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Flag flown upside down as sign of distress outside of US State Department building today (lemmy.world)
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[–] 399 points 2 years ago (37 children)

That seems like a very bad sign. Someone wanted a message to get out to the public, but I'm not entirely sure what can be effectively done about it. Credit to the person with the balls to send out the warning, though.

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  • [–] 195 points 2 years ago* (14 children)

    I'm not entirely sure what can be effectively done about it.

    History offers no control groups; there is no "right" way to proceed. What's certain is that "nothing" is not the answer.

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  • [–] 56 points 2 years ago (8 children)

    Maybe we should double down on capitalism again.

    It's the only move the US has used in living memory.

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  • [–] 20 points 2 years ago (7 children)

    Like when Elon gets rid of "all regulations" make private bounty hunters/hitman legal again?

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  • [–] 27 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    Anything is legal if it's not prosecuted.

    And with a dismantled government, how much can they really prosecute?

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  • [–] 37 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    History offers one very good "right" way, imo.

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  • [–] 29 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I'm not even joking but if this doesn't happen there's no hope for the future. we're past the point of simply prosecuting and hoping they get some time in prison. examples need to be made so others know that just because the supreme court said it's legal to do whatever the fuck you want doesn't mean you're getting away with it from the public.

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago*

    I used to say "You know Monopoly is an old game, because it has rich people in prison". The moment we stopped to hold them accountable, everything went really bad. And if the legal systems don't hold them accountable, it'll be the duty of the common people.

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  • [+] 31 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (9 children)
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  • [–] 83 points 2 years ago (8 children)

    I love that you linked this through fucking amazon.

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  • [–] 18 points 2 years ago* (4 children)

    This is gonna be in my view history on our shared account, and my wife is gonna ask if I'm okay lmao

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Well, are you okay?

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago

    You reminded me me of when I was going through my dystopian fiction phase of reading the first time...I had a big stack of said novels to buy at Barnes and Noble.

    They asked if I wanted to sign up for their loyalty card and I was so taken aback. Like...no...I do not want to be in your list.

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  • [+] -37 points 2 years ago (10 children)

    There's nothing that can be done. Republicans have every bit of power there is. At least for the next two years.

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  • [–] 68 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    This is the message of the enemy. I am not sure what there is to be done, but to say this:

    There’s nothing that can be done.

    is to give up. The only thing that we ordinary people can know is that the democratic party is unable/unwilling to form an effective resistance right now.

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  • [–] 33 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    There is always one type of power the people have.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I know how anyone could organize something so large, But a mass strike/walkout would have more impact than anything else right now.

    None of the common people go in to work until shit stain "abdicates"

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago*

    This is a strong reason why I would think it would be a tactical error to mess with the elections. Elections are the pressure valve that people are willing to wait for. You can do so much harm and all is forgiven if you step down after an election loss.

    Take away that mechanism, and you put all your leadership at huge risk, for minor benefit (history has shown they can get their way like 90% of the time anyway, the "left" will barely even say anything about their material goals and let them stand).

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