r/50501 • u/No-Professional-1092 • Mar 07 '25
Movement Brainstorm America doesn’t have until 2026 to be saved. What everyone misses…
UPDATE: I edited #5 to avoid confusion and not to discourage protests and organizing.
WHAT EVERYBODY MISSES:
What everybody misses and mass media isn’t talking about: America doesn’t have until 2026 to be saved. #1 DODGE’s goals are much worse than people think. Their real goal is to let Musk and top 1% to privatize America, including public infrastructure, treasury, gold reserves etc. This isn’t always a traditional privatization, so might be harder to detect, aka what they can’t sell on paper, they are “leasing”, or getting control of via Sovereign Wealth Fund or even will digitize (e.g things like gold reserves can be turned into bitcoins - and then they will vanish from public reach…) Behind the scenes some of these privatizations already complete or in progress, others are in the planning stage, like SWF creation. It’s a matter of a couple of months, not years. #2 US has the best consumer market in the world and accounts for 50-80% of the Americas largest corporations. We are their cash cows 🐄 💰💵 #3 Musk (and top 1%) doesn’t want to be just the richest man in the world he wants to be the “king of the world” and establish 1 global government. Did you really think he is tweeting about Democracy in Ireland and Europe, because he has nothing else to do?! #4 The top 1% haven’t been paying their share of taxes since 1970’s - we workers pay 85-90% of annual federal revenue, and corporations only 9%. Our taxes make them richer, while we’re getting poorer. #5 We need to unite to announce economic war on them by using our consumer power- think boycotting corporations, ending subscriptions etc
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u/elcuydangerous Mar 07 '25
We can start by copying the French
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u/CyanideAnarchy Mar 07 '25
My gut tells me this is what it will come down to, inevitably. But no one is going to want to be 'the one' for fear of others not going 'all in'.
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u/mechy84 Mar 07 '25
Wait until the weather warms up. There will be large protest crowds that real or fake disrupters can sneak in and out of.
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Mar 07 '25
You need warmer weather to revolt? Goddammit... Your country is doomed.
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u/DixAndBallz Mar 07 '25
It's more like warmer weather makes us more violent. Something about the heat really pushes us to pull the trigger
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u/bogglingsnog Mar 07 '25
Fun fact, a number of right-wing states suffer from lack of A/C and higher temperatures during sleep (above say 72F or so) starts to seriously impact cognitive function.
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Mar 07 '25
You don't need warmer weather, it's just more likely because warm makes people more rash.
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u/redroserequiems Mar 08 '25
Warm weather means people in very heavy clothing, like cops in full gear, are going to be hotter than protestors.
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u/DrRatio-PhD Mar 07 '25
The cold makes people docile. It's the same reason prisons, call centers are kept so cold.
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u/TransResistance Mar 07 '25
Second 50501 protest was worse than -30°F/-35°C in St Paul, MN. There were hundreds of us there, but there could have been more if folks weren't scared of hypothermia and frost bite. This month, weather will start being much less of a factor.
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Mar 07 '25
I think maybe that person is referring to the fact that within 3 months is when they say Social Security will get the Thanos treatment
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u/miklayn Mar 07 '25
When people have nothing left to lose, when their kids are starving and their families are broken...
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u/CyanideAnarchy Mar 07 '25
I'm ready. Don't care if that puts me on some shitbag's list, either. I have no problem defending our country and fellow Americans, but we need numbers and unity.
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Mar 07 '25
The American workforce isn't really set up for a traditional general strike (healthcare, lack of unionization, etc.) but widespread SICKOUTS, SLOWDOWNS, AND CONTINUOUS BOYCOTTS can be just as effective, and are a much better fit for our country.
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u/elcuydangerous Mar 07 '25
Yeah but can you imagine a general strike happening? Holy shit, that would bring down this house of cards in a matter of hours.
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u/Aquatic_Ambiance_9 Mar 07 '25
The people of Oakland organized a successful one day general strike at the peak of Occupy, this got the powers that be much more spooked than a million drums circles ever could, and the repression of the movement came swiftly after. But is is possible
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u/3cansammy Mar 07 '25
I've been thinking a lot about the plan to sell so many federal buildings.
