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Every positive change, especially when that change challenges existing power structures, must be backed up with "And we'll fight you to the death over this." Yes, you hope it doesn't come to that, you hope that only the threat of revolution will be enough.
The threat won't be enough if it's an empty threat.
When you're left with no other alternative, then yes. Why not try to form a coalition of Americans that will stand together against Trump before we dissolve into a second civil war where individual blue states are going against the entire U.S. government?
How about some support from other blue states and jurisdictions? Where are the calls for blue states senators and representatives to vocally stand with California, where are the mayors and city councils willing to follow Glendale's example?
Sending people into a suicide mission without actually backing them up, is like supporting a war you're not fighting in (yet). When it's your turn, you will hope that others will stand with you instead of remotely egging you on to be David against Goliath.
That's been going on a long time already, and the coalition of Americans willing to stand with fascism, or turn a blind eye to it, has only increased in size.
Fourth box.
It's already my turn. It's your turn, too. Look for opportunities to resist where and when you can, to whatever extent you can. Frontline soldiers make up a tiny fraction of the people necessary to win a war. You can stand with resistance, even armed resistance, in many more ways than charging into battle yourself.