mozz Admin , 22 days ago

@TheDarcBird @tusk81

Very literally, yes. A private police force like the Sturmabteilung or the Florida State Guard is one of the very last bricks to fall into place during a fascist takeover before the fireworks get started for real -- once they can challenge the state's monopoly on violence unconstrained by any oversight of court or legislature, there's very little to stop anyone who wants to from simply killing or imprisoning their opponents. We're almost there right now; the little inklings of people of the "right political persuasion" not being punished by the courts, or intermingling of people in civilian law enforcement with people in Patriot Front etc, are little sparks of it getting started for real.

I was talking with someone yesterday about tearing down the system (presumably meaning police, political parties, big corporations). My guy, I will never try to tell you not to work for change because things definitely need help, but a lot of that system is protecting you too. The things that can come in after the system falls away will make getting arrested at a protest seem like sunshine and sweet lemonade.