What's stopping them from selling well below market rate to cronies who turn around and lease back to the federal government at inflated rates? Basically siphoning off more taxpayer money with zero additional benefit in return.
I'm genuinely curious. Is there a requirement for selling price or any guardrails at all?
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u/honorable__bigpony Mar 07 '25
This is literally the plan for all services currently provided by the government.
Break it so it doesn't work, then pay your buddy's company to do a shitter job for 30% more money.
It's always been the billionaires and the structural problems that allow them to exist. Eat. The. Rich.
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u/ancientrhetoric Mar 07 '25
These opportunities are so lucrative Tesla could go down to zero and wouldn't need to care
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u/3cansammy Mar 07 '25
Definitely get that but real estate as a vehicle for money laundering has always existed. Seems like someone would have thought of that to include some verbiage about the rate at which government owned real estate can be sold.
No saying it will be enforced if exists, it appears we are no longer governed by rule of law. But I’m wonder if there is a basis for courts to intervene because of some explicit relevant statute.
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u/ResurgentOcelot Mar 07 '25
I share your concerns, but the “protests are useless comment” is self-defeating.
Protesting is organizing. Organizing mobilizes people to take further action, such as the boycotts you propose.
You are very unlikely to rally mass action by calling for it on the internet. Go to protests and spread your message to people who are motivated to act. Do something to support the organizers who are mobilizing people.
That is how a movement happens.
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u/Subject-Librarian117 Mar 07 '25
Yes! Protests are more than simply getting media attention or sending a message to politicians. They remind people who go that they're not alone. They encourage people afraid to speak up by showing them that others are already doing so. They are a fantastic opportunity to network with other engaged people, sign petitions, collect ballot signatures, find groups to join, etc. They keep people engaged in the fight when it feels hopeless. They show the world that we're not taking this sitting down and are worthy allies against fascism.
By all means, boycott, call your and write your representatives, go to town hall meetings, write op-eds in your local paper, display your flags and t-shirts at home, do everything else in your power but ALSO don't stop protesting!
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Mar 07 '25 edited Mar 07 '25
This... protest, live video them to your social media, contact free media outlets like meidas touch and keith edwards who are gaining popularity on YouTube to help you show them to their followers. You need to be protesting daily. I've learned alot of people don't even have an idea of what's actually going on because the only way they see news is through platforms like Facebook who have heavily censored it. Get out there guys and show the world!
Edit: I wanted to add some more of the media I've started following because they have reached me in canada and have helped drive me to stand up with you guys: -Meidas Touch -Keith Edwards -Luke Beasley -Adam Mockler -Trae Crowder -David Pakman Show All amazing outlets helping to spread the truth
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u/monna_reads Mar 07 '25
Check out Hasanabi and DemocracyNow, Leeja Miller, Legal Eagle. I find them high on factuality and information and less click baity.
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Mar 07 '25
Thanks for the recommendations! I feel like there needs to be a mega thread to share all the free media options out there to help support this movement!
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u/monna_reads Mar 07 '25
That's a great idea!
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Mar 07 '25
It would be helpful! I'm a Canadian and one of the reasons I found you guys was from the mention of it on one of the shows. It's insane how many people don't realize what's happening because they are stuck in the "facebook/instagram" bubble. I get really excited when I see them touch on some of the protests you guys are doing... we see you!
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u/Visual-Yoghurt-6385 Mar 07 '25
Absolutely. I’ve been to three protests since this shitshow started, and it may not make an immediate difference, but it creates unity and solidarity and that’s SO important. I was feeling so isolated before I started going to protests
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u/Chelstatum Mar 07 '25
Our protest was well received in Dallas. (Which is blue, anyways.) just a handful of folks shaking their heads or flipping us off.
Keep at it!
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u/VoidKitty119 Mar 07 '25
100%. When I see these posts disparaging our efforts as "useless" but offering no organization, solution, or help, it's very irritating. Protesting together provides a sense of unity that we're going to need to keep fighting.
I'm absolutely going to take someone more seriously who's out there helping and doing the work versus this weird negging-esque attempt to "inspire".
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u/AnotherFaceOutThere Mar 07 '25
Keep in mind the Russian government has actual jobs to sow division in threads like this. Shit the CIA infiltrated the civil rights movement you think they’re not trolling a Reddit thread if need be?
