Part of the goal of right-wing politics is to exhaust...

Part of the goal of right-wing politics is to exhaust their opposition by rendering the law absurd and democracy seemingly futile, to pull back so much power into their own hands that we have no choice but to resort to extralegal means to stop them.

Because they know most people, most liberals especially, would rather suffer under unjust laws than put themselves on the line by breaking them.

Like 24 Feb 2023 at 20:00 | Open on mastodon.social

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Nowhere Girl

The slow unwinding of the social contract begins by targeting marginalized communities because right-wingers know most people won't stick their necks out to protect them and will rationalize to themselves why it's okay, actually, in the name of maintaining "order."

24 Feb 2023 at 20:03 | Open on mastodon.social

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@gwynnion

First they came for the Communists
And I did not s̶p̶e̶a̶k̶ ̶o̶u̶t̶ do anything
Because I was not a Communist

Then they came for the Socialists
And I did not s̶p̶e̶a̶k̶ ̶o̶u̶t̶ do anything
Because I was not a Socialist

Then they came for the trade unionists
And I did not s̶p̶e̶a̶k̶ ̶o̶u̶t̶ do anything
Because I was not a trade unionist

Then they came for the Jews
And I did not s̶p̶e̶a̶k̶ ̶o̶u̶t̶ do anything
Because I was not a Jew

Then they came for me
And there was no one left
To s̶p̶e̶a̶k̶ ̶o̶u̶t̶ do anything for me

@gwynnion

First they came for the Communists
And I did not s̶p̶e̶a̶k̶ ̶o̶u̶t̶ do anything
Because I was not a Communist

Then they came for the Socialists
And I did not s̶p̶e̶a̶k̶ ̶o̶u̶t̶ do anything
Because I was not a Socialist

Then they came for the trade unionists
And I did not s̶p̶e̶a̶k̶ ̶o̶u̶t̶ do anything
Because I was not a trade unionist

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25 Feb 2023 at 4:14 | Open on mastodon.social

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@gwynnion Crossed out "speak out" because tons of people are SpEaKiNg OuT and are accomplishing a whole lot of bugger all. They want you to speak out, because the people most adamant on speaking out are the same people who will police real activists better than the ruling class ever could.

There is not a single major change that was brought about only by speaking out. Seriously, try to think of a single civil right that was spoken into fruition. Actions speak louder than words, take action.

25 Feb 2023 at 4:19 | Open on mastodon.social

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@gwynnion Why is civil disobedience off the table when the social contract is being infringed upon? The whole point of a contract is that if one party doesn't perform to its terms, the other party is released of their obligations too. To say they're "not performing" is an understatement, they've taken a big ol' shit on it. Like, the social contract is already watered down to hell and back and even that's too much for them.

25 Feb 2023 at 4:23 | Open on mastodon.social