We all may feel some impulse to act, even violently, but have a great feeling of uncertainty because there are no leaders. We need direction based off of game theory, or something. We need strategies that are surgical, because be real — we are outgunned. Yes, there are gun owners on the left, but come on, you know who has the lion’s share. Not only that, but we are different in that we hesitate to harm, because it’s the last thing we want. My dad kills animals for pleasure, but I do not. Also, if you aren’t armed now, you better do so immediately, because the gun nuts are not going to blink an eye when we are inevitably denied access.
We need real strategy. Daggers in a select few hearts may be enough to shift things.
Are there organizations or groups that do this? They would have to do it in secret, so how could we know? So it seems we’d have to assume we couldn’t know and form our own? Honestly, please clue me in!
Just gonna float the idea out there that you should assume that everything you do online or via a cell phone can be and is being watched. For all those privacy minded folks out there, take a hint from Goodfellas and don’t ever talk over the phone about anything you want to keep private (unless you can find a payphone, I guess). That goes doubly so for internet forums.
You should not talk around anything really. Phones don’t stop recording you just because you put it in a farraday cage…it holds temporary files and uploads them once it’s back online. This goes for Tv’s, doorbell cams, your gaming systems, your kid’s playpad, a lot of modern cars,…all of it was leveraged to record your behavior and it never stops doing it.
Yeah, exactly. Thats why my phone is in the laundry room as well as in the farraday cage. My TV is not on the network, and all devices are dumb or Linux.
I suppose my PS5 controller is a risk though. Oh well, maybe Im not perfect.
the old guard dnc pretty much sided with the gop with respect to ice, and likely future rulings. you wont be able to respond to violence by facist with “peaceful protests” and Passive-do nothing that tim Walz wants.
I’ve been saying this for years. We need a Jesus or MLK like character to come in and lead. The majority of people on both the right and left agree on pretty much everything. It’s the talking heads that divide us. I’ve worked in blue collar and white collar environments and I’ve gotten along with everyone, even though some blue collar people have very backwards beliefs. They aren’t actually bad people, they’re just extremely gullible.
There are millions of people ready to act on both sides they just need someone to inspire them. We need someone who can unite both sides against the true enemy. Until we have someone who can speak on all levels and inspire both the left and the right we are fucked.
Another problem is that people that are naturally talented or charismatic or driven are called tryhards. We berate talented people and we bring them down to our level. I’ve seen it happen so many times. There’s a reason we don’t see inspirational and awe-inspiring people as often as we used to. Unless the person is born in an upper class family and grew up very privileged, there’s very little chance we’ll find someone charismatic and talented enough to lead.
There are millions of his base that are victims of bad associations. People who would be more decent, if it weren’t for the natural pressure to conform to social groups for belonging. Most of these people don’t go to church to find the “truth” of the universe, but rather to socialize. They want human connection like everyone. In many rural areas, there are no secrets, so others know if you’re not “clicking” with them. Now take this tight-knit group who shares many identity traits, and mix in propaganda that plays the field well. Now you have a captive group. Anyone within the group will be ostracized if they’re not in lockstep. We must understand the gravity of it. They lose their complete social world, and are left alone in the boonies. I’m not sure how the situation can be helped, other than stopping the flow of lies showered onto them. How, at this point? I don’t know.
Bernie Sanders was a figure to unite us at a pivotal point in our history. There are many rural reds who supported Bernie. We missed that opportunity. Too many “white moderate” types were too dense/selfish to recognize the moment. Instead, we went for the status quo, who eventually revealed herself as a genocide denier type. Next chance to go for change, we install the status quo again, and he was incompetent in dealing with reality. He couldn’t make out the writing on wall.
I haven’t observed, or maybe recognized, what you mean by us pulling down rising leaders; who and how?
I don’t think they were white moderates. Just selifish people who supported the status quo because their “sponsors” have asked them to do so if they wanted to stay in their seats. So just people trying to cling to their power and influence.
That is what I mean. The “white moderates” that MLK wrote about. Folks who agree with a movement’s goals, but ultimately fail it out of their own selfish reasons for keeping the status quo.
I believe they would have no qualms about joining the republican party and agreeing with their goals if that was the only way to keep their seats. They might feel a tad closer to the democratic party but more in the sense of “I prefer wine over beer”.
I agree, I grew up in a red state. Most of my family are republicans and I went to church regularly until I was about 13. You’re exactly right. Churches bring people together. It’s very much an opportunity to socialize for many people. I grew reading and studying a lot and it didn’t take long for me to see through the bullshit. I know that most republicans are decent people, they’re just afraid of anything different from them and that fear is used to manipulate and control them. Unfortunately, the only way for them to break free is to study and embrace what their afraid of. They have to get out and meet the people that fox news and other influences tell them to fear. There’s really no other way and unfortunately Republicans tend to not travel at all. They rarely leave their safe space.
Bernie Sanders would have been an amazing president. We really fucked up not electing him. Not like we were even given a chance though.