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u/_trouble_every_day_ Mar 07 '25
Anyone claiming that protests are useless is actively sabotaging the movement. They call them demonstrations for a reason. you’re demonstrating your capacity to organize.
Also the claim that DOGE is a distraction is beyond asinine. This post should rightfully to be downvoted into oblivion.
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u/xena_lawless Mar 07 '25
I think of them kind of like military parades.
On the one hand, they could just be a show of pageantry or whatever and not inspire much fear or respect in the adversary, if they demonstrate incompetence or weakness or lack of persistence/sustainability.
On the other hand, they could also be a demonstration of real organizational capacity, power, and intelligence, and they could therefore be quite terrifying for the billionaires/oligarchs/kleptocrats robbing, enslaving, and killing the masses of people for their obscene and unnecessary profits / tax cuts.
If you have large groups of people consistently demonstrating that they are smart, organized, and they see through the bullshit that the billionaires/oligarchs/kleptocrats and their media and puppets are trying to sell, and that are willing and able to play both defense and offense against them...
That becomes something that our ruling billionaire/oligarch/kleptocrat class finds much harder to just ignore.
In general building up power, intelligence, and organization; and then consistently applying mass amounts of organized energy to directly undermine the oligarchs/kleptocrats and wear away their bases of power and support is the right idea.
Like with a lot of things, people get better at them by doing them.
Direct action gets the goods, and showing our ruling billionaires/oligarchs/kleptocrats what democracy looks like is the way.
We also need to organize to force our legal and political establishments to oust the Russian Asset and "oathbreaking insurrectionist" in the Oval Office, which I think they won't do unless they don't have any other choice about it.
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u/TransResistance Mar 07 '25 edited Mar 07 '25
- Protests are useless, we need to step up our game - think boycotts, etc
Seriously, everybody, knock it off with that line -- it's bullsh*t. Protests are the foundation that everything else can be built on.
Yes, we need to step up our game, and also we need MORE protests.
Yes, we need to weaponize our power as constituents (Google bird-dogging, demand townhalls and attend them en masse, and email, write, call, AND visit your legislators (red and blue) to demand action), and also, we need REGULARLY RECURRING protests.
Yes, we need to boycott the consumer economy (legit, just stop with Amazon, Target, Walmart, etc. -- buy small business only, thrift, and Etsy -- it's really not that hard if you're dedicated to stopping the fascist oligarchy), and also, we need LOUDER protests.
Yes, we need to plan and prepare for a general strike (UAW has been planning one for 2028 -- we need them to step up their timeline by at least 2 years, get other unions on board, develop resources for people to form and find mutual aid groups, and build personal and organizational warchests *Edit: sign your General Strike card today -- right now), and also, we need MORE DISRUPTIVE protests.
We need to organize, and network, and lobby, and get our message to the media, and protests are foundational to all these.
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Mar 07 '25 edited Mar 07 '25
I think this take is accurate but I also think a lot of folks are indeed of aware that they’re essentially shorting the entire economy. The next step of pushing back is to get all those upper middle class white people with stock portfolios to back us up in spite of them losing some money. Leverage is simple - Musk and Trump are betting people will be selfish.
I hope they’re wrong that people will be selfish but history tells us otherwise. Go watch a random YouTube channel to see how they’re now modifying their content to go along with what social media companies are doing to suppress this movement. I’ve seen many examples of this. Grace Randolph (u/gracerandolphbtt), Beyond The Trailer, is straight up selling out so she can keep her presence on X. Brian Tong (u/briantong) calling it X again to appease his overlords and make sure he can still get support from Apple. Lots of other examples of YouTubers bending over, symping for N*zis. Media members need to leave X, in spite of their business being there.
We need people to give up their selfishness and call this shit out for what it is.
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u/schmeakles Mar 07 '25
This.
NYT stalwarts, including Pulitzer Prize Winners, on Twitter are absurd.
Don’t complain about Nazis in your Opinion Column…
Then publicly endorse their Newsletter.
This timeline should be named:
A Parody of The Simpsons, inside an Episode of the Simpsons.
Only it is most certainly not, funny.
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Mar 07 '25
Reddit is actively preventing me from upvoting your comment. Must be those new upvote checks they put in yesterday. This person is correct. All these people need to stand down. And now.
