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Cake day: June 11th, 2023

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  • I’m saying you didn’t read the article. :)

    You brought the topic of Luigi and egg-throwing here for some reason, but I cannot fathom why. The article is not about Luigi or egg-throwing.

    Last I checked, there was a phenomenon named “concern trolling” which vaguely resembles your style, but I’m not quick to judge. Maybe your concern for egg-throwers is genuine. But how did you arrive at it?

    The article was about democracy, law, whether law is worth following, and what determines if a strategy could win.

    Among its most worthwhile parts, the article said:

    If the defenders of democracy cannot offer anything more inspiring than a return to the previous state of affairs—the one that caused this catastrophe in the first place—they will lose, and they will deserve to lose. It will take a more ambitious and far-reaching vision to defeat oligarchy.



  • They are correct to note:

    It was the rules of the previous game that created this situation. Wanting to go back a single step in history, to the previous stage of the process, is foolish, because that was the stage that led us directly to this one.

    Defense against tyranny better be multi-layered, with some using methods intended to get “one step back” while others use methods that lead elsewhere. CrimethInc is stressing the importance of anarchist methods, and that is good.

    Meanwhile, people who can work via courts, should keep obstructing Trump in courts. I would even encourage them. For federal employees, time to choose will come - will they take orders from the government or courts? I would encourage them to choose the latter.

    For members of the Congress, a choice will come at some point (likely after 2 years): will they impeach or tiptoe along party lines? For members of the Secret Service, another question is constant: will they diligently protect their client, or get disillusioned and let him down?

    Grassroot methods of resistance are a more gradual process. They can start right now, and run along everything else. At first, nobody will notice them, but if they work, later nobody can stop them.

    It’s hard to predict what will work in the end.

    My only solid advise to Americans is: just try to avoid a civil war, because then almost everyone loses.