With federal agents storming the streets of American communities, there’s no single right way to approach this dangerous moment. But there are steps you can take to stay safe—and have an impact.
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With federal agents storming the streets of American communities, there’s no single right way to approach this dangerous moment. But there are steps you can take to stay safe—and have an impact.
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People are not doing that because any group small enough to be trusted will be outgunned by the federal government
The US was outgunned by the british, they still won. The Vietnamese and apghanis were outgunned by the US, they still won.
American losses in revolutionary war, 25k. Vietnamese losses in Vietnam war, 882k. Afghan deaths in US occupation, 241k. These figures don’t include those that died in the societal upheaval that followed.
Deaths at the hands of ICE, around 30. Public opinion of ICE has plummeted with the majority of Americans actually supporting abolishment. We are getting more and more frequent incidents of residents and protesters sending ICE packing by filming them and asserting their civil rights. ICE in turn is getting more violent, which is only going to drive public opinion and the courts to further oppose them.
I’m not saying it’s my favored strategy. I’m saying that being outgunned doesn’t mean the result would be a forgone conclusion.
The result for the people killed would be pretty foregone.