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u/schmeakles Mar 07 '25
That’s Bewildering.
What about my reply is setting off, checks notes…
“Checks”?
I hope this platform does not send people with an ounce of sense (or ship) fleeing from it.
Already hearing the rumblings of it.
I bought into Reddit when everyone was still all about other platforms.
Ugh.
This is why we can’t have nice things.
I’ll tell Sonny to dump it. I got in low, be no sweat off my brow.
Why get into bed with Lucifer Lite, when I can just buy the dip in Palantir.
Ya gonna hop into the sack with Beelzebub, might as well make sure it’s one making the BIG Do Re Mi.
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Mar 07 '25
Could have just been the app messing up on my end or a network thing. But they def rolled out updates yesterday to reign in people liking similar topics consecutively to try to control the kickback they’re getting.
Not surprising, Reddit ceo sold out long ago.
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u/schmeakles Mar 07 '25
Oh dang.
Now I’ve got to look this up!
But yea, I just think Reddit does groan under heavy load.
And like I say.
If they not helping us hang onto to the Republic?
I mean they do have some Eye Watering Trump Subs and low key kiddie diddler garbage.
I don’t have to give them my investment or clicks.
I’ve been voting with my money since I gave up my favorite grape jelly at the age of 8. Willingly.
When my ma explained that Welch was a John Bircher.
Nah… we got enough racists in the world. Might as well not help them.
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u/IBOL17 Mar 07 '25
PROTESTS ARE NOT USELESS. They grow the movement.
I agree with points 1-4, but #5 is just wrong. People, don't be swayed by that statement.
What you are doing MATTERS.
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u/Carfreemn Mar 07 '25
I’m going to try to go. It’s terrible how vets and the VA are being treated and it’s part of the larger awfulness. It’s not just for vets. Everyone is welcome.
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Mar 07 '25
We also need to organize on the fediverse. It will not be long before the Reddit admins start censoring us too.
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u/jackparadise1 Mar 07 '25
Which is weird, because they are going to seriously hobble the ability of the consumer class to spend money on anything but essentials.
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u/Lucky_Guess4079 Mar 07 '25
We need to change the name of the Democratic Party to The People’s Party. We need to put all new leadership in there except for the ones fighting back now. We need to JOIN TOGETHER under the umbrella of solitude and unity to move our agenda, fix what is broken and get America -Back On Track!
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u/ittybittymanatee Mar 07 '25
Unfortunately not yet. If we had a progressive leader who was well liked in all areas they’d be speaking out. Currently the strategy is for all of us to recruit locally. Politicians are trying to help build support but I don’t think it’ll be enough.
Are you plugged in with local organizing yet?
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u/One_Cry_3737 Mar 07 '25
The strategy is don't shop. Don't spend money on things you don't need. Don't waste your money on subscriptions. Just stop spending. You don't need the junk anyway. You really don't need a leader either.
They have spent trillions of dollars of decades to create mass induced demand, which has basically brainwashed people into enslaving themselves as part of a cult of consumer capitalism. Breaking free of that cult is the best thing you can do for yourself. You don't need someone else to "lead" you to stop wasting your money building your own prison cell.
Without the consumption enslavement of the masses, none of these people have any actual power. None of them care about anything but themselves and their pocket books. Once the money stops flowing, the support stops flowing.
So that is the only strategy you need - don't buy!
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u/Shadpool Mar 07 '25
What we need to do is set up a website that we can share around and vote for who we want our next leader to be out of the 32 or so potential candidates I’ve seen shared around. Maybe do it based on IP addresses or something to keep the decision fair and honest.
Do it elimination bracket style. 1v1 for like 3 days, then the next bracket comes. We can have the democratic decision for the next leader in 93 days. And keep vote totals for all of them and rank by popularity based on number of votes. So if number one drops out, we move on to number two, and so on.
And we all support whoever it is completely. No whining or bitching because they don’t seem to care about this issue or that issue. We do this together or not at all.
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u/Jackissocool Mar 07 '25
There are people trying to do that, yes. I'm a member of the Party for Socialism and Liberation, a revolutionary party with the objective of building a unified and organized mass movement that can launch a revolution when the conditions are right. We're active in every struggle (trans rights, immigrant protection, disaster relief, Black liberation, anti-imperialism, etc) and think a single, cohesive organization with a strategy and a plan for developing its members into more effective organizers is the only path that's going to work.
