Don’t ask for too much Daniel. We wouldn’t want to actually have to sacrifice

I agree with this and a similar X post from @nprofile1q...

It is the most likely explanation plaguing both sides.
The fight and vitriol is not about Freedom or Equality, it’s about being right and self-preservation of identity.

Within the past 2 weeks this has been so clearly exemplified
Privacy and 2nd amendment now make sense to liberals
Conservatives all to quick to turn their back on an avid 2nd amendment proponent

Ask yourself what it is you are truly defending (answer: an increasingly centralized and powerful D.C. who is not acting in your best interest but is very good at convincing you otherwise)

Are you defending who you believe you are or what you’ve been told you should be?
@nevent1qqs...

Where are the Rage Against the Machine Bitcoiners? Does government overreach end at the Fed and nothing else matters?

The “what radicalized you?” meme - buying and hodling btc isn’t radicalization - that’s Wall Street.

I’ve seen grandmas willing to risk their necks more than a lot of us on this app

We need Dylan right now

I would like to see “opting out” take the form of refusing to participate in Government Inc. They will not respond to votes, they will not respond to protests, pleas, or reason. But what they will respond to is a Unified refusal to participate in the corporate-government complex.

A week of refusing to buy on Amazon, refusing to engage in centralized social media, refusal to turn on MSNBC or Fox, a refusal to shop at Target and Walmart. A refusal to take commercial flights.

A refusal to participate in the power that actually calls the shots in D.C.

Will this be hard for individuals? Yes, but marching in the streets is easy. A bit of sacrifice on our part is better than a bullet to the head.
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@nevent1qqs...

I’m having a hard time seeing how anything is about Freedom.

It seems like people are more than willing to sacrifice freedom for righteousness and preservation of identity

Funny how that works

It’s not going to come from appealing to reason
It’s not going to come from appealing to emotion
It’s not going to come from voting or the “right” politician
Change will only come from influencing the money and refusing to participate in Government Inc

I’m looking for a full stack iOS app developer if you are one or know somebody please DM me

I have grown tired of posts, of substacks and podcasts. It all feels so disconnected from lived experience. I am fortunate to work in an industry where I see the spectrum of life. This has benefited me by tempering my judgment of others. I know longer want to pontificate about politics, this or that ideology or ‘ism. I’m just trying to be a good person to others these days.

What are you monitoring?