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this post was submitted on 09 Oct 2026
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On the other hand, the owner class shits their pants over a 5% decline in growth. I'm sure even that fraction of 1/3 is well capable of causing more than that. Like, they would hire private militaries to attack us as they did in the coal wars.
Well, by that logic, the private militaries in question should have just gone on strike, as well. It wouldn't take many to foul up the operation, right? There's just way, way more public support for life to go on like normal, than there is for whatever fringe party you're pushing to seize power. (Or for a raging power vacuum, if you're the kind of person who doesn't have an alternative society ready in detail)
To be fair, at the polls, this basic logic works. Normal voters are kind of predictable and inert, and elections are routine and safe, so that 1% of activists do make it rain. If you really mean business, you should go and sign up to doorknock - for an established party, or a fringe party. If nothing else, you'd get to see what we're talking about first hand.
If that's too big an ask for you personally - and let's be real, most people on Lemmy wouldn't ever do that - you should stop talking about people's livelihoods and personal safety. Hopefully, you're not in that picture.