Our enemy is absolutely counting on us remaining peaceful for as long as possible, because it enables them to do whatever they want, legally and illegally, to weaken us to the point when we do decide to fight back, we wouldn't be able to win. Being peaceful isn't a virtue when violence is necessary. Everyone has the right to protect themselves and their home. It wouldn't surprise me in the least if the "glowie" meme was astroturfed by our enemies to dissuade people from talking about and planning what needs done.
The problem is, if you just go off half cocked, you're just an excuse to further enable them. "Screw your optics" guy managed to raise around 15mm for the causes he was ostensibly against.
The other side of it is that by abstaining from such action you run the risk of succumbing to the slow boil. There's an inflection point somewhere along the way when violence becomes more necessary than maintaining decorum. The question is whether we will be able to recognize it when it arrives or if we'll all still be sitting around discussing the pitfalls of acting.
Most people are waiting for others to act. What you say is true, except for that, and the fact that most people aren't making serious plans with others, because they're still too comfortable. Even if a "screw your optics: guy went full fuck-it mode, and the tyrants clamped down further, it would remove more comfort, pushing people to do what they should be doing, and prove all of us right, even the "screw your optics" guy.
We're in this fucked up stage where no one acts because no one else is acting. This means the necessary fix is for people to start acting, even if it isn't fully planned.
All you accomplish like that is getting people comfortable with restrictions. You create their mental justification. And as long as they don't think like you, their restrictions will be barely noticed, and they'll know, or at least have the notion, that adopting your ideas are just a way to reduced comfort. It's only detrimental.
Right now is the time to form a coherent ideology that people don't instinctively find repugnant. America First is the best vehicle for that currently, even though it's pretty crappy all in all. Discomfort will come from economics. As peoples material comfort diminishes, they'll become more open to ideas they think will increase their comfort, even if they once found them distasteful. Especially if you can make a cogent argument. You can't really accelerate that discomfort, but you can prepare for it.
The problem with modern ethnonationalists is that their ranks are filled with idiots who have no idea how to sell their ideology, other than some vague notions of jew and negro hate. There are sound arguments as to why some demographic groups are detrimental to a healthy society, but they aren't made effectively, and most people won't listen, even if you do.
Aristotle already made compelling arguments for homogeneity and the issue of faction. Building new ideologies on old foundations would be a better use of time right now than any sort of violence. Book clubs, not bullets.
This isn't an all or nothing thing. Everyone everywhere doesn't just get "comfortable with restrictions", or create "mental justification", or "barely notice" continually added infringements to their persons without changes in thoughts, attitudes, and actions. The more we stray from truth the more society decays, and the more people will realize the mistakes, or they'll perish, and those that do see the truth better will more likely succeed.
Some of the main reasons why people have not commenced 1776 2.0 yet is because they're comfortable and they're relying on other people (politicians, police, military, Trump, Q, etc.) to do for them what they should be doing themselves. The forces acting upon society aren't all or nothing. The cumulative effect over the large scale can be predicted if you understand all the forces involved. Our enemy understands this, which is why they're trