozied up, and call people, who're pointing out that there's extremely few innocent combatants in a war, insane.
Antifa, the shitty street militia funded by Stalin, got their asses kicked in Weimar and the people calling themselves "antifa" today are also losers funded by people who hate their country outright.
Here are concrete steps we can take to combat this beyond making signs (which is still useful in itself):
:::spoiler Learn First Aid! ⛑️
It is equally, if not more important, to be able to keep yourself and others alive if they get hurt. This is a tremendously useful skill for anyone to learn. You can never have too many medics.
Tacticool Girlfriend provides a great introduction to building a personal first aid kit, called an IFAK, which can deal with things like bullet wounds and other serious bleeding wounds. I also want to emphasize her recommendation of only buying medical gear from reputable sources (not Amazon!), such as North American Rescue to avoid fakes that could cost you your life.
But you'll need to learn how to use that equipment, too. The best resource for that is to take a local Stop The Bleed class, which are pretty widely available in most places. They may cost a small fee, but can also sometimes be free. Alternatively, if you cannot access a local class, this video by PrepMedic will give you a solid understanding of how to use Tourniquets and Gauze for wound packing.
Injuries are less harmful if they are tended to early. Learning first aid can help conserve resources when healthcare becomes unaffordable. Having several medics in case of harm by police is an extremely powerful morale booster during a protest that may become a police riot. When you become comfortable with the basics of first aid, riot medicine is the next suggested step.
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:::spoiler Establish or join local Mutual Aid networks ✊
If you haven't already, get to know your neighbors. Mutual aid is a willingness to support and grow your community. This can include informal networks through friends, tenant/renter organizations, solidarity groups, and industrial unions.
These are groups using direct action to solve each other's problems. Building strong communities makes it difficult for fascism to take root. The actions of the government are going to hit every community hard, and the ones who build trust in each other and work together are most likely to survive. We've been building a list of resources in !inperson@slrpnk.net to help you on your way. Also check out this handy guide to find existing groups in your area.
This isn't only for your own community protection. Your ability to organize today will change the political landscape tomorrow. When revolution occurs, the social organizations that show the greatest resilience through the regime are the ones typically calling the shots when the dust settles. When it comes to elections, get out the vote drives are useless if most of the voters are fascists. At some point, you have to do grassroots political education if you don't want fascist candidates winning elections. Mutual aid networks are excellent forums not only for teaching each other good political ideas, but demonstrating them in practice.
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:::spoiler Join a Union and Prepare for a General Strike! 💪
The most effective non-violent action we can take is preparing and organizing for a General Strike.
The country would be brought to its knees if suddenly deprived of profit and labor. That tactic was extremely effective in Chile in 2019, and had they not fallen for the trick of liberal reform, they would've had a successful revolution on their hands with virtually no bloodshed.
If you aren't in a union (or even if you are, it's worth dual-carding), consider joining the IWW to unionize your workplace (bonus: you'll get higher wages, better benefits, and more time off if you succeed!) to strengthen a general strike if we manage to enact one, as most unions have a strike fund that can supplement your income during a general strike to make it more financially bearable (you should also save as much money as you can reasonably do, so it can also be used to keep yourself afloat during a strike).
And for our international friends, you should join one as well, as fascism is gaining momentum globally. If your country isn't listed below, just contact the IWW directly in the link above, and they'll help you set up a new local branch.
:::spoiler Adopt Security Culture and Digital Camouflage 🛡️
Sometimes benign seeming efforts can turn into unexpected personal data collecting traps. Like an obscure website for exchanging contact info with other students turning into a global ad-tech surveillance network (Facebook), or innocent seeming online personality tests being use to harvest character profiles. Even Etsy, Reddit, Tinder, and Duolingo are feeding information to US Government Agencies like ICE.
Security culture is commonly used to describe the general awareness of such potential traps and how it can affect groups or entire communities. This goes beyond mere individual privacy efforts, as without joint efforts these often fail to work.
Especially in activist circles, security culture is paramount. For opsec reasons not everyone in the group might be aware of what clandestine efforts others are involved in, but with a general security culture many potential data leaks can be avoided.
