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Time to militarize and rule by nuclear terror (crazypeople.online)
submitted 9 months ago by to c/memes@lemmy.ml
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Good bye Euro Social Democracy, was fun times before being forced to rearm

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[–] 10 points 9 months ago (6 children)

Making it seem so complicated is part of the calculated effort to reduce resistance. I invite folks to study how domestic resistance to the US invasion of Vietnam helped end US involvement.

I know it wasn't bloodless but a good solid first step is not feeding your (collective your) babies to the war machine and making involvement in the military industrial complex an unforgivable social sin.

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  • [–] 7 points 9 months ago (5 children)

    Whenever i encounter the "we cant revolt, theyll shoot us" argument from americans i always think to myself "so youd rather they shoot someone else in a different country then? Right"

    Its clear subconsciously at least they think theyre superior and value their own lives above other nation's peoples.

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  • [–] 5 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    They have to think about their families all the time.

    Obviously an US american family is worth more than the world!

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago

    This is unironically the big moral dilemma presented by so much western entertainment media it's nauseating. "Would you pRoTeCt yOuR FaMiLy even if it meant the world/everyone else would die?" and the correct moral position, after much soul searching and garment rending is usually presented as: "Yes, fuck the world, you gotta protect you and your own above literally ALL else." And it's always so contrived, with such manufactured scenarios to ignore the fact that in the vast majority of both real and imagined cases, the better option for the world is also going to be the better option for your family. But constantly pitting the individual and their immediate family's interests over the well being of the community and society is fundamentally necessary to maintain the capitalist mode, so they gotta keep reinforcing that false dichotomy as some kind of universal conundrum that is best answered by being as self centered as possible "for your family."

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  • [–] 6 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    Literally just be mean to a military recruiter. Hell just point and laugh or roll your eyes. Pull your kids from cadets. Shun ROTC participants. Refuse sponsorships from military contractors. Don't take internships at them. Tell them they can't have a float at your local parade.

    All this talk about revolt and it doesn't really feel like most folks have even considered how impactful being mildly annoying can be.

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