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[–] Ileftreddit@lemmy.world 23 points 2 days ago (4 children)

The people doing this are evil. What can I do, I’m trapped in NYC by a job I can’t leave, and I have a family, so I’m not going to be a guerilla… but I give it 3 months before idiots on the right start posting their Florida gas chambers

[–] tamman2000@lemmy.world 25 points 2 days ago (4 children)

At some point people are going to start having to risk their comfortable lives to resist

[–] erin@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Being trapped by a job does not sound like a life of comfort. Leaving my job would mean being flat broke in two weeks and then starving. If you work paycheck to paycheck, you literally cannot afford to risk your lifestyle to resist.

[–] tocopherol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It's possible to organize with people that have the means to help those dedicated to the cause, you don't have to just give up everything and be alone.

[–] erin@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 days ago

I would love to have access to such an organization. Unfortunately, they don't advertise, if they exist, and I'm too poor to found one.

[–] PrettyFlyForAFatGuy@feddit.uk 3 points 2 days ago

The germans didn't, the allies had to fight their way across europe

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yup.

Start buying firearms and ammo and training now.

You don't want to be behind the curve when it starts.

[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 day ago

I'd recommend checking out BlackFlag Civilian's videos. He's a leftist who covers relevant topics, including how to select ammo, how to set up comms on a budget, and more.

I'd also suggest TacticoolGirlfriend (who has a great beginner series) and InRangeTV's videos.

[–] infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I really don't think Americans will be taking up arms against this, certainly not en masse.

[–] tamman2000@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Massed armies in the street aren't how you beat superpowers.

[–] Goldholz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 day ago

Yeaah that would get out of their comfort szone

[–] IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

they'll do slavery then gas chambers for those who can't work due to injury, exhaustion, and malnutrition

[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 day ago

There are still things you can do that will drastically help.

  1. find local communities and get involved to make connections, this is essential, as resisting alone without a community makes you much less effective, and easier to suppress. Any real resistance requires community.
  2. We can effect things drastically with a general strike. This targets the establishment's income streams, and can bring a fascist government to its knees if done on a large enough scale.
  3. Contact a union and attempt to unionize your workplace so that the general strike is even more effective (plus, ya know, better pay and working conditions as a bonus!)

This method would not only work in the US, but anywhere in the world.

Union Suggestions:

  1. Continuing to participate in publicly visible resistance demonstrations like 50501 (the next one is July 17th) to encourage others to stand up with you and prove to that there are millions of others who will join them in the fight. A large part of Nazi Germany's success in taking over the country was a lack of massive public demonstrations against the new regime, making people feel helpless and afraid to take a stand.

If we put in the work, we can resist this and we can win. Look at how effective these methods were when used in Chile in 2019.. If we completely reject the political system and rebel on a mass scale, there is NOTHING they can do to stop us.

[–] the_wiz@feddit.org 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Ask yourself: What would you want a Russian, Israeli or a German in 1940 would do...

[–] Goldholz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 day ago

Russia in 1940s helped the nazis. So you dont even need to take modern russia