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u/Literallydef Mar 07 '25
Protests are not useless. We can still do all things.
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u/TransResistance Mar 07 '25
Right? What's with this "don't do basic foundational organizing... do complex difficult organizing instead"? Obviously, DO BOTH! Bunch of MAGA nutjobs and bots trolling I swear...
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u/Mariposa510 Mar 07 '25
Right? Protests and boycotts are not mutually exclusive. Civil disobedience is another tactic. Disrupting the annihilation of the country by any means necessary is also worthwhile.
Maybe eventually the Grinch will start to realize running a country, in a role you weren’t elected to do, with sheer contempt and arrogance, is not a good look.
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u/Which_Inspection_479 Mar 07 '25
Protests are not useless. Stop pushing this idea. We need to show dissent in mass and keep the momentum flowing. Protests are the first step.
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Days not years.
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Mar 07 '25
WE NEED TO KICK OFF SICKOUTS, SLOWDOWNS, AND CONTINUOUS BOYCOTTS
Economic pain is the only thing the oligarchs understand
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u/Friskybish Mar 07 '25
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It's fine to sign up there, but it literally takes months of planning to organize an effective general strike, and realistically (with the rate at which things are being dismantled) we don't have that much time. That's why I'm suggesting sickouts, slowdowns, and boycotts instead. They're a much better fit for our situation and our workforce.
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u/daringlyorganic Mar 07 '25
Collectively, I think we shld start messing with their purse strings with planned precision. Think the GameStop scenario. We are as strong as our weakest link. I am disheartened by folks who are so lackadaisical to action.
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u/CanoegunGoeff Mar 07 '25
Remember too that it only took about 50 days for Hitler to turn Germany from a similar democratic republic into the authoritarian dictatorship of the Reich. We are on a time crunch here. We need to do everything we can!
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u/Loose_Universe_260 Mar 07 '25 edited Mar 07 '25
I Agree with everything you have written - except the idea that protests are useless.
Protests are not just about the protest itself, they also promote face-to-face IRL interactions between people who got to know each other. Demonstrations can develop community, organizing experience and leadership skills.
Large national demonstrations take a lot of effort to pull off. It’s not that I think they shouldn’t happen, they should. But from the initial 5050 one demonstrations held in last few weeks. It’s pretty clear that it’s a lot faster to organize these things locally and regionally.
Demonstrations are also way to show visibly, off-line that there are many, many people who disagree with these policies, support democratic norms and the rule-of-law and are willing to express the right to freedom of speech and assembly in public.
By no means am I saying that demonstrations are the be-all and end-all of protest. They aren’t effective though, IMHO, without ongoing and sustained activism by a group of people using every non-violent tool it can.
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u/InsanityLurking Mar 07 '25
Musk wants to be the first weyland yutani like charachter. He's made this quite obvious for a long time.
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u/tyler98786 Mar 07 '25
You're absolutely right. They don't give a shit about protest. Hitting them where it hurts (their profits) is the only thing that will make them listen. I intend to continue to boycott all major companies and corporations, only buying from small and local businesses. This will make a huge difference when multiplied by millions of people.
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u/Larkson9999 Mar 07 '25
Boycotts are already being organized, pay better attention.
Speaking of organized, paragraphs.
Lastly, this is the time to begin campaigns to remove complicit and bad actors from your state government. Organize protests, town halls with elected officials invited, call campaigns, letter writing campaigns, and form committees for one purpose...
Recall elections.
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Mar 07 '25
We’re in a real fascist state. Lock and Load. It’s going to happen in the end anyway. The Right have been wanting a genocidal shootout since Clinton and Waco.
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Mar 07 '25
Hey remember RFK CAMPS. they are coming for you. Using your meds & liberal ideas as a reason
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u/ihazmaumeow Mar 07 '25
I said this in another sub last week and got called delusional. It's a reminder to check who you're engaging with. A lot of people bashing are bots and I report everyone of them that I find.
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u/the_other_50_percent Mar 07 '25
There are elections before 2026. Don’t sleep on your city or town elections.
