1.) Any resistance group that wants to use the 2A needs to be very well-organized. A lone wolf here or there will quickly be pounced on by hundreds of ICE goons who have the entire federal government behind them.
2.) Violent resistance would give Trump a justification for declaring an insurrection and imposing martial law. Say goodbye to the 2026 elections (and beyond) if that happens.
Because the American oligarchs have invested in astroturfing campaigns that encourage people to “resist” in ways that won’t result in meaningful change (“let’s all show up for one weekend to protest, keep to our designated areas, clean up after ourselves, then go back to work on Monday like nothing happened. THAT will show them!”) and discourage forms of resistance that actually have an effect (“don’t do anything the Fascists won’t like, or they’ll use that as an excuse to do the thing they are already going to do. Wait for the election that is definately still going to happen. Absolutely nothing can be done without the election.”)
I sincerely hope this government goes away soon. I also acknowledge it is much easier to ask someone else on the Internet to do it than it is to do the work myself. The more you have to lose the harder it becomes to risk it. Everyone has something they don’t want to lose. I think there is a balancing game to be played here by everyone. Support as much as you can while not over extending yourself. Doing nothing is the wrong answer. I don’t think one person will come in and save us. A tidal wave of small actions could.
I think politicians are obsessed with messaging and media over actually doing anything. I think protests make for good TV/visual messaging that politicians can’t ignore. Perhaps a real path forwards is massive protest turnout and speaking with reporters. Catchy protest signs. I think that is how you speak a politician’s language without lobbying money.
Idk why more people aren’t advocating for using the second amendment to take down the tyrannical government like gun nuts have always dreamed of
Because the bad guys have bigger guns.
1.) Any resistance group that wants to use the 2A needs to be very well-organized. A lone wolf here or there will quickly be pounced on by hundreds of ICE goons who have the entire federal government behind them.
2.) Violent resistance would give Trump a justification for declaring an insurrection and imposing martial law. Say goodbye to the 2026 elections (and beyond) if that happens.
While point 2 is correct, I’m not entirely convinced he won’t declare it anyway and make up whatever excuse he wants
Politicians have very successfully convinced the demographics that would be against ICE that they should be against the 2nd amendment.
Because the American oligarchs have invested in astroturfing campaigns that encourage people to “resist” in ways that won’t result in meaningful change (“let’s all show up for one weekend to protest, keep to our designated areas, clean up after ourselves, then go back to work on Monday like nothing happened. THAT will show them!”) and discourage forms of resistance that actually have an effect (“don’t do anything the Fascists won’t like, or they’ll use that as an excuse to do the thing they are already going to do. Wait for the election that is definately still going to happen. Absolutely nothing can be done without the election.”)
I sincerely hope this government goes away soon. I also acknowledge it is much easier to ask someone else on the Internet to do it than it is to do the work myself. The more you have to lose the harder it becomes to risk it. Everyone has something they don’t want to lose. I think there is a balancing game to be played here by everyone. Support as much as you can while not over extending yourself. Doing nothing is the wrong answer. I don’t think one person will come in and save us. A tidal wave of small actions could.
I think politicians are obsessed with messaging and media over actually doing anything. I think protests make for good TV/visual messaging that politicians can’t ignore. Perhaps a real path forwards is massive protest turnout and speaking with reporters. Catchy protest signs. I think that is how you speak a politician’s language without lobbying money.