“We have a nice little database and now you’re considered a domestic terrorist.”

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[–] 117 points 9 months ago

Keep filming, make their database worthless when it becomes just a list of every citizen in the US.

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  • [–] 62 points 9 months ago (3 children)
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  • [–] 20 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    Politicians have done an amazing job of sorting all of the pro-2nd amendment people into the group that supports all of this.

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  • [+] 11 points 9 months ago (1 child)
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    2A isn’t going to stop them either. It’s a cult and a fascist dictatorship rolled together with a Supreme Court in their pockets. It’s not a problem that’s simple enough for guns to solve.

    They just killed an ICU nurse with his holstered and licensed firearm with zero repercussions and will do that to as many as needed, since the leadership isn’t in any current danger of consequences.

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    [–] 50 points 9 months ago (12 children)

    I'm surprised how many people are not masked for privacy out there

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  • [–] 31 points 9 months ago (11 children)

    Can't they ID you through masks now anyway?

    My perspective is I resist openly. The more people do that the safer it is for everyone. But everyone should assess their own risk on an individual basis because it is not the same for all of us.

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  • [–] 11 points 9 months ago (10 children)

    The short answer is, the more of your face you cover, the harder it is to ID someone. If you wear a hat and a face mask, they will not be able to use facial recognition to identify you, to my knowledge.

    There is still stuff like gait analysis, but that’s also relatively hard unless they have a bunch of visuals of you walking. Which they may have. But wearing a mask does make it discernibly more difficult for them to ID you.

    That said, thank you for having the courage to resist openly. We do need it, and it does matter. I personally mask because of health reasons and generally trying to throw a wrench in the surveillance state (I hate being ad targeted, much less state targeted). But I get so much motivation out of seeing my fellow folks show up to resist in all the ways that they want to personally.

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

    Yeah, as a privileged, white male I don't cover up my face. I'll be a face for others or take that place. I'm statistically better off being targeted than a non-white person.

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  • [–] 9 points 9 months ago (8 children)

    Yeah unfortunately that doesn’t protect you any more either. We’ve seen that.

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

    Unfortunately so. Still, immunity is not what I seek over speaking up right now.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago (4 children)

    Take a lot of care, your country needs you.

    The easier way and I think I’m preaching to the converted here is general strike. I’d rather see you be jobless, homeless and hungry for a year than dead. It’s a brutal way to put it but there are levels of difficulty and hardship to this.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago* (3 children)

    Yeah, I've been thinking about that a lot. I'm watching and listening as it keeps getting brpught up. Not many unions in my state right now, but even so, it was talked about today at the protest.

    Edit: reply duplicated itself

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

    Yeah I saw the dupe hahaha

    It’s the only way for citizens now. It’s hard because it absolutely means huge personal sacrifice for many. I think there’s enough people in the country on the right side, that could take the hardship to be successful with numbers. I spoke to one yesterday who despite their best wishes is arm deep in the machine as they put it and they’re right. That said, there comes a point where even they have to consider shutting down production.

    That should force the Houses, or enough people within them, to invoke whatever amendment (25th I believe?) to remove the administration. The guilty ones will run; that’s fine provided the next government is one that means business and follows through on extradition. The goal is to restore decent government; accountability happens afterward anyway.

    You’ll have to live with their shitty base, that said, they need to be held accountable where possible as well. Most of them will turn and lie their way out of it. They’re all shitty people.

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

    Yeah, I never thought I would find myself happier with a do-nothing representative, but this is active harm and way worse. I left my shitty job a few months ago, and have considered organizing a protest or two around the state capital building. I wish I had a better way to personally hit big businesses, like that one guy who emailed contractor invoices to google and amazon and was paid tens of thousands for nothing.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago

    Hahaha yeah I remember that, what a blast from the past!

    Yeah you and people like you will drive this, those that do have some wiggle room. Others see people doing something too; that’s where normal, organised protests play their role.

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

    Truth same here. We got this. Don't lone wolf though don't want to lose another brothers to the orcs here

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

    Edit: Was going to actually address you and forgot. Thank you, I plan to be with others at all times.

    Being in a blue pocket of a red state means we don't have as many agents here, but I'm proud every time I've seen a video of people here following them into restaurants and other businesses until they leave scared and empty handed.

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  • [–] 26 points 9 months ago

    Filming is the best thing that you can do. It's the best weapon.

    Time and time again, they will spin the story and blame the victim. Every... Fucking... Time.

    When you record, and it's so blatantly obvious of the crime they committed, they will still spin the story - but there is a chance that people who normally believe those stories will come to their senses.

    Sure - ICE could probably drop someone to their knees in the middle of a crowded store, execute the person with no struggle, and some folks will still blame the victim. However, there is also a chance that some might wake up.

    Film everything. Post everything.

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  • [–] 17 points 9 months ago

    Of course they are. These lying cowards can't tell their lies when good and decent people record what the are doing.

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  • [–] 17 points 9 months ago

    If they are executing people in the streets they’re doing much worse behind closed doors. We need to film everything for the trials

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  • [–] 7 points 9 months ago

    Once this is over we can use that list to give them all medals for their patriotism. Posthumously, if necessary.

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  • [–] 6 points 9 months ago

    ICE are the terrorists.

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

    I wonder about all those dashcams people have, as well as things like Ring.

    I suppose that some tools will likely turn against you, given they are owned and run by oligarchs.

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    Are there efforts to get lots and lots of drones recording all they do?

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago

    Mask up people. Don't let them take a picture of your face.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago

    The Homeland Security guy filming me get pepper sprayed in 2007 said as much as well. It seemed like a bluff then, and even now still probably is. The odds are they'll have AI slop through the photos instead of a person in which case it doesn't matter if they positively ID you in the field or not.

    Not sure if that is any better.

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