• solsangraal@lemmy.zip
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    1 day ago

    one crucial thing still missing: critical mass

    yea, i mentioned this in another reply below. too many people still think somehow things will just get better on their own. we are on a trajectory that has happened before, and can clearly see the endpoint. but there’s still too much “that could never happen, this is america!”

    moving too fast can ensure a bloody and ultimately defeated revolution

    it’s already bloody. the bloodshed will increase either way. the thing is, they are systematically removing the very people who might be in a position to do anything

    Start building networks with the people around you

    agreed, but with caution. you need to be aware that everyone has a price, and to be asking yourself “what would be this person’s price for selling me out?” because yea, if it’s either your neighbor or your kids, then the answer is obvious.

    these are ugly conversations no one wants to have, but here we are, forced to have them.

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      I’d say it’s less that “things will get better on their own” and more “somebody else will take the steps/sacrifice to fix it”