Movements are made by the volume of their participants, and the easier and less dangerous it is to participate, the more people will get involved. As more people get involved, individual involvement becomes even less dangerous, creating a virtuous cycle.
We'll start it off with some General Advice:
Mentally wall off personal uniquely identifying info from your online presence, actively build a habit of opsec so that withholding information is your default mental state
Be careful about who you meet online
Use different, unrelated usernames, passwords & emails for every account. And try not to connect to those accounts with your real IP address (use Tor or a VPN)
Be mindful that anything done online leaves a trail
agents provocateurs may seek to find patsies willing to perform an ill-advised illegal activity in order to legitimize police repression. If someone is trying to pressure you, especially if you don't have a long and proven history with them, be extremely wary.
For a full guide on what encrypted communications platforms to use, and how to stay off the radar, read the Digital Camouflage section within the Monthly Meta post here (you'll need to scroll down. I'd add it here, but it won't fit in this comment).
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88 Comments
Fusselwurm@feddit.org · 55 pts · 230d
I applaud the sentiment, but uhm… I don't think the comparison is helpful. Fighting external enemies is very different from fighting fascism from within. The "the state champions freedom" vs "the state is tyranny" kind of different.
Fusselwurm@feddit.org · 62 pts · 230d
Like… our main problem today is not guns and ships.
The main problem is media, i.e. the propaganda system that keeps MAGAts happy to shoot themselves in the foot.
BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today · 26 pts · 230d
The Conservative Propaganda Machine.
Before this is over, it will have to dealt with as the National Security Threat it is.
Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 230d
But you are the media in this world. Everybody here is generating media everyday. Traditional media was replaced with Facebook and Twitter and reddit. How many leftist removed themselves from there? Is it any surprise that the whole world seems like it's using right wing talking points anymore. The left fucked themselves and most still don't get what has happened here
Fusselwurm@feddit.org · 1 pts · 229d
"social" media is prone to promoting fear & hate, unless it's heavily moderated. Twitter & Facebook completely fail in that regard. Leftift voices leaving these platforms is a consequence of that, not the cause.
Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 229d
Fuck moderation. Moderation is a big part of how we got here.
They boxed people into sanitized communities. Look at the biggest groups here or on reddit. It's usually only headlines. Very little discussion. No interpretation. Mods removed anyone they felt were 'trolls' it left only homogeneous spaces. No insight. Just people all agreeing with each other saying like 10 phrases over and over again.
Moderators, especially in left-leaning spaces, have turned disagreement into a bannable offense. If you do not perfectly align, you are out. Moderators enforce purity.
I posted a clip recently of an agitator burning a flag at a protest and then running away. It had hundreds of upvotes. A mod deleted it and said it was because they did not like it. That is not moderation. That is controlling what people are allowed to see.
People keep pretending the real fight is in the streets. It is not. If powerful institutions did not believe online spaces mattered, they would not spend billions shaping them. They understand the battleground. For some reason the leftist haven't figured it out.
We need to go back to basics. Moderation should be minimal. Mods should handle illegal or truly extreme content and nothing else. Everything else should be decided by the community. That is why upvotes and downvotes exist. Why was that forgotten
FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 230d
Imagine living through the last 30 years and honestly thinking you weren't voting for your own decimating because you picked the blue fascist team. Obama had all the power he needed to stop the WoT, the Patriot Act, the militarization of police, and the corruption of Wall Street in its tracks, but nope.
Instead he laid down the fascist asphalt so Donald could joyride.
7101334@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 229d
The ruling stating that presidents have complete immunity from persecution for acts taken in the official capacity as president, in which the judges made it clear that could even include assassinating political rivals, did not pass during Trump's administration.
It passed during Biden's administration. The Supreme Court basically told him "you can assassinate Trump and nothing would happen to you." He didn't even pursue him for persecution.
Democrats are not just useless, they're complicit.