As for what I mean by not supporting future leaders, you might have had a very different life than I have. What I’ve seen is that people are petty, jealous, selfish, and extremely unsupportive. I grew up very poor so I’ve always been around poverty, anger, and sadness. I can honestly say I’ve only ever met 1 really decent person and she unfortunately died of cancer not long ago. I’ve hardly ever seen people support each other or hold each other up. Instead I usually see the opposite of that. If someone starts to shine too brightly they get knocked down by family, friends, partners, and others. I’ve lived all over the US and I see it everywhere I go. Like I said, the only people who would have a chance are people who are well off and grew up in a supportive household and have a lot of connections and from what I’ve seen, that is very uncommon for most people.
Your friend can be honored by all who read and think about this comment. She was a light in the darkness, and a soft touch, when all you knew was pain. She left a mark on you, so honor her by making a mark on others. My guess is that you already have and are…
She was an amazing person. She sacrificed everything for her family. She didn’t date, do drugs, or drink. Instead she spent all of her time raising and supporting her 2 sons. I’ve never seen a parent sacrifice so much for their kids. She was always working, always doing something productive. I’m nothing like that. I know that I couldn’t sacrifice that much so I’ll never have kids myself. I do try to lift people up as much as possible though. I have a lot of pain and darkness, but I always try to bring people up or help people whenever I have the chance. I especially like to encourage people to follow their dreams and embrace their passions, because I know how empty life is if you ignore that part of yourself. I love music. Whenever I’m not at work, I’m practicing an instrument, singing, writing, or studying music. Adults often give up the things they love even if they don’t have kids and I like to encourage people to find themselves again.
I love people like her. She reminds me of my cousin. The level of dedication to the wellbeing of her kids is unreal to me.
Deciding not to have children, because we can’t meet some ideals, seems a common trait with childhood trauma. I didn’t have a maliciously abusive upbringing, but a neglectful one. My siblings and I also have strong feelings against having kids.
You are a good person to encourage getting passion back into people’s lives. There are too many of us who feel like we are those nested matryoshka dolls; a shell of a shell, of a shell, with our passions replaced by empty depression.
It’s rhetorical, because it’s kind of delusional to think one or few can have the talent and resources needed for the situation. It’s disheartening, because we need direction, but any leaders that rise will be immediately oppressed. Without direction, many may react in a manner that escalates the problem, putting further constraints on any resistance group we hope is lurking in the shadows.
We all may feel some impulse to act, even violently, but have a great feeling of uncertainty because there are no leaders. We need direction based off of game theory, or something. We need strategies that are surgical, because be real — we are outgunned. Yes, there are gun owners on the left, but come on, you know who has the lion’s share. Not only that, but we are different in that we hesitate to harm, because it’s the last thing we want. My dad kills animals for pleasure, but I do not. Also, if you aren’t armed now, you better do so immediately, because the gun nuts are not going to blink an eye when we are inevitably denied access.
We need real strategy. Daggers in a select few hearts may be enough to shift things.
Are there organizations or groups that do this? They would have to do it in secret, so how could we know? So it seems we’d have to assume we couldn’t know and form our own? Honestly, please clue me in!
Just gonna float the idea out there that you should assume that everything you do online or via a cell phone can be and is being watched. For all those privacy minded folks out there, take a hint from Goodfellas and don’t ever talk over the phone about anything you want to keep private (unless you can find a payphone, I guess). That goes doubly so for internet forums.
Bro, you gotta lock your phone in a farraday box and put it in the laundry room if you wanna get real.
Dont talk around these things, figure out how to limit your contact with them.
Or take a page from Breaking Bad’s book, get some prepaid phones and break them everytime you finish a phone call.
You should not talk around anything really. Phones don’t stop recording you just because you put it in a farraday cage…it holds temporary files and uploads them once it’s back online. This goes for Tv’s, doorbell cams, your gaming systems, your kid’s playpad, a lot of modern cars,…all of it was leveraged to record your behavior and it never stops doing it.
Yeah, exactly. Thats why my phone is in the laundry room as well as in the farraday cage. My TV is not on the network, and all devices are dumb or Linux.
I suppose my PS5 controller is a risk though. Oh well, maybe Im not perfect.
the old guard dnc pretty much sided with the gop with respect to ice, and likely future rulings. you wont be able to respond to violence by facist with “peaceful protests” and Passive-do nothing that tim Walz wants.
I’ve been saying this for years. We need a Jesus or MLK like character to come in and lead. The majority of people on both the right and left agree on pretty much everything. It’s the talking heads that divide us. I’ve worked in blue collar and white collar environments and I’ve gotten along with everyone, even though some blue collar people have very backwards beliefs. They aren’t actually bad people, they’re just extremely gullible.
There are millions of people ready to act on both sides they just need someone to inspire them. We need someone who can unite both sides against the true enemy. Until we have someone who can speak on all levels and inspire both the left and the right we are fucked.
Another problem is that people that are naturally talented or charismatic or driven are called tryhards. We berate talented people and we bring them down to our level. I’ve seen it happen so many times. There’s a reason we don’t see inspirational and awe-inspiring people as often as we used to. Unless the person is born in an upper class family and grew up very privileged, there’s very little chance we’ll find someone charismatic and talented enough to lead.
