I keep seeing this but the claim is dubious at best and feel like conflating correlation with causation. While the examples cited were largely non violent they had aspects and sub movements advocating violence and destruction, so any outcomes cannot be isolated in a way to make this claim.

So by extension if I am peacefully protesting and somebody tries to hit me with a car/deadly weapon can I “Stand My Ground” and shoot at the driver? Asking for a friend.

And Democratic senators like Amy Klobuchar are writing laws to help him

Also known as Gell-Mann amnesia

Pretending that the law matters during a fascist coup is not productive.

This is the whole problem, the government isn’t working for people. The media isn’t even working for people, look how few people even rely on traditional media these days. The answer can’t be more government as usual more traditional media coverage. What we need is grand action. Fight the battle in the streets (not violence) force a prolonged general strike, organized mass boycotts, create a run on the banks, and become generally ungovernable.

This SHOULD have been done to stop the last CR. Democrats had a chance to present a united opposition with both the Senate and the House but threw it away. This is not the ONLY productive thing they could be doing, it’s the only legal thing they can do. Democrats are still playing by the rules and following decorum. Americans are angry many seem to be starting to realize they were sold a culture war when what they are actually fighting is a class war. Until the messaging becomes that of a class war Democrats will not be able to capitalize on the anger.

Performative garbage, they had a chance to actually prevent it and they folded.

You can opt out of the economy at any time, I haven’t bought anything besides locally grown food for several weeks. I’m in the process of divesting the money I have in stock into precious metals funds.