ArgumentativeMonotheist@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 229d
We're not there yet, man, give it another year or so, maybe another Dem admin? lol. They've been playing good cop/bad cop for idk how long and these people keep falling for it! Despite Obama droning his way into a Peace Prize, and imperialist moves made regardless of which color is leading the nation, they still think they can 'vote blue' their way out of it. And at this point in America, voting is just virtue signalling. 🤷
LesserAbe@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 230d
Better if it shows a Confederate soldier?
We will beat them again. It's just a question of how much suffering until then, and how much we actually root out the ideology.
Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 230d
Did you really though?
Mantzy81@aussie.zone · 12 pts · 230d
Reconstruction was never truly complete and allowed for a full range of "compromises". The attitude and feelings remained the same.
Quite sad that 175 years later and the arguments have changed very little.
vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works · 11 pts · 230d
To give some context to how little it's changed even in rhetoric. Confederate leaders were fear mongering about socialism.
LesserAbe@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 229d
I didn't do shit because I wasn't alive then. And clearly they're not gone, because here they are. But you may note that slavery is illegal now. Not enough but not nothing. If you want to doom keep it to yourself.
Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca · 0 pts · 229d
Your for-profit prison system belies that particular claim.
LesserAbe@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 229d
What are you trying to accomplish here? Is your message to any Americans of conscience "no, you can't beat fascists"? Don't be a dick and don't be defeatist
Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca · -1 pts · 229d
The message is: "try harder this time and don't forget to follow through".
Edit: oh and I'd like to add "good luck". No sarcasm.
GlitchyDigiBun@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 230d
They forfeited the right to be called my countrymen when they spat on the founding principles of the nation. They are foreign to the American ideal.
Zoot@reddthat.com · 8 pts · 230d
Yeah but they don't have an entire world of countries using guns and bombs to tell them that.
Fighting fascism is a whole lot easier when it decides to start a world War, every other instance they just continue on within their own borders.
sausager@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 230d
We're trying to avoid the whole world war part but it'll come if these assholes continue
raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 230d
Unfortunately if a world war comes it will likely be to bomb civilians while the megacorps make deals with all parties to stay clear of their production lines...
AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 230d
Then we blow up the production lines with fireworks if need be.
raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 230d
if the thugs & bombs don't get to us first...
sausager@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 230d
History will be written by the Eric and Donald jrs of the world. 🤢
7101334@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 229d
What ideal would that be? Manifest Destiny, the genocidal land theft from indigenous people followed by enslaving Africans to build the nation?
This is America, and underneath the rhetoric and the eagles, always has been America. You've just been brainwashed into believing otherwise.
architect@thelemmy.club · 1 pts · 229d
And America is the extension of Britain and you know how they are!
ArgumentativeMonotheist@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 229d
The founding principles of the nation are might makes right and don't whine, there's no truth nor justice in the world, and the US has behaved exactly that way from their Anglo-Saxon conception by crusading into America annihilating the locals, then enjoying slavery, then destabilising nations around the world post WW2 power reshuffle, pillaging, murdering and raping their way across the land for geopolitical and financial advantages. In the little time it's been a thing, it's accumulated sins for thousands of years. Get real, man, if you know any moral, righteous, prosocial and selfless Americans (maybe yourself included!) they are so despite their culture, not because of it.
14specks@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 230d
I would consider a different point of view which is that ICE is a much closer representation of the "American ideal" than where you and your community stand. A study of key events of U.S. history backs this up, in my opinion. The founding ideals had much more to do with the supremacy of white, land owning, christian men than anything else.
As time has passed I think the definition of "white" has been reshaped, and women have been brought in a bit closer, but the United States government has never stood for the equality of all people. This illusion was able to be maintained in much of the late 20th century by exporting the oppression of the underclass to people in other countries.
I'd encourage people to reflect on whether or not their ideals of equality of people were ever "American" in nature, or if it might be necessary to oppose the United States government to achieve this vision.
tocopherol@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 229d
Even during the founding of the US there were abolitionists, anti-racists and what we would call today communist and anarchists. US history has been driven by the white supremacist's agenda, but there has always been a strong push against it. The state has always been a minority as far as the number of people, and I think many 'Americans' do see the US as a bastion of freedom for refugees and people of all races. That has been the promoted image of the US, obviously we know the state doesn't adhere to that idealized version but many people here do seem to see that image as the 'true America'.
