Comment on How Trump is Following Hitler's Playbook | Robert Reich

electric_nan@lemmy.ml ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• rbesfe@lemmy.ca ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Buy a gun and practice your aim

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  • surewhynotlem@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    We have millions of people that already do that, and they have done nothing so far.

    There won’t be a day where someone announces “we’re fascist now!”. It’ll be gradual. The people will do nothing.

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    • HollandJim@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      History suggests they’re Republicans.

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• ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  There’s only so much that can be done politically if he manages to obtain and solidify power. At that point, it becomes about resistance, and trying to build communities that operate outside of politics and the system he controls. Engaging in mutual aid to build connections, and strengthening your local community will make it easier to organize effective resistance, in whatever form that takes.

  I think it wouldn’t be a terrible idea to be prepared for things going very south, but hopefully it never gets to that point.

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  • electric_nan@lemmy.ml ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    For sure! Do that shit yesterday, no matter who is president. If you’re really worried about shit like this post, I hope you’re learning to shoot, and maybe acquiring guns and ammo.

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    • ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Let’s just say I’m a big fan of InRangeTV and Tacticool Girlfriend :)

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      • LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        My concern with this is if you spend all your days practicing hammer swings pretty soon you start to think every problem is a nail.

        I am personally very skeptical that the most effective resistance to a possible Trump presidency will involve guns. There are 1000 tactics to try before that that have a much more proven history of effectiveness. Politics is ultimately about persuasion. It only becomes about killing your enemy once you’ve failed at that.

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