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   Jay Baker (mediaactivist@todon.eu)'s status on Tuesday, 07-Jan-2025 02:00:05 JST Jay Baker

   In this time of Late Capitalism, I really think it's important that we put our efforts into breaking this repetitive (and predictable) cycle of "lesser evil" political parties failing to offer answers while holding the door shut on "leftists" and allowing fascists into power, over and over. We need to de-legitimise and actively undermine that system, through our own interconnected media, workplace organising, renters unions, mask blocs, and mutual aid groups everywhere. Time is running out.

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     Colin from Edinburgh, Oklahoma (photoncollector@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 07-Jan-2025 04:11:04 JST Colin from Edinburgh, Oklahoma

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     The passivity and apathy of Americans never fail to amaze me.
     What are considered to be radical actions in the US are just long-established parts of everyday life in other countries.

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     Jay Baker (mediaactivist@todon.eu)'s status on Tuesday, 07-Jan-2025 04:11:04 JST Jay Baker

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     • Colin from Edinburgh, Oklahoma

     @photoncollector True, though it could be worse, like here in the UK where there is almost no radical resistance (a monarchy that's never had a revolution) and it's always worth remembering only around a quarter of the American population voted for Trump this time. Many people just don't know where to turn.

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     Colin from Edinburgh, Oklahoma (photoncollector@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 07-Jan-2025 05:26:41 JST Colin from Edinburgh, Oklahoma

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     Americans have not shown any signs of resistance since Vietnam and the old Civil Rights struggle. Nor will they.

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     Jay Baker (mediaactivist@todon.eu)'s status on Tuesday, 07-Jan-2025 05:26:41 JST Jay Baker

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     • Colin from Edinburgh, Oklahoma

     @photoncollector That was certainly quite the era. But I think in recent history we've had Occupy and Black Lives Matter protests and also one of the better examples of anarchistic residence in many areas. State politics and so-called representative democracy, aided by the media, make it easy to lose faith.

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     Colin from Edinburgh, Oklahoma (photoncollector@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 07-Jan-2025 08:44:10 JST Colin from Edinburgh, Oklahoma

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     This is the nature of the problem.

     https://medium.com/@colingajewski/the-government-a-monopoly-on-legal-violence-b63aecd712c1

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     Jay Baker (mediaactivist@todon.eu)'s status on Tuesday, 07-Jan-2025 08:44:10 JST Jay Baker

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     • Colin from Edinburgh, Oklahoma

     @photoncollector That is great!