If you study countries that became fascist or dictatorships, power was never gained on a single day.
Like pre-WWII Germany, Hitler won an election yes, but he didn’t become a dictator on day one. Same with Putin.
It’s all the actions following, and the US can still combat it. But the odds are obviously against it now that Trump ‘owns’ every CEO of every single social media.
It’s the same as silencing your political opponents, just with extra steps.
Protoknuckles@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Nah, there will be hundreds of opportunities. You take the one you can. Resist at all costs.
IndiBrony@lemmy.world 1 month ago
In the style of “Deny. Delay. Depose.” I keep thinking we could use something similar to commit to our cause.
I was toying with something like “Refuse. Resist. Rebel.” maybe? Like, refuse to go with their plans, resist when they try to enact them, and rebel against action they take. I’m still work-shopping it.
Reclaim is another word I thought about putting there. Like, reclaiming control, but that’s also a bit more of a nebulous concept than sabotage.
Refuse. Resist. Reclaim.
FilthyHookerSpit@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I think your Rs are good, I think Rebel, Resist, Refuse might roll off the tongue better (I think)
Quill7513@slrpnk.net 1 month ago
open.spotify.com/track/6wDvVFunXnFnPuW4Ke82qt
match@pawb.social 1 month ago
at my local protests i’m already already seeing “deny defend depose” as per Luigi
makyo@lemmy.world 1 month ago
This, OP - this is the right answer. Take all the opportunies you can. AOC recently said it best: you won’t regret anything you try. Some of it won’t work but if we all work now and keep trying things we can make a difference.
In the 1930s in Germany there was a group that basically tasked itself with the protection of democracy and they waited for a signal from leadership that never came. Because leadership was waiting for the one moment. Don’t wait, try things.
But what, you say, well we’re in uncharted territory now but: join activist groups, protest, make memes, call your congresspeople, if you’re in the gov’t somewhere - gum up the works, if you have money - give to liberty advocates, think of things I haven’t thought of here and do them, and bring friends.
The important thing is that we all do something, and keep doing something. They can only win when we let them.
Quill7513@slrpnk.net 1 month ago
you experience lots of small ones everyday