Resist: It's Time

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We are still in this together, but "this" is going to be real different in the very near future. This demands a different kind of "we."

The French Resistance during Nazi occupation played important roles delivering downed Allied airmen back to safety, supplying military intelligence, and acts of sabotage.

The Underground Railroad is estimated to have brought 100,000 freedom seekers to safety between 1810 and 1850.

It's time.

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Do not organize specific subversive plans here.
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Do brainstorm general ideas about how to support people who need it and stymie the efforts of fascists
Do share thoughts on how to be personally prepared for subversive action

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 21 hours ago

While you're 100% right about the drones,

Guns only work after they’re too close.

Handguns only work after they're too close. You want a rifle, too. Handguns have their place in that they are concealable, lighter, "last ditch" alongside a rifle

And you want it now. The best time to get a firearm is before you need a firearm. You need to learn how to operate it safely, field strip it, clean it, manage clearing jams. And you need to practice; you will want to send hundreds of rounds through it so that you know how it aims and behaves, and so you can have some confidence that you're going to hit what you aim at. You'll want to find out what ammo your gun "doesn't like," and you'll be spending a bit of money on ammo, cleaning supplies, range case, holster (for a handgun), hearing and eye protection, maybe even tools if you need to fix something.

You can't practice enough, and you can't practice at all without a gun. Unfortunately, there are a good number of shops/ranges that feel real skeevy, in a "we cater to fascists" way. I'm lucky to have a clean, well-lighted chain store in my area. Find a place like that.