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ID: line drawing of an upright bunny with a black bandana tied around their neck, holding a lit match in their mouth like you might a toothpick. The text says "we can't just vote fascism away, the time has come to disobey. (be brave!)"

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[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 39 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

We could have voted it away. And it would have been way easier than the alternatives. But we chose not to.

But since we didn’t organize to vote it away, I’m not sure how we’re going to organize a general strike. And anything else is so difficult and so messy and has very little guarantee of improving anyone’s conditions.

[–] ShareMySims@sh.itjust.works 25 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

We could have voted it away.

Lmfao, news flash: it's already here, has been for a while.

Never mind that never in history has tyranny ever been voted away. To think otherwise you must completely misunderstand what tyranny and fascism are, as well as how the current establishment functions.

[–] Perhapsjustsniffit@lemmy.ca 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Vote it away. It's been a joke for so long and people cling to the idea that it works so badly. I am Canadian. We are also past voting. The systems of government must be torn down. They are corrupt and do not work for the people.

[–] ShareMySims@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 weeks ago (8 children)

Hear hear..

I'm in the UK and we have the same situation + monarchy, for added funsies. I keep thinking people are getting enough of a glimpse behind the curtain at the fact that the system wasn't designed to serve them, but to centralise power in the hands of very few people who exploit the rest to continuously strengthen their own power, but part of those efforts are the propaganda, and it just goes to show how well it works that despite so much ugly truth being revealed over and over, some people still see "my team vs your team" as the only way to exist. It's both sad and very scary.

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[–] Smith6826@sopuli.xyz 11 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

We could have voted it away.

Don't forget gerrymandering and other fraudulent methods of deciding victory like the electoral college being baked into this diseased system.

They only give the illusion of choice.

[–] rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

None of that stopped Biden from winning last time when people actually showed the fuck up to the polls.

[–] Smith6826@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

The 2-parties in this monopolized system are owned by the same corporate interests and mega-rich. Everything is by their design. We never had a choice.

The system will never work for us, because it's working as intended. We need to annihilate it and start from scratch. There is no fixing it from the inside and hoping the next person isn't just another lesser evil to vote for.

[–] rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee 2 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

How does enabling a fascist help us on this path?

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[–] kandoh@reddthat.com 28 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Everyone's fantasy of armed and organized leftist resistance would've been a lot easier to do without right-wing extremists in control of the federal government.

If you are organizing publicly online, they aren't going to just sit back, they are going to come for you.

This is going to be a repeat of iran in '79. Leftists will be wiped out.

[–] Shizrak@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Organizing gives them a way to find you. Act alone, together.

[–] AlijahTheMediocre@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

We have at methods of decentralized encrypted communication. There are ways to organize securely.

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 16 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Just a warning, and I'm hoping we never get to this point, but you're wrong. The issue isn't that the technology doesn't work. The issue is the more people in the loop the easier it is to infiltrate. If you're organizing to do crime, communicate as little of it as possible, even if it's encrypted. The encryption only protects the message from being seen by outsiders and doesn't prevent an insider from being a spy.

[–] silasmariner@programming.dev 4 points 2 weeks ago

We're all spies on this blessed day

[–] BenFranklinsDick@lemmy.world 21 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

How many guns does the bunny own?

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 16 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

They used to own tons, but sadly since the boating mishap, they're all at scattered at the bottom of a really deep lake.

Who would have thought that bringing every single one of your legally purchased firearms onto a small boat to show them the world would be a bad idea?

Oh well, no need to look for them.

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[–] Sasha@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 2 weeks ago

No idea about the bunny, but his friends in Vermont have a bunch

[–] ShareMySims@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 weeks ago

I couldn't tell you, but they sure look like they could get hold of a few when needed.

[–] deaf_fish@lemm.ee 17 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

I still have hope that we will have a democracy in 4 years. We'll see how it goes. It might be time to get a firearm and start putting in some range time.

[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago

Also do these other things... Read a few books on guerrilla warfare and tactics.

Learn to sew

Learn to operate a radio

Grow your own food

Generate your own power

Fascists government are going to target your comfort and communication in order to enforce compliance.

[–] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I still have hope that we will have a democracy in 4 years.

This is what people, both libs and "teach the dems" non-voters don't seem to be getting: that's not how facism works. Even if it were the case, at minimum, the courts are captured for the rest of anyone currently living's life. That's done.

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[–] JoYo@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 weeks ago

the range time alone is worth doing.

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[–] VantaBrandon@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago

MAGA is not a protected class, resist them at every facet of your life, give them no quarter

[–] Euphorazine@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

I'm still feeling bitter and a fast food place last night asked me to tip, so it got me thinking that maybe this is the time to push out tipping culture. If the country wants the party of "fuck you, I got mine", then fight your own battles for your wage.

Legally, if they don't make minimum wage through tips then the employer has to make up the difference (in practice this likely doesn't happen). Maybe it will make them care more about the minimum wage if it affects them.

[–] squid_slime@lemm.ee 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

instead i would say you could tip and hand out union material now that would really fuck the rulling class off.

[–] TotalFat@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

Make a bunch of those fake dollar bills the Christians like handing out as tips

[–] ShareMySims@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

I can see where you're coming from in theory, but if we rely on employers to treat employees fairly we'll be waiting a long time (they're already demonstrating that they would rather ignore the law and potentially face a minor fine, than pay the minimum wage), and the only ones who will suffer will be the sub-minimum wage employees who now aren't getting that tip either.

You make people care by building solidarity with them, not by using them as a bargaining chip.

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[–] alsaaas@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 weeks ago

Bunny joined the SRA and local socialist/communist party/org

be more like bunny!

[–] penguinsAreRapists@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Fuck these fuckin' fascists (Fuck these fascists) Fuck their family and friends (And their friends) If they defend a fuckin' fascist (Their ancestors) They can fuck off 'til they're dead (And all their kids)

[–] squid_slime@lemm.ee 5 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

calm down man, my dads a fascist and if i died because of his beliefs there would be one less socialist

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[–] balderdash9@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

The word you're looking for is: civil disobedience. Break laws, get attention. Our grandparents did the same thing during Vietnam.

[–] ShareMySims@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

No, the word you're looking for might be civil disobedience, but there is nothing civil about what I have in mind, nor should there be.

I reserve my civility for those who extend it to me, not for fucking fascists and Nazis who want to kill marginalised people for who we are.

Also, considering how long the Vietnam travesty went on for, and how little, if any, impact the protests against it had, I wouldn't be so quick to use them as a reference.

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