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by afpx 163 days ago
What are you expecting in terms of "broad and public resistance"?

Unfortunately, the political system in the US has been untenable since Citizens United. We only have two viable parties, and both receive their funding from the same sources. I regularly send letters to my Democrat senators and representative, and based on the responses I get back, I can only assume Republicans and Democrat are the same party - they just wear different fashion.

The powers at be are waiting for a Reichstag fire. But, (luckily) Americans are too lazy for that.
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fastasucan 163 days ago
A bit unrelated vut this "sending letters" schpiel is genious. A letter sent is not seen by anyone else than the one sending it and the receiving it. They could get millions of letters and the public could still think it was a minor issue.
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pseudony 162 days ago
I know I’ll get downvoted for this but it needs saying.

I don’t think the allies made any exemptions for the German that wrote their representatives in the lead-up to and during the second world war. All got stuck with the bill, 6 million got forcibly deported from their homes. There is a thing as collective guilt and responsibility.

Your country is on collision course with mine, threatening invasion. I really don’t think a few letters absolve you.

I might like you as an individual, who knows, but you can’t run from some responsibility for this.

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tremon 163 days ago
What are you expecting in terms of "broad and public resistance"?

At the very least, a general strike. That's absolutely the bare minimum that should be expected of the 94% of US citizens that do not support this regime (as is the claim upthread).

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encrypted_bird 162 days ago
Not parent, but while I agree with you, I have very little faith (virtually none) in that happening. Most people are in a week-to-week or month-to-month financial situation; so, even if the desire & political will were to manifest, most people literally can't afford to strike.
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afpx 162 days ago
If it's true that history repeats, the rational thing to do right now is to lay low, take care of those nearby, and wait for an external rescue party
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