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Moostache

(11,000 posts)
7. A study of our enemies in Vietnam and Iraq and Afghanistan is a useful playbook
Thu Jan 8, 2026, 11:50 AM
Thursday

Direct confrontation is silly. The citizens will not face down armed thugs in the streets in open combat. But forcing the government to become more and more and more extreme in their efforts to blame "the left" is an easy win. Millions of people in the streets and in non-violent opposition to this government's lawless, fascist moves is a start. Force them to jail us by the millions because we will not cooperate or fund or be part of their world if it means accepting ICE, accepting lawless invasions, accepting billionaire rulers and nothing for the rest of us.

It is time to think general strikes, massive sick outs, and yes sabotage of the infrastructure and movement of goods and services that these same billionaires NEED to survive themselves. Defund ICE? Cute slogan, but we need to Defund the Billionaires first.

If you shop at Wal-Mart or Amazon... if you drive a Nazi SUV... if you continue to fetishize Apple products... YOU are the problem as much as those shooting people in the face while dressed up as Cos-play Barbie's civilian gang.

Participation and ignorance are acceptance and tacit approval.

Shop local ONLY.
Avoid any discretionary spending that funds any billionaire.
Consume ONLY independent media.
Be ready to end capitalism from the inside out to end the funding (and thereby acceptance) of the existence of billionaires that do not care about us, will not ever protect us and want us to die faster so they can sit on ever larger golden toilets and thrones.

Fuck them all.

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