It is necessary to oppose that racist state, but the US government is not really representative of much of the nation of 'America'.
14specks@lemmy.ml · 4 pts · 229d
Totally
Right, many people do see it that way. Particularly with the resources and modern interpretations we have available in 2026, we can look back through history and see how that was a lie (or at least "propaganda" of some form). It's fine if you want it to be true, but in reality the US constitution did not build a truly democratic government structure (this was by design). I think current events (beyond the Donald Trump presidencies) clearly illustrate that nothing short of a new constitutional convention will be able to resolve this.
If there were a new constitution, it would no longer be the "United States of America" as we know it today, of course, it would be something else entirely.
GlitchyDigiBun@lemmy.world · -1 pts · 229d
I'll punch a Nazi with you, but that .ml tag tells me you're too far off the deep end to have a meaningful conversation about this.
14specks@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 229d
Why so rude? What is even the "deep end"?
If any suggestion of "consider this other point of view" provokes such a reaction, I guess you aren't wrong, but isn't that simple closed-mindedness on your part?
Is there anything I can clarify about what I meant?
ArgumentativeMonotheist@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 229d
You're very nice to these propagandised sheep (and it's the only way to consistently get your message across, ofc), thank you for your service.
14specks@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 229d
We all started somewhere! Nobody is immune to propaganda.
7101334@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 229d
I started as a libertarian... I was 15, but there's hope for everyone.
TipsyMcGee@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 230d
7101334@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 229d
Not to mention that America inspired the Nazis, and after we "beat them", we hired them to run NASA and NATO...
Steve@startrek.website · 3 pts · 230d
Maybe the weapon is being held by a European liberator
DylanMc6@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 229d
Are you fedposting?
melsaskca@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 229d
There is the third type of fighting as well. I don't know what that is but trump once said "Fight! Fight! Fight!" during a political theatre event a while back. So that's three. /s
scarabic@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 230d
Yeah it’s wishful reduction to think it’s as simple as this.
Formfiller@lemmy.world · 33 pts · 229d
65 million people died in Europe alone. Facism has a profound price paid in blood by the working class while the ruling class benefits.
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today · 7 pts · 229d
the non-violent protests has been largely ineffective , it just shows that there is no resistance when they use violence. the last thing the people at top want, rich people is rioting.
RumorsOfLove@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 229d
turns out Minneapolis shouldnt gave given up their guns, huh....
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 228d
right now there is no chaos, just proper predictable protests. rioting isnt neccesarily violence
SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org · 21 pts · 230d
But only after they have already killed millions.
TipsyMcGee@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 43 pts · 230d
yakko@feddit.uk · 3 pts · 229d
Never discount contingency. If people resist more effectively this time, things need not happen the same way.
Evil will still be done, many will still die. But we can prevent the worst.
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 229d
its likely to repeat again.
Kolanaki@pawb.social · 20 pts · 229d
Grainne@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 9 pts · 229d
Every third generation after the event apparently.
Darkness343@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 229d
You didn't beat them before. Your grandparents did.
Can grandpa fight again?
Fredthefishlord@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 12 pts · 229d
Grandparent age people are who voted ice in lmfao great grandparents were world war 2 folks nowday
Darkness343@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 229d
Well, can your grand father fight again?
Sine_Fine_Belli@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 226d
Maybe, but it’s up to us now. Let’s make our grandparents proud
favoredponcho@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 228d
lmmarsano@lemmynsfw.com · 8 pts · 229d
One of these would be fun, but ICE would probably fire back with real bullets.
modus@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 229d
Holy shit that thing just kept going!
DylanMc6@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 229d
So what should we do?
Grainne@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 6 pts · 229d
Rocket launchers?
Puddinghelmet@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 229d
Take a shield too ig? I love this video sm lmao
Sam_Bass@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 229d
Gonna need more than a stick and a sheet of poster board
Friendlybirdseggs@sopuli.xyz · 3 pts · 228d
DylanMc6@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 229d
With a mortar launcher
GrammarPolice@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 229d
Beat them with what? Mascots and placards?
