I know what newsmax is.
I also known that this is just enough cognitive dissonance to maybe turn someone…
Its a matter of “if they can turn on a dime, you can too”.
I get that they are doubling down. I also get that this is the first disconnect they have had with mainstream media in eight years. And maybe that is my in.
I understand that it is a small shift, but honestly, its the first shift ive seen in many of them in almost a decade. Ill take it.
Marching it the streets.
Mass protests.
Malicious compliance.
Organized disruptions of everyday life.
Sabotage.
All that first.
Guns are for when they refuse those.
You are a literal years ahead of the curve when it comes to lasting change. Be a martyr if you want. I dont care. But if we didnt follow behind luigi, we arent there yet. So shoot someone and get gunned down. Be my guest. You first.
Have you even done the bare minimum of protest before advocating for fucking violence? Are you lazy or just an armchair antagonizer?
To be perfectly clear, being prepaired and being in shape is good for you. Do that. But lets look at history. Look at the civil rights era for reference.
Being in shape and well armed doesnt do shit. It took one unarmed black lady not moving on a bus to be a nexus. after dozens had already done the same. It was on purpose. It had organization.
Look at how long it took after that before the black panthers marched on the capital with guns and congress got so scared to push firearm reforms, but somehow was not be the nexus of change.
They didnt care abour busses. and being armed doesnt do shit. Organizing does. Protest does.
The nexus wasnt firearms. It was people getting together and protesting every way they could. For literal years.
As a prolific gun owner myself, i dont hold any faith in them. My faith is in something coalescing into a movement. And that movement isnt firepower. You cant beat the united states military and the complex it built anyways.
But you can change hearts and minds. it takes organization. Protest will always be better. Love your neighbor and be a nuisance until you change their heart.
That being said, guns are also an option, but if it takes less than a decade of this bs to get you to shoot someone, you just wanted to shoot someone to begin with. And as much as i own and use guns and, somewhat ironically, abhore violence, im not going to be the person to change your mind if thats what you are set on.
Trump doesnt need to manipulate much. I live in deep red country. They are upset that fox has “completely changed” and they want to go to newsmax instead.
They are soooo fucking close to getting it. But the propaganda seed has already been planted.
I dont think that this is a refutation of the two party system at all. I think this is a rebalancing of the system in likes to the tea party surge of the kid 2000s.
It isnt a rebuttal. Its a response. as much as the democratic party hates it, it still is well within the status quo and thats why schumer will hang his arms on the cross so to speak. Hes the willing and able party pariah. It is manufactured.
And thats why im worried it isnt enough. Its why im angry still.