There are millions of his base that are victims of bad associations. People who would be more decent, if it weren’t for the natural pressure to conform to social groups for belonging. Most of these people don’t go to church to find the “truth” of the universe, but rather to socialize. They want human connection like everyone. In many rural areas, there are no secrets, so others know if you’re not “clicking” with them. Now take this tight-knit group who shares many identity traits, and mix in propaganda that plays the field well. Now you have a captive group. Anyone within the group will be ostracized if they’re not in lockstep. We must understand the gravity of it. They lose their complete social world, and are left alone in the boonies. I’m not sure how the situation can be helped, other than stopping the flow of lies showered onto them. How, at this point? I don’t know.
Bernie Sanders was a figure to unite us at a pivotal point in our history. There are many rural reds who supported Bernie. We missed that opportunity. Too many “white moderate” types were too dense/selfish to recognize the moment. Instead, we went for the status quo, who eventually revealed herself as a genocide denier type. Next chance to go for change, we install the status quo again, and he was incompetent in dealing with reality. He couldn’t make out the writing on wall.
I haven’t observed, or maybe recognized, what you mean by us pulling down rising leaders; who and how?
I don’t think they were white moderates. Just selifish people who supported the status quo because their “sponsors” have asked them to do so if they wanted to stay in their seats. So just people trying to cling to their power and influence.
That is what I mean. The “white moderates” that MLK wrote about. Folks who agree with a movement’s goals, but ultimately fail it out of their own selfish reasons for keeping the status quo.
I believe they would have no qualms about joining the republican party and agreeing with their goals if that was the only way to keep their seats. They might feel a tad closer to the democratic party but more in the sense of “I prefer wine over beer”.
I agree, I grew up in a red state. Most of my family are republicans and I went to church regularly until I was about 13. You’re exactly right. Churches bring people together. It’s very much an opportunity to socialize for many people. I grew reading and studying a lot and it didn’t take long for me to see through the bullshit. I know that most republicans are decent people, they’re just afraid of anything different from them and that fear is used to manipulate and control them. Unfortunately, the only way for them to break free is to study and embrace what their afraid of. They have to get out and meet the people that fox news and other influences tell them to fear. There’s really no other way and unfortunately Republicans tend to not travel at all. They rarely leave their safe space.
Bernie Sanders would have been an amazing president. We really fucked up not electing him. Not like we were even given a chance though.
As for what I mean by not supporting future leaders, you might have had a very different life than I have. What I’ve seen is that people are petty, jealous, selfish, and extremely unsupportive. I grew up very poor so I’ve always been around poverty, anger, and sadness. I can honestly say I’ve only ever met 1 really decent person and she unfortunately died of cancer not long ago. I’ve hardly ever seen people support each other or hold each other up. Instead I usually see the opposite of that. If someone starts to shine too brightly they get knocked down by family, friends, partners, and others. I’ve lived all over the US and I see it everywhere I go. Like I said, the only people who would have a chance are people who are well off and grew up in a supportive household and have a lot of connections and from what I’ve seen, that is very uncommon for most people.
Your friend can be honored by all who read and think about this comment. She was a light in the darkness, and a soft touch, when all you knew was pain. She left a mark on you, so honor her by making a mark on others. My guess is that you already have and are…
She was an amazing person. She sacrificed everything for her family. She didn’t date, do drugs, or drink. Instead she spent all of her time raising and supporting her 2 sons. I’ve never seen a parent sacrifice so much for their kids. She was always working, always doing something productive. I’m nothing like that. I know that I couldn’t sacrifice that much so I’ll never have kids myself. I do try to lift people up as much as possible though. I have a lot of pain and darkness, but I always try to bring people up or help people whenever I have the chance. I especially like to encourage people to follow their dreams and embrace their passions, because I know how empty life is if you ignore that part of yourself. I love music. Whenever I’m not at work, I’m practicing an instrument, singing, writing, or studying music. Adults often give up the things they love even if they don’t have kids and I like to encourage people to find themselves again.
I love people like her. She reminds me of my cousin. The level of dedication to the wellbeing of her kids is unreal to me.
Deciding not to have children, because we can’t meet some ideals, seems a common trait with childhood trauma. I didn’t have a maliciously abusive upbringing, but a neglectful one. My siblings and I also have strong feelings against having kids.
You are a good person to encourage getting passion back into people’s lives. There are too many of us who feel like we are those nested matryoshka dolls; a shell of a shell, of a shell, with our passions replaced by empty depression.
I’m very surprised that no one answer, but someone should. Alas, I haven’t any idea on what to tell you. Maybe I need to read more theory, I guess.
It’s rhetorical, because it’s kind of delusional to think one or few can have the talent and resources needed for the situation. It’s disheartening, because we need direction, but any leaders that rise will be immediately oppressed. Without direction, many may react in a manner that escalates the problem, putting further constraints on any resistance group we hope is lurking in the shadows.