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Kassandra Ignored 🤓's avatar

What do you recommend people do?

The resistance is fighting in every legal way. I’m seeing that the closer this bill comes to become law, many are becoming desperate and scared. Others are calling for more active possibly violent actions.

I know that this is meant as a historical perspective..still people need guidance.

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Paul Cobaugh's avatar

Apologies for the late response. Getting ready for my daughter's visit and thoroughly enjoying it, have gotten me behind. Today, I am doing my best to catch up.

As for "guidance," I am still advocating for the same precise actions that I have been recommending since I wrote a series on how to address the coup, a couple of months back ;)

To save time digging through all of that, here is a link to a shorter, more succinct set of recommendations. First though, I wish to make a very important point that I believe opposition to this cruel regime simply doesn't get. The courts will not save us. They will contribute but they are not the sole answer. Big, generic protests are great, but they are unfocused and misplaced. The answer also, is not violence, outside of self-defense. We are desperate because there is little to no leadership and what's there, is not capitalized on. Hence, the following quote from one of those earlier TAT essays, make far more sense. The quote comes from the following linked essay: https://cobaugh.substack.com/p/to-stop-the-maga-gop-coup-we-must

"Take the fight directly to the home offices of Republican congressmen and drag your local media along with them.

Media is mostly ignoring protests… this is called cowardice

Protests in town squares are nice, but not as effective as a full-frontal assault (rhetorically) on GOP congressmen that are apparently in the “Witness Protection Program” and hiding out.

There is only a 2-seat margin of error in the House of Representatives and many GOP congressmen are in swing districts. Put loud and massive protests on their doorstep! All congressmen begin looking at the next election, the moment the last one is over. Most in swing districts are in very deep and hot water at the moment. Let them feel the heat.

Never make this a partisan political party fight. This is a key component. Make this about restoring our constitutional republic period! No hedging on this. It’s the glue that allow disparate elements of US society together to restore our republic.

Find a leader like USN ADM (R) William McRaven or his peers, to lead a unified party of true patriots, regardless of political views.

Okay, maybe I’m bias in favor of ADM McRaven because he was twice my commander and in two different roles.

He is as good as it gets, as a leader. He has excellent foresight and has led at the very highest level, with honor, morality, pragmatism and truth. He can and will get the job done, if we give him our support."

Hope that your holiday was as hoped for

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Kassandra Ignored 🤓's avatar

Thanks

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