• paulpaul@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    6 months ago

    Check this book with 20 relatively specific actions written by a historian https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_Tyranny

    Also here are the rules briefly summarized. https://scholars.org/contribution/twenty-lessons-fighting-tyranny-twentieth

    I think this one rings particularly strong today.

    1. Take responsibility for the face of the world. The symbols of today enable the reality of tomorrow. Notice the swastikas and other signs of hate. Do not look away, and do not get used to them. Remove them yourself and set an example for others to do so.
  • BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    I don’t live in the US and guns aren’t a thing here, but from what I know from my antifascist friends, owning firearms is a very good idea. They’re all armed to the teeth.

  • scoobford@lemmy.zip
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    6 months ago

    Ok, so serious answer for our friends who don’t live in places without an active culture of protest:

    1. Vote. No, really. If people actually fucking voted, we wouldn’t be in this mess.

    2. Give money to advocacy organizations

    3. Give your time and money to mutual aid organizations

    4. Read the news (not just on lemmy either)

    5. CALL your congresspeople. Emails and letters are better than nothing, but do not have the same impact.

    6. Try to get your friends to do #1-5

        • PresidentCamacho@lemm.ee
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          6 months ago

          No, it doesn’t fight fascism. If you have a socialist country there are things about the system that inherently make it harder for fascism to pop up, but this is prevention. Also if fascism is already in your country, socialism isn’t doing a god damn thing because it doesn’t exist.

          Socialism is preventative care on a healthy or mildly sick system, it is not the major surgery needed to remove active cancer.