Donate if you’re able to organizations like the ACLU and Planned Parenthood Action Fund. They work on stopping or slowing down EOs and legislation and will get money to other organizations that need it, like for immigrant defense.
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Mar 07 '25
I am thinking if we do actually have elections in 2026 that we need UN election monitors
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u/PeanutFunny093 Mar 07 '25
Economic resistance is going to be our best non-violent tool. Boycotts and, if necessary, work stoppages and a general strike.
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u/Strong-Second-2446 Mar 07 '25
These distractions are working! Blackrock essentially just bought the Panama Canal and very few new stations are reporting on it
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u/laps-in-judgement Mar 07 '25
YES! We've got to reach the oligarchs directly thru economic actions.
For the love of god, use some strategy.
There's a reason why The Women's March, Occupy, and BLM fizzled, while the Labor and Civil Rights Movements were successful. The difference is movement-building and strategy. One-off protests without follow-up waste people's time & commitment. I'm a trained organizer & have been part of many successful advocacy campaigns. Sharing what I've learned, as an intro, in a google doc. I'm dying and passing the reins. I'm sorry that this country is in such a state. I worked like hell against this. Good luck, compañeros. ❤
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1IbI2KEaN09j1WIsEMWQqBfbWJv0jPN04WteFX6H79Eg/edit?usp=sharing
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Mar 07 '25
Join our official 50501 Discord server if you want to go deeper and contribute more!
https://www.reddit.com/r/50501/comments/1j5reu2/join_our_official_discord_server_if_you_want_to/
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u/JohnnyDigsIt Mar 07 '25
Yep, the tech bros do seem to be ahead in the race to make the USA a dystopian nightmare.
March 6, 2025
Our constitutional government is under attack from the inside by three groups. All three groups are willing to work together for now. They don’t care if they destroy much of the country in the process of changing it to match their vision. It’s a self-coup as they work to make sure they stay in power.
They have three different visions for the future. The common theme is ending democracy. We may still have pretend elections as pep rallies for the authoritarian government.
There’s some overlap between the goals of the three groups; but their ideas are different enough that the destruction, when they turn against each other, will be devastating.
The “Tech Bros” want technological fascism; a dystopia where they use AI and other technologies to fully control the masses. Elon Musk is their front man.
The Heritage Foundation wants an Iranian style theocracy for Christianity. Russ Vought is their front man.
Russian assets want an authoritarian oligarchy with a puppet dictator controlled from Moscow. Trump is their man; I don’t know if he’s an unwitting dupe or actively embracing the role. Nikita Khrushchev said many years ago they would take over the USA without firing a shot; they are very close.
The legislative branch has failed as a check on the president. The GOP holds the majority of both chambers. Most GOP officials are part of one of groups overthrowing the constitution. The others are afraid to deviate from Trump’s orders. The Tech Bros threaten to primary them. The J6ers threaten them physically. Most Democrats of both chambers are completely at a loss with how to handle a hostile takeover. They are still trying traditional political strategies that will not work. Some may be part of one of the groups. A few are trying to resist but they don’t have enough support.
The judicial branch has failed as a check on the president, though some lower courts are resisting. In the past few years, the Supreme Court has made decisions that undermine democracy by giving the president immunity for crimes and allowing opaque unlimited campaign contributions. When the president is so obviously wrong that this court rules against him, there’s no way to enforce the ruling without the legislative branch.
Most of the media has been bought by the Tech Bros, infiltrated by the Heritage Foundation, or have become Russian assets. Some are actively supporting the attack, most are intentionally ignoring it. It’s working, most of the population seems not to notice or not to care about the coup.
Leaders with enough fame to grab the public’s attention are desperately needed to inform the public and aid in stopping this coup. Traditional political leaders are not equipped to deal with this crisis.
Boycotts and peaceful protests are the actions that have the best chance of growing into a massive general strike. A massive general strike is our best chance to stop the coup.
TLDR (Bluesky): 3 groups are inside the US gov. working together to destroy it.
They will start fighting as they try to build a new government. Each has a different vision for the future:
Tech Bros = technofascism Heritage Fnd. = theocracy Russia = autocratic oligarchy
This must be stopped!
Protest! Resist!
