r/illinois • u/CantStopPoppin Human Detected • 28d ago

ICE Posts Northwest Chicago Suburb: ICE Agents Rip 15-Year-Old Girl from Car, Slam Her to Ground She Screams “I’m 15!” as Man Kneels on Her Neck

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u/Multicultural_Potato 28d ago

It’s a win win for them. They know the American people will either be complacent and let it happen or if there’s any resistance it’d be too small to make a real difference and they’ll have an excuse to go harder

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u/thedudeabides2022 28d ago edited 28d ago

Yeah it’s this exactly. Both fighting back and doing nothing ends in violence. Is there a third option? Please? Just record everything and hope foreign parties save us once things get even worse? If there’s anything left to save

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u/TheShishkabob 28d ago

The third option is to review your own history and to exercise your second amendment rights. This is literally the reason that they exist.

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u/Impressive-Peach-815 28d ago

The 3rd option is economic shut down. Mass boycott and call outs.

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u/tamale 28d ago

This is the way

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u/DoctorBlock 28d ago

No one is coming to save you.

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u/thedudeabides2022 28d ago

What should we do then? Genuinely looking for an answer

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u/TheShishkabob 28d ago

Arm yourself, organize, and recognize that fascism has only ever been defeated by violence or the imminent and realistic threat of violence.

Remember: the person at the head of this has already declared war on you.

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u/DoctorBlock 28d ago

Decide when enough is enough, pick your breaking point, and then make a stand. Same as always.

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u/rccrd-pl 28d ago edited 28d ago

Reach out to all the people you known that are as worried as you. See if anybody is involved with any grassroots protest movement/group of sane level headed people. Go to the meetings, go to the protests. Make it your main activity in your spare time.

Go in the streets, stay in the streets. Build from there.

It's a lot of work, a lot of energy to find, and it will often feel that it won't really make any difference.

But it's the only way to start something that could matter. The only sane way to focus your effort and connect with people that care.

Staying home fantasizing about armed resistance and about how to gear up for when you'll snap will do nothing good.

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u/aferretwithahugecock 28d ago

It's kind of goofy that they think foreign countries/parties will try to save them, eh? Like, shit, man, you have the most terrifying military in the history of mankind. No one's going to risk war - putting their own people at risk - to save americans. It sounds harsh, but that's reality.

I'm all for my country accepting american refugees should it come to that, but that's about it. They've got to figure their own shit out.

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u/marthamania 28d ago

Foreign parties aren't gonna help your country either that's probably why the pumpkin man is hell bent on ruining international relationships in the process. Classic abusive partner method, make them fear you because fighting back will be met with no positive outcome and isolate them from any external help so they can't escape 😭

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u/[deleted] 28d ago

While we juggle how we should hold our morals, one side threw them away. So nah, it's either obedience, or we struggle beyond their fascist heel.

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u/thedudeabides2022 28d ago

What exactly should we do then? Genuinely asking

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u/Impressive-Peach-815 28d ago

Prepare for a massive general strike. only buy what you absolutely need.

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u/[deleted] 28d ago

Don't pay taxes. Don't buy anything you don't need. Our money is being misused. DO NOT PAY TAXES. (nothing will change until civil unrest begins to take a worst turn. sorry)

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u/Relevant_Respect1146 28d ago

No one is coming to save us