BigDanishGuy@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 229d
Semiauto 12gauge slugs https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/philadelphia-chapter-black-panther-party-164000656.html
Edit: this was the original link I wanted to post https://lemmy.ca/post/58690676
GrammarPolice@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 229d
Now THAT'S what you call a revolutionary organisation
Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 230d
Anybody still on Facebook
modus@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 229d
My grandmother.
Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 229d
Everybody's grandmother, aunt, uncle, sister, brother is there. The people who are apolitical but who are swing voters needed to actually control and change things. Everyone except the left. They're in a street somewhere again while the right wing uses Facebook to convince the public these protestors are criminals or some shit. See that's what happens when you ignore critical steps
DylanMc6@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 229d
"With a mortar launcher" is an incomplete sentence that definitely DOESN'T have any context whatsoever. Nope. Definitely NOT ICE.
Etterra@discuss.online · 1 pts · 228d
Death by bayonet is too fast and painless though.
spionspion@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 229d
elbiter@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 229d
You don't have the commies to do most of the job this time.
GreenBeanMachine@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 229d
tocopherol@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 229d
The equipment made them better equipped, not the ideology, though it does help because of it's accurate materialist understanding of history. The USSR had a massive industry that produced millions of bullets, artillery shells, and hundreds of tanks to fight the nazis. We don't have a nation like that now to fight the nazis, the nazis today are the dominant superpower and it will be a tough fight. I agree though idk what the point of that comment was.
gustofwind@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 228d
they were also willing to command enormous loss of life to accomplish military objectives
TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 229d
Those same commies were very happy to cosy up to and ally with the Nazis until they got back stabbed.
Grace_Schlick@lemmynsfw.com · 3 pts · 229d
NATO was perfectly happy to hire all the "clean" naxos after WW2 as well, that's why the Wehrmacht got sanitized.
BigDanishGuy@sh.itjust.works · -1 pts · 229d
They sure were!
please don't actually study history, because you'll discover how many countries got away with nazism and chillOh man those damn nazi loving commies, besides the nazis the commies were the only bad guys in ww2. /s
TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world · -2 pts · 227d
If you're seriously trying to compare the other allies to the Nazis or USSR then you are insane.
BigDanishGuy@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 227d
What's up with the instant name calling?
A lot of countries tried to not get into a fight with Hitler. You chose to highlight the USSR, but Mussolini was an ally and Franco's Spain didn't really have a problem with the bombing of Guernica. Countries like Romania and Finland fought with the nazis. Once invaded Denmark rolled over until 1943, and Sweden were so scaed that they let the nazis use Sweden to get to Norway. Half of France didn't exactly voice their opposition, and the UK's PM Chamberlain came of as a major wuss. After the war, when all the atrocities were already public, bunch of Nazis got off because they had usable knowledge, the same with the Japanese scientists.
But let's only talk about how the Soviets cozied up, and call people, who're pointing out that there's extremely few innocent combatants in a war, insane.
Aljernon@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 228d
The British weren't commies
GhostedIC@sh.itjust.works · -5 pts · 228d
Antifa, the shitty street militia funded by Stalin, got their asses kicked in Weimar and the people calling themselves "antifa" today are also losers funded by people who hate their country outright.
Aljernon@lemmy.today · 3 pts · 228d
Bootlicker hot take
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 229d
most of them are likely proud boys, 3 percenters or oath keepers.
borQue@lemmy.zip · -2 pts · 229d
yeah, cool sign... but that's all you do. making signs.
GreenBeanMachine@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 229d
ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net · 4 pts · 229d
Here are concrete steps we can take to combat this beyond making signs (which is still useful in itself):
:::spoiler Learn First Aid! ⛑️
It is equally, if not more important, to be able to keep yourself and others alive if they get hurt. This is a tremendously useful skill for anyone to learn. You can never have too many medics.