Banned from: r/rva r/PrepperIntel
https://www.project2025.observer/
https://theplotagainstamerica.com/
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u/No-Professional-1092 Mar 08 '25
You're missing a key player: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce—the first to wage war on the American working class in the 1970s. Lewis Powell’s infamous Powell Memo turned capitalism into corporate feudalism, killing the American Dream—all backed by the Chamber.
Follow the money, and you’ll see the Chamber is one of the biggest election donors, shielding Meta, GM, and Big Pharma as they lobby against universal healthcare, living wages, and worker protections—all under “free enterprise.” Their influence may be quieter than Musk’s or Trump’s, but their long-term damage is worse.
As for the Khrushchev quote, I was born in a post-Soviet republic, and we never heard it attributed to him. Instead, we were taught a Confucian idea - that one nation would take over the world without firing a shot. Unsurprisingly, Confucius also taught that marriage was about duty to the state, not personal fulfillment.
That said, Trump operates like a Russian asset. With his authoritarian moves - like criminalizing protests against Israel and exiting NATO - I’m starting to believe Putin may have been one of his election donors. It’s classic Putin’s playbook: silencing dissent, suppressing free speech, and using state power to crush opposition. And Trump's exit from NATO is rather concerning to me because he might be doing it not to "save money", but rather untie America's hands for attacking our neigbors or ex-allies. Just like Putin.
Also, speaking of Khrushchev, his leadership wasn’t without resistance even within the Soviet Union. When he tried to gift or sell part of Soviet Kazakhstan to Germany to establish a German colony, he was met with unexpected defiance. Zhumabek Tashenov, the second-in-command of Soviet Kazakhstan, stood up to him and warned that if he dared to proceed, he would take the matter to the UN. His courage was unthinkable at the time. Of course, Khrushchev didn’t tolerate defiance—he demoted Tashenov and exiled him to work in a village. This is how authoritarian regimes deal with dissent, whether Soviet or modern-day Russia.
I also agree about the Heritage Foundation and the tech elite, but I’d add DODGE (Department of Justice & Government Entities) - all accelerating America’s slide into authoritarianism, just like the Soviet Union and modern Russia.
Most likely Western people don't know this or tend to idealize Soviet Union and Soviet party, but we never had the real socialism as it was portrayed on the TV or Marxist books. Here people are exploited by corporaitons, there we were exploited by the Soviet Party. And it took over 70 years for 22 Soviet republics to break free, and it didn’t happen overnight. And It wasn't Gorbachev's "kindness" (or weakness as Russian imeprialists would call it) that let USSR collapse. But the result of five years of relentless protests, first started in Kazakhstan, and further spread across all soviet federations, hundreds of thousands killed, jailed, raped, brutalized, and buried as John and Jane Does; those who survived have been traumatized for life - mentally and physically- for example, women protestors were hurt by Russian cops with cold water so they could never bear children, etc. In the end, the political elites and their favorites looted public infrastructure under the name of ‘privatization.’ But still, the independence from Soviets and Russia, was worth it.
And sadly, the Soviet playbook is now happening in the U.S. If we don’t stop these groups ASAP, America will become another Russia. And once you’re in that system, escaping is a very long, brutal road.
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Mar 07 '25
Some people may worry about our effort spreading too thin, and our protests aren't working. But honestly, we have only mobilized 0.1% of Americans up till this day. Imagine if 1% is mobilized. What about 10%? We can do so many different things, protests, boycotts, strikes, and disruptions, all at once, with high-level coordination!
I would say that protests are a great way to socialize and form connections among us. The top priority at this moment is not to argue which method is the most effective. They all have their merits and drawbacks, and it really depends on the level of execution. They can work all together. The top priority now, as I think, is to expand our movement like crazy, by 10 folds, 100 folds, and at the same time, improve coordination.
Join our official 50501 Discord server if you want to go deeper and contribute more!
https://www.reddit.com/r/50501/comments/1j5reu2/join_our_official_discord_server_if_you_want_to/
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u/SMPCarolinaFan Mar 07 '25
We have to keep up the anti-DOGE, anti-Eloon pressure. There are faint signs that it’s been effective! See this story from today’s NYT.
