It’s not easy to take action that really works. Protests only do so much. Armed resistance is problematic and can backfire in so many ways…

I’m not American and I wish you guys the very best, but my expectations for the 2026 elections is on par with the elections in Russia. Every non republican candidate may end up in jail or out of a window.

Rich, coming from the side actually putting people in Camps where they get beaten and humiliated by masked men.

Yes but somehow those are way less agressive at taking away your rights and even try to make the world moderately better. It’s the difference between the guys hacking holes in the boat and the ones not fixing the holes fast enough. Sure, both are letting the boat sink, but there does seem a serious difference.

Happens regularly often the police officers find themselves compelled to kill their passive aggressor in self defense.

It’s only a way of starting an interaction, it escalates easily with things like “illegal possession”, “resisting arrest” and “assaulting a police officer” . Which are all things that might happen without the suspect doing anything really.

You are very optimistic. You need the state to optimize sharing of resources because without it you get smaller and smaller tribal groups competing. Mutual aid groups on a voluntary basis alone are easily splintered and there are too many people who get a kick out of destruction.

I agree that it currently is, but it doesn’t have to be.

I really don’t know how to solve these problems. It would require people to stop being selfish, scared , petty and mean to start with, but there is a huge propaganda machine fanning on those feelings constantly. Revolution is a huge waste of resources, energy and people and usually leads to a new government by the new batch of the most eager and ruthless opportunists.

Accelerationism is a horrible idea. It’s based on the ideas that,

1. We can’t prevent having a fascist state now and then,

2. We can afford the waste and suffering this causes.

With climate change, it should be clear that we can no longer afford the luxuries of wars or even culture wars. Technological advancement should allow us to live with far less waste and far less labor than we do. But that would mean departing from capitalism entirely. We need that post scarcity society now. Resource wise it’s a lot cheaper than what we have now.

What is the alternative though?

Yes and every time you vote in our little country it’s still for the least bad party. It’s the nature of politics. You may like a party, but it still has politicians in it, who are human. Humans seem to be inherently flawed.

You prefer the more evil?

It’s not just murderers that get that though. Even if you went to jail for something like driving while black, you are a dangerous ex-con for life.

Yeah same, the only solution is for you yourself to post in those niche communities more often, making them more active and thus more attractive for other users.

The chocolate is part of the charm you infidel. If you don’t like it there are other ice cream products that don’t have chocolate. Don’t ruin our Cornetto.

Hey, nobody messes with the Zohran!

They’re not “officers” they’re thugs.

The word officer carries an idea that you adhere to certain rules and regulation. I know this is already pretty flakey with normal US police, ICE however seems to have less rules and procedure and common decency than a band of hells angels.

Pure gold right there!

Indeed, conservatives are stupid degenerates but they play at politics well enough to be in power or have a stranglehold on power if they don’t hold it.

It’s a similar narrative, but the difference is that the one about the right is reality based. The conservative base is extremely stupid as are some of their politicians, but the ones planning things are ruthless psycho’s who are tactically smart.

Preach it lady! Each can find a path in life that fits them. If you have to be pushed in a role by someone else who then tells you that is the only way for someone like you, you’re not your own person, you’re someone elses property.

Be free!