▲ 506 ▼ DHS chief says ICE could make arrests at polling places — ignoring federal ban on armed agents at voting sites (www.democracydocket.com) submitted 1 day ago by sanitation@lemmy.today to c/politics@lemmy.world 98 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] WizardofFrobozz@lemmy.ca 1 point 19 hours ago (5 children) History’s fuzzy- remind us again, how much community organizing stopped the Nazis? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] ContactClosure@lemmus.org 6 points 7 hours ago Cool People who did Cool Stuff can remind you. One small example, teenage girls were going around murking nazis on the regular. They found others to help. Unrelated to the US, but a cool story of community resistance. permalink fedilink source parent [–] mattyroses@lemmy.today 1 point 5 hours ago where do you think the Partisans came from? permalink fedilink source parent [–] WindyRebel@lemmy.world 5 points 8 hours ago* (1 child) Literally everything that is spy work, subterfuge, being an opposing army, etc is community organizing of some kind. You have to find the community within that wants to take the risks to do these things. So, to answer your question, 100% community organizing stopped the Nazis. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] WizardofFrobozz@lemmy.ca 1 point 1 hour ago Yeah, “being an opposing army” is definitely what the OP meant by “community organizing” 🙄 permalink fedilink source parent [–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 7 points 9 hours ago (1 child) Are we counting the initial formation of the Soviet Union as community organizing? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] nomy@lemmy.zip 8 points 9 hours ago* (1 child) We're also counting the French Resistance. Dude thinks all good things are done by governments or something. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mattyroses@lemmy.today 2 points 5 hours ago Their plan is to ask for the manager of fascism, FIRMLY permalink fedilink source parent [–] silentjohn@lemmy.ml 0 points 5 hours ago Considering the USSR by and large killed more Nazis than anybody, I'd say a shitload of community organizing stopped them. Show up alone, you get arrested. Show up with 100 people, you get shot. Show up with 100,000 people, now we have a movement. Will your neighbors show up with you? Or will you face the Nazis alone? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ContactClosure@lemmus.org 6 points 7 hours ago Cool People who did Cool Stuff can remind you. One small example, teenage girls were going around murking nazis on the regular. They found others to help. Unrelated to the US, but a cool story of community resistance. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mattyroses@lemmy.today 1 point 5 hours ago where do you think the Partisans came from? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] WindyRebel@lemmy.world 5 points 8 hours ago* (1 child) Literally everything that is spy work, subterfuge, being an opposing army, etc is community organizing of some kind. You have to find the community within that wants to take the risks to do these things. So, to answer your question, 100% community organizing stopped the Nazis. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] WizardofFrobozz@lemmy.ca 1 point 1 hour ago Yeah, “being an opposing army” is definitely what the OP meant by “community organizing” 🙄 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] WizardofFrobozz@lemmy.ca 1 point 1 hour ago Yeah, “being an opposing army” is definitely what the OP meant by “community organizing” 🙄 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 7 points 9 hours ago (1 child) Are we counting the initial formation of the Soviet Union as community organizing? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] nomy@lemmy.zip 8 points 9 hours ago* (1 child) We're also counting the French Resistance. Dude thinks all good things are done by governments or something. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mattyroses@lemmy.today 2 points 5 hours ago Their plan is to ask for the manager of fascism, FIRMLY permalink fedilink source parent
[–] nomy@lemmy.zip 8 points 9 hours ago* (1 child) We're also counting the French Resistance. Dude thinks all good things are done by governments or something. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mattyroses@lemmy.today 2 points 5 hours ago Their plan is to ask for the manager of fascism, FIRMLY permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mattyroses@lemmy.today 2 points 5 hours ago Their plan is to ask for the manager of fascism, FIRMLY permalink fedilink source parent
[–] silentjohn@lemmy.ml 0 points 5 hours ago Considering the USSR by and large killed more Nazis than anybody, I'd say a shitload of community organizing stopped them. Show up alone, you get arrested. Show up with 100 people, you get shot. Show up with 100,000 people, now we have a movement. Will your neighbors show up with you? Or will you face the Nazis alone? permalink fedilink source parent