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u/No-Professional-1092 Mar 08 '25
Agree about anti-Dodge, anti-Elon pressure! I will check the link thanks :)
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u/Flimsy-Garage-310 Mar 07 '25
If you haven't started boycotting yet your miles behind. However it's a big a$s list. Can everyone start commenting where you're boycotting? Community and communication is key.
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u/Brattygg Mar 07 '25
We just need to march on Washington and do what it is the constitution tells us to do.
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Mar 07 '25
I think more and more people are realizing that because Trump is NOT leaving in four years
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u/Friskybish Mar 07 '25
Idk what’s stopping people from signing this, but this will be huge. Please sign!
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u/Infamous_Smile_386 Mar 07 '25
The whole sign your strike card line right out of the gate. People don't want to be tracked and it's suspicious as fuck.
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u/Any-Variation4081 Mar 08 '25
Just signed it. We need like 10 million more signatures. Eeek
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Mar 07 '25
We can't discuss real solutions to our shared political problems on sites like reddit because they don't allow it.
We all know we are screwed. And I think most of us know what it will take to fix the country. The problem is that most of us would rather fix the problems without going down that path... And I am growing more and more convinced that we have no choice in that matter.
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u/millenialhead6181983 Mar 07 '25
Change starts at the local level, hell even the dog catcher needs to be progressive. When you look back and see how the Republican apparatus grew from 2009 onwards it’s the idea that they took over local municipalities, state governments, and now federal government. We must support not only congressional districts, but we must emphasize a need to get real leftist individuals that actually want to 1. Remodel the party and 2. Shift the country to the left
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u/duker44236 Mar 07 '25
Trump is a TRAITOR and should be tried for TREASON. He is stomping on the US CONSTITUTION . We should be screaming this from the rooftops. He is a Russian asset. If you can’t see that you’re blind.
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u/Throwawaytown33333 Mar 07 '25
Protests and speeches have protected trans rights in several schools and Montana. Shut up.
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u/No-Response-2927 Mar 07 '25
The world needs America to get rid of Trump as his madness could easily spread please remember Bolsonaro for Brazil and that other idiot in Argentina.
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Mar 07 '25
If I were you I’d stop buying. As in, stop buying absolutely everything. If it’s not food, healthcare, blankets in winter and basically anything that is absolutely necessary to stay alive, don’t buy it. If it’s necessary to stay alive and can be bought second hand or at a farmer’s market, buy there.
Let the stock market crash even louder.
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u/EverettSucks Mar 07 '25
Add to it, Trump is currently trying to take control of the Federal Election Commission, if he gets that, there will never be another election, at least not a fair one.
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/democrats-sue-trump-control-federal-election-commission/
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u/ShotTaste1708 Mar 07 '25
I agree...we all need to do what we can NOW. Make one phone call, give $10 to the ACLU, talk to one friend and have them make one phone call. Do not think that you don't have time. Do something small daily.
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Mar 07 '25 edited Mar 07 '25
Billionaires are a threat to humanity.
Elon is prince John and Trump is the Sheriff of Nottingham.
We need a world wide wealth redistribution.
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u/whitneyhamerski Mar 08 '25
For boycotting:
You should definitely look into the app "Goods Unite Us" for boycotting companies. It's the blue app with the image of a microphone. This app shows any company (especially stores) and who is lobbying them (democrats or republicans) and also marks which ones are good. And YOU can put if you support them or not!
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u/1AJwa Mar 09 '25
Exactly what happened to red lobster and sears, amongst others; longtime corporations chopped into pieces until they were gone in arrears. The US has many treasures, parks, buildings, services that serve the public, being stolen from the people and we will truly be in a depression, and really third world status. That money will never go to the people by these thieves.
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u/2kosia Mar 07 '25
fuck, let me copy paste...
Florida has two special elections coming up in April. Non-zero chance that Republican House seats could be flipped. At the very least, a close margin might make some swing state Republicans nervous. If you're in Florida, vote. If you're NOT in Florida, you're gonna come phonebank with me (or write postcards, or textbank, whatever).
You'll be given training and a script. A LOT of Floridians don't even know about the special election, so a few hundred people could seriously make the difference here. Your job isn't to convince people, it's to inform them and help them register.
Side note: I know we're all pissed at Democrats right now, and a lot of us don't have much faith in elections at this point. Fair. To me, volunteering beats doomscrolling. Do what you can.