I agree with every word you wrote. Now imagine being a citizen of that country that is threatening WWIII in your name. and completely against your will while all around you its adherents act like they're in a cult and babble sound bites and nonsense at you while you watch them work toward blowing the world up.

You have no idea how many of us are on your side, because even our media goes at the worst of these excesses with a "both sides the same" approach. I personally am terrified, but I'm old enough to know that wars always last longer than people think they will. Save your shot and use it for maximum effect.

Protests do work; violence does not. We've had a lot of violent protests in the US in the last few years, but none of them are viewed as successes. There's a reason for that. Getting people riled up to do stupid things helps no one but the oppressor. Cop City was built for this, and they started that what, ten years ago? That's how long they've been preparing. And Alligator Alcatraz has thousands of beds . . . for deportees? No. Deportees get deported, you don't hold them. They waited until the infrastructure was ready, and now they are so prepared for anyone who wants to go violent, because they want that, and will use that to declare martial law. And we, the resistance, is only just starting!

What we need and want is for the fence-sitters among us to join the protest, and that does not happen with violence. Violence repels the non-involved and gives them a reason to turn away.

Calls to violence that lead to violence are exactly what this regime wants. Why do you advocate giving them anything at all? There are many ways to manage emotions that do not involve calling other people to fight in the streets. If we see violence in the streets, that means the regime is fully in place and we are now under martial law: in that instance everyone should fight as much as they want.

But until then, be wise. This is only the beginning. If anyone wants to make a REAL difference, then instead of calling for others to shed their blood for you, you decide what you can do where you are, using what you have, to make a start. If you're not in the US it really helps when YOU protest! And of course here we can each do what we can. We haven't even tried a general strike, and that would be our next best step.