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[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 hours ago

Being an active leftist I'd of joined the resistance.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 hours ago

What should I do, living in a developing country, alone with no friends whatsoever? Hard to see what can be done.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

Keep your eyes open for opportunities to empower those inside the US, as they fight from within.

Keep your eyes open for opportunities to empower Canadians and Mexicans, as they stay strong against the bullying.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 hours ago

Being powerless

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

“You’re doing it now”

Browsing Lemmy?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 hours ago

I'm doing my part

[–] JustAnotherKay 11 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

I plan on starting a non-profit apartment complex and create a network amongst businesses to ensure that my tenants never have to worry about losing their rights to life.

I have a 1000 year plan that includes buying farmland, hiring medical staff and creating deals for entertainment until we can all start learning to lean on each other again.

A Declaration of Globalization: 1000 Year Plan to Save the World is in progress and will be made available for free everywhere I can once it's written. The more people that start the process in their home country, the faster we can put it into motion

[–] DougHolland 6 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

I think we'll be lucky is humanity is still here in ten years, and you're planning for a thousand — but I love your optimism, kind stranger.

[–] JustAnotherKay 2 points 7 hours ago

My expectation is to die within the next 4 years. Unfortunately, I'm an "undesirable" according to my admin. However, if I can get the idea out and the ball rolling then I can only hope someone sees it to fruition

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA 2 points 8 hours ago

Since I can't get out of the country easily, I get to hide. Yaaaay.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 hours ago

I'm telling everyone I can about the wild and crazy changes since most social media and news outlets are censoring it.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

Happy to report that I, a white christian-looking man, would probably get hauled to a death camp for openly supporting LGBTQ+ and minorities, and openly criticizing the government's behavior. Both of my cars, and my motorcycles, have enough stickers saying as much.

[–] Skullgrid 3 points 11 hours ago

Beat them motherfuckers to LATIN AMERICA BAY BEEE.

Any country that gets nazis in power don't deserve me paying taxes to them.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (1 children)
  • Step 1. try to make people aware of right and centrist's collaboration danger via dialogue and protest
  • Step 2. see everything goes wrong anyway
  • step 3. wait to see if fascism burns the world faster than climate change because understanding human brain is probably not capable of handling mass media propaganda even facing imminent death
[–] Elrecoal19_0 8 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

step 4. realize that, quite literally, the only way to fight fascism is to use their tactics agains them because fighting in good faith hasn't worked at all. Propaganda, bought out politicians, rules for thee but not for me...

[–] [email protected] 20 points 17 hours ago (8 children)
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[–] hark 10 points 16 hours ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (1 children)

I can't tell if you are joking

[–] Gradually_Adjusting 1 points 3 hours ago

Two wolves: we literally didn't vote hard enough, but also Dems play good cop and always fall prey to the ratcheting effect.

You've got to mix in some laughs or you'll hurt your voice screaming.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 13 hours ago

To the strings of your martyr?

[–] [email protected] 24 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

Decades ago, as a schoolboy in Germany, this was a fascinating scenario to mull over. Especially because it seemed so unlikely. Well…hold tight everybody.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

(annoyingly awed voice) what a time be alive!

[–] bustAsh 3 points 9 hours ago

Old Chinese curse: May you live in interesting times.

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 20 hours ago (8 children)

It's interesting because it also showed the hypocrisy of most western governments. On one side these governments were happy to support and in fact rushed to support ukraine. On the other side, the same was not afforded to palestine, in fact the opposite. (Giving aid to israel, etc)

This includes people too, but its been very clear with governments.

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[–] [email protected] 101 points 1 day ago (2 children)

for anyone who doesn't know what to do and you're feeling stuck, let me tell you what the holocaust survivors from my childhood told me they did: they started meeting in their houses to discuss acts of resistance and to build up community strength through mutual aid and solidarity. they also got strapped and put a heavy emphasis into monitoring the nazis through actually scouting what movements the brown shirts were making, and into storytelling. storytelling is how you make sure future generations hear you and your best bet at dislodging someone from the death cult they're locked into

[–] [email protected] 23 points 23 hours ago (4 children)

Many of my neighbors are N supporters. There's a college campus nearby but I don't feel right trying to organize with teenagers.

[–] [email protected] 38 points 23 hours ago

i encourage you to still try it anyway. there is no one i valued more as a teenager than my elders who supported me despite not being my flesh and blood. i don't think i'd be alive today without having those adults who just said "hey, you're you. i believe in you. you got this"

just don't show up trying to direct them. just listen and give your advice when they want it. someday they'll do the same for someone else, and it will be you they recollect inspiring them. our movement of love hinges entirely on the elders passing it on to the youth.

and everytime an elder supports a youth, that elder becomes immortal. we are all immortal so long as someone picks up our work and carries it forward. it is through this process that we will all someday be free. so please, don't be scared to hang out with some teens. just make it your responsibility within their group to keep their brains safe so their souls can be safe.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 19 hours ago

Organize with them! Offer your help, but don't try to lead them. Be prepared for them to think you're a cop lol.

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[–] cymbal_king 42 points 22 hours ago (3 children)

Find like minded people, collective action is always stronger than individual action. If you don't currently have a community that is engaged, consider joining a Unitarian Universalist congregation. Unitarians in the US and Europe resisted the German Nazis by creating documents and providing refuge for Jewish people fleeing the Holocaust. Many congregations today have active social and environmental justice groups, often focusing on local action with low barriers to entry. Nobody is expected to believe any particular scripture, but UUs have a common set of principles, the first being everyone has inherent worth and dignity.

[–] kreskin 5 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Never heard of them, but I see that they are calling out the Israelis in the same way as they did the nazis. I'm not into religion, but good on them.

[–] cymbal_king 5 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 children)

If you speak with UUs, many of us would say we are also not really into religion 😆 my congregation has a number of firm atheists. A lot of the sermons are more about human values, finding lessons from history or science, and lived experiences. However, we do tend to celebrate high holidays from numerous religious traditions. It's highly variable across congregations though. My big draw other than collective environmental action is the music program.

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 22 hours ago (7 children)

This is it.

It doesn't have to be UU but you better find a team.

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[–] [email protected] 43 points 1 day ago

My country got rid of a fascist state 50 years ago. My grandfather was part of the political police. He was a monster.

Anything to prevent that again.

Pushing stupid people will be a good start.

[–] kokesh 35 points 1 day ago (9 children)

Try to take Hitler out should be hopefully on many people's minds. Em... should've been.

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