Tacticool Girlfriend provides a great introduction to building a personal first aid kit, called an IFAK, which can deal with things like bullet wounds and other serious bleeding wounds. I also want to emphasize her recommendation of only buying medical gear from reputable sources (not Amazon!), such as North American Rescue to avoid fakes that could cost you your life.
But you'll need to learn how to use that equipment, too. The best resource for that is to take a local Stop The Bleed class, which are pretty widely available in most places. They may cost a small fee, but can also sometimes be free. Alternatively, if you cannot access a local class, this video by PrepMedic will give you a solid understanding of how to use Tourniquets and Gauze for wound packing.
Injuries are less harmful if they are tended to early. Learning first aid can help conserve resources when healthcare becomes unaffordable. Having several medics in case of harm by police is an extremely powerful morale booster during a protest that may become a police riot. When you become comfortable with the basics of first aid, riot medicine is the next suggested step. :::
:::spoiler Establish or join local Mutual Aid networks ✊
If you haven't already, get to know your neighbors. Mutual aid is a willingness to support and grow your community. This can include informal networks through friends, tenant/renter organizations, solidarity groups, and industrial unions.
These are groups using direct action to solve each other's problems. Building strong communities makes it difficult for fascism to take root. The actions of the government are going to hit every community hard, and the ones who build trust in each other and work together are most likely to survive. We've been building a list of resources in !inperson@slrpnk.net to help you on your way. Also check out this handy guide to find existing groups in your area.
This isn't only for your own community protection. Your ability to organize today will change the political landscape tomorrow. When revolution occurs, the social organizations that show the greatest resilience through the regime are the ones typically calling the shots when the dust settles. When it comes to elections, get out the vote drives are useless if most of the voters are fascists. At some point, you have to do grassroots political education if you don't want fascist candidates winning elections. Mutual aid networks are excellent forums not only for teaching each other good political ideas, but demonstrating them in practice. :::
:::spoiler Join a Union and Prepare for a General Strike! 💪
The most effective non-violent action we can take is preparing and organizing for a General Strike.
The country would be brought to its knees if suddenly deprived of profit and labor. That tactic was extremely effective in Chile in 2019, and had they not fallen for the trick of liberal reform, they would've had a successful revolution on their hands with virtually no bloodshed.
If you aren't in a union (or even if you are, it's worth dual-carding), consider joining the IWW to unionize your workplace (bonus: you'll get higher wages, better benefits, and more time off if you succeed!) to strengthen a general strike if we manage to enact one, as most unions have a strike fund that can supplement your income during a general strike to make it more financially bearable (you should also save as much money as you can reasonably do, so it can also be used to keep yourself afloat during a strike).
And for our international friends, you should join one as well, as fascism is gaining momentum globally. If your country isn't listed below, just contact the IWW directly in the link above, and they'll help you set up a new local branch.
:::spoiler Adopt Security Culture and Digital Camouflage 🛡️
Sometimes benign seeming efforts can turn into unexpected personal data collecting traps. Like an obscure website for exchanging contact info with other students turning into a global ad-tech surveillance network (Facebook), or innocent seeming online personality tests being use to harvest character profiles. Even Etsy, Reddit, Tinder, and Duolingo are feeding information to US Government Agencies like ICE.
Security culture is commonly used to describe the general awareness of such potential traps and how it can affect groups or entire communities. This goes beyond mere individual privacy efforts, as without joint efforts these often fail to work.
Especially in activist circles, security culture is paramount. For opsec reasons not everyone in the group might be aware of what clandestine efforts others are involved in, but with a general security culture many potential data leaks can be avoided.
Movements are made by the volume of their participants, and the easier and less dangerous it is to participate, the more people will get involved. As more people get involved, individual involvement becomes even less dangerous, creating a virtuous cycle.
We'll start it off with some General Advice:
For a full guide on what encrypted communications platforms to use, and how to stay off the radar, read the Digital Camouflage section within the Monthly Meta post here (you'll need to scroll down. I'd add it here, but it won't fit in this comment). :::
I hope you'll join us :)
clot27@lemmy.zip · -6 pts · 229d
are you a commie
melsaskca@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 229d
I wish.