Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li: their act of constitutional arson is our opportunity for American Reconstruction

the fascists believe that they can tear up american democracy at the roots and after we'll all have to fall in line "because it's the law." but the power of the law is a function of the legitimacy of the law. the state's monopoly on force is posterior to the people's adherence to the state!

their act of constitutional arson is our opportunity for American Reconstruction

the power of the state is not in the gun. it's in the finger on the trigger--and it's not in the finger either, it's in the heart and mind of the person behind it. that is the battle we must be prepared to fight and win.

Revolutions win when the guy in an apc refuses to unload on protesters

i recently rewatched V FOR VENDETTA and beneath the superhero theatrics it's remarkable how clear V (and the movie) are about this the truly decisive moment is when the men with guns can't bear to commit a massacre the battle for britain won in the soul of britain

"The thing is, Tank Commander is far more dangerous than Tank Man. Tank Man can simply be shot... The regime survives if Tank Man dies, even if the death of Tank Man isn’t the optimal outcome. The regime dies, however, if Tank Commander refuses to run over Tank Man."

Tank Man and Tank Commander - Lawyers, Guns & Moneywww.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com What follows is a long, largely unoriginal rumination on the state, coercion, the Odessa Steps, and Tank Man. Skip to the end for trivial observations about the current situation in Iran. Or just skip...

Loved lgm that and crookedtimbers were the main political sites I frequented during Obama's first term

Was extremely bummed to see it become unreadable BIDEN MUST STEP DOWN dreck over the past week.

The Soviet Union fell, in a very real sense, when the GKChP ordered Soviet troops to fire on protestors and they... didn't. A lot of shouting followed, but that's when it was all over.

As a non turkey understander, this was why I thought Erdogan was cooked in 2016, there were those soldiers on the bridge getting out of their vehicles and then reports iirc the airforce was joining the coup shortly after

The Portuguese Carnation Revolution ultimately came down to the soldiers refusing to open fire on protestors, and it was the end of the fascist Salazar regime.

Well, and soldiers in fact facing down their peers

Yeah, I’m simplifying a bit, but I imagine that’s what happens once a few soldiers break

To be fair all I know about it I know from Wikipedia and the great Maria de Madeiros film

This is the reason they're spending so much time making drones that can kill abstractly from afar, and gun dogs that will carry out instructions autonomously

PREACH!

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