Most people around me, (in a social context, not work context) seem to be just sticking their heads in the sand for productivity reasons so they can focus on life stuff, and are shocked when we finally have a conversation where I mention something topically thats going on in politics. Then follow the shock up with telling me following that stuff too much is bad for your health and advise me to take breaks. Lol. Yup good times.
So yeah, most people around me have no idea the latest horrible stuff going on and won’t know about it until someone else tells them. Thats part of the reason we’re not seeing the level of protesting needed to start fighting this stuff. (Yes I know protesting by itself won’t stop this, but the protesting usually leads to over reaction and too much violence from the authoritarians, helping to tip more people on the fence, in the protests’ favor)
The step that is conveniently forgotten (because most of the country didn’t learn about it) between protest and violence is civil disobedience.
It’s effective, and it’s been happening. It works particularly well against fascists because it turns their MO against them. Fascists like to waste time arguing then rapidly overwhelm with policy. When that policy is delayed and unenforceable they absolutely go bonkers and damage their system further.
Most people around me, (in a social context, not work context) seem to be just sticking their heads in the sand for productivity reasons so they can focus on life stuff, and are shocked when we finally have a conversation where I mention something topically thats going on in politics. Then follow the shock up with telling me following that stuff too much is bad for your health and advise me to take breaks. Lol. Yup good times.
So yeah, most people around me have no idea the latest horrible stuff going on and won’t know about it until someone else tells them. Thats part of the reason we’re not seeing the level of protesting needed to start fighting this stuff. (Yes I know protesting by itself won’t stop this, but the protesting usually leads to over reaction and too much violence from the authoritarians, helping to tip more people on the fence, in the protests’ favor)
The step that is conveniently forgotten (because most of the country didn’t learn about it) between protest and violence is civil disobedience.
It’s effective, and it’s been happening. It works particularly well against fascists because it turns their MO against them. Fascists like to waste time arguing then rapidly overwhelm with policy. When that policy is delayed and unenforceable they absolutely go bonkers and damage their system further.