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Prepping for the Fascist State? [1]

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Date: 2024-07-01  

I had hoped that KOs was gonna be a progressive porthole. A place where people organized and took power away from the Billionaires. It really is an internet vent-hole that by and large lets people get it out on line rather than taking these ideas and beliefs and turning them into party platforms, progressive campaigns, and organized action. Fantasy Land.

I am amazed and heart broken at the level of wishful thinking and arm chair quarterbacking that left has devolved into. Blame Sanders for Clinton’s defeat and on and on the left goes.

Meanwhile over on the right. Big money bought large scale propaganda and flipped a country.

The good news has been that despite a massive gain in the Trump presidency and and a rigged supreme court — people have really woken up to say no. The majority of us do not want this shit.

The problem we have is that we are not willing to fight for what we want. The other side is. because they will go to the extreme, they don’t need the numbers that we have.

And let me be loud and clear to all KOS admins — I am not talking about endorsing or promoting violence. I am talking about confronting violence and bullies and fascism on the personal and local and national level as an individual 1st, then through groups and associations. I am advocating getting loud and getting people on our side.

But I rarely see that from my team.

“I didn’t want to be impolite” “ I didn’t want to be confrontational” “ I didn’t want to start a fight”

Really? That’s the only outcome to standing up to fascism?

I’m sorry, but, stop complaining if you aren’t gonna take action. None of us can afford to leave the work to elected people and party representatives. i have kids come up to me and ask what I’m gonna do, meaning, what are the adults gonna do to stop this. I ask them what they are gonna do. I’m gonna keep on fighting and challenging the fascist momentum and continue to be loud and public about it.

Martin Luther King Jr. Quote: “Life isn't worth living until you have found something worth dying for.”

MLK was not the radical — SNCC and the panthers and the weathermen and others — they were radical. This was middle of the road.

Now they Right wants to make Biden step down — so many here go along. The Supreme Court is putting the heritage 2025 plan in action without the presidency. One might expect a fight from the left : Pack the court. Don’t step down. Unite and Win. But what we will see will be a 1,000 I’m afraid, I’m worried, it’s scary articles here all about it. The history of being afraid and watching bullies take it all away will be point by point analyzed. titles like — if you’re not scared you’re not paying attention. if you’re not scared, you should be etc…

Now is not the time for Chamberlin. Now is not the time to run away. now is the time to stand ground.

I don’t see this happening.

So perhaps now is the time to blend in. Think through who you turn against and hand over when the bullies get guns and badges.

Fascism wins with 30% ready to be violent and 30% too afraid to act.

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