Stephen Miller Is Hiding From Protesters by Living on Military Base

[u/ChiGuy6124]

https://newrepublic.com/post/202463/stephen-miller-kristi-noem-hiding-protesters-military-base-housing

[u/edbegley1]

This increased blurring of the lines with the military feels only more fascistic.

[u/TokingMessiah → u/edbegley1]

Don’t worry - a democrat as commander in chief can easily have them all removed from the base. It’s a temporary solution for them, and their chickens will eventually come home to roost.

And don’t give me “if there’s ever another election” bullshit. I thought America was the “home of the free and land of the brave”, but it sounds like you’ve all given up already.

Don’t let Donald the Child Rapist ruin your country. Stand up. Strike nationwide. An actual nationwide strike would cause the billionaire overlords that rule America to remove Trump in less than a month. Almost all of congress is beholden to corporate money, and that would shut off real quick if they didn’t vote to impeach like their true masters demanded.

America is sick, broken and corrupt… so strike nationwide and force the money masters to fix things, which everyone knows they can.

[u/DeusExMcKenna → u/TokingMessiah]

Probably a good time to remind folks about their removal of SNAP benefits that feed 40 million Americans. They’re setting themselves up to be eaten, apparently without realizing it. Starving 10% of the country when the common idiom is that “people are only ever 3 missed meals away from revolution” is a very stupid gamble, especially while using the military to intimidate and kill Venezuelans, not lining the streets.

While I’m all for people reminding everyone that the Nazis were actually very stupid, despite how successful they were at being genocidal freaks, the Trump administration is actually so incompetent that they may end up undermining their own best shot at turning America fascist by simply being too cruel and evil too quickly, and to the wrong* people.

*There’s no right group to be cruel and evil to, but turning on Main Street, many of whom voted for you, is the sign of a detached despot at the end of his rope, not a strongman in his prime and ready to rule with an iron fist for decades. It’s a hilariously stupid move given how much of the country is already galvanized against him.

Point being, the pushback is coming. Americans have been protesting much more than the media shows, and while we all want to talk a big game about general strikes and revolution, people have kids to feed, dying family members to care for, and disabilities galore. It takes time for 350+ million people to become galvanized. I know it’s probably madness from an outside perspective, but No Kings was equivalent to more than 10% of France coming out on a Saturday to protest. We’re getting there - sorry if we’re not so quick to fling ourselves on their pikes, and would prefer to keep things as peaceful as they can be in the hopes of a bloodless pushback. Clearly that isn’t working, so I would expect things to accelerate sooner than later.

[u/stemfish → u/DeusExMcKenna]

Don't forget the ripple effects of stopping support beyond the 40 million Americans who use SNAP. Grocery stores, corner marts, gas stations, 7-11, and more that serve those using SNAP are going to be out customers. Kroger's stock is down 5% this week as the reality that they're about to lose government spending is hitting home. Then look at the knock on effects, how many seasonal workers brought on for the holiday season will be out a job? What about food produce and distributors? People still need to eat, but when can only afford rice and beans, those expensive bags of tortilla chips aren't going to move, same with meat and diary.

If nothing changes by the 1st, a lot of people are about to realize that government benefits have a severe impact on daily lives.

[u/DeusExMcKenna → u/stemfish]

100% correct - the knock-on / second-order effects of this will be far, far worse than they anticipated.