Friendly reminder that we are looking at a government that is likely going to imprison political dissidents and you do not know who the admins of lemmy.world are or what they will and won't turn over before and after getting a call from the secret police.

Just like the rest of us don't know who you are and don't know if you are that "protester" with a very visible body armor and gun bulge under your shirt.

The Internet is a beautiful thing to make disseminating information and organizing protests MUCH easier. But it is also a great way to release insane amounts of personal information to bad actors. Practice good OPSEC and understand who you are communicating with AND who is listening.

This is a federated instance. Nothing on here is secure. All of it is forever. If you don't think everything thing you post on here isn't being archived and attached to a metadata profile that likely includes your public IP address you're going to have a very bad time.

As @ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net has already said, please read https://slrpnk.net/post/17910446

Edit: this missive is for anyone reading this thread. If you live in the US and aren't using a non US VPN or tor browser or I2P don't post anything regarding direct action. If you don't know what those are, it's a great time to learn about them. Free Speech means nothing to the current administration.

Yeah, it can't be overstated how bad this is. This is functionally the end of due process. If the government says you're a criminal, you get memory holed in El Salvador without a trial, and you are never coming back.

for everyone who hasn't crossed their Rubicon, declare to yourself now what your limits are

Because Republicans control all three branches of government and removal requires a 2/3 majority vote in the Senate after a successful impeachment in the House.

It is, but that's like, hard.

Come on, you know the reason.

Sic semper tyrannis

I have been saying this for a bit. Peaceful protests work in a democratic environment.

Trump is a narcissistic psychopath. He only understands power. So we're likely gonna have to get violent to get him out of there. Just saying

Yup. Peaceful protests only work when the tyrant actually cares about the opinion of the protesters and may want to go out with even a shred of dignity.

That doesn't work for self-absorbed scum who believes they're above everyone else and thinks they can win by bulldozing the opposition - appealing to the good will of a sociopath won't save you, because there's none there.

He's calling the people's bluff, and he damn well knows the people don't want to get their hands dirty.

All the defense of school shootings for what? For a second amendment that isn't even used in the only situation in history where it would be justified? All talk, no action. And Trump is exploiting it big time.

So how does your snarky Lemmy comment helps fight fascism again? Does attempts at stopping the organisation of a resistance movement while it's in its infancy roadblocks the rise of fascism or bolsters it, in your opinion?

More importantly, what effort have you done to organise a resistance that is more effective than the protest that you sneer at?

Vote in the midterms next year and we'll have elections in 2028