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suegeo

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8. Method 2, Revolt

Reply to suegeo (Reply #7)

Thu Feb 13, 2025, 04:08 PM

Thursday

The Power of the Powerless by Vaclav Havel, page 70

Revolt is appropriate when conditions are clearly and openly in motion,...in situations where social or political conflicts are coming to a head.

It is appropriate in a classical dictatorship that is either just setting itself up or is in a state of collapse.

(Revolt) is appropriate where there is a clear distinction between the usurpers of power and the subjugated population.

The GOP, Putin, Putin's puppet stole the election in 2016. These same assholes + apartheid Elon Musk stole it again in 2024. I'm as sure about that as I believe the sun rises and sets. That Earth is round.

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