The reigning administration and its most rabid supporters can’t be shamed and can’t be reasoned with. We’ve learned that. Watching clear video evidence of a citizen being murdered for defending a woman who was assaulted, the conservative talking point is “Well, you shouldn’t bring a gun to a protest.” Alex Pretti had a permit for his holstered firearm, and open carry is legal in Minnesota. Pretti was executed, probably because he was defending a woman, reminding the ICE goons what honorable behavior looks like. They were triggered, lost control of their emotions, and murdered him. But MAGA is in too deep to see with their own eyes.
Also, the chaotic evil violence is part of Stephen Miller’s playbook. Murder citizens until they retaliate violently. Then invoke the Insurrection Act, call off the election, and advance the Fourth Reich (Corporate Rule). They’re so unpopular at this point, it’s the only way they can maintain power. They know it and they’re saying it out loud (imagine a link to Curtis Yarvin’s blog here).
I’m all for showing up at No Kings marches, and for liberals exercising 2A. But the most effective way to fight U.S. fascism and the billionaire tech Nazis who support it is much easier. Destroy them the same way we destroyed apartheid in South Africa.
Make them poorer.
The thing is, we don’t even have to bankrupt them. They absolutely cannot tolerate being even a tiny bit poorer. For the obscenely rich, two percent poorer is a really bad day. Five percent poorer is a fucking emergency–they’re calling Trump on his personal mobile to ask him what the fuck he’s going to do about it. Any poorer than that and they’re running for their bunkers and safe rooms, hitting red buttons, activating whatever insane contingency plans they have that probably involve private jets, islands, and underground kale farms. They just can’t handle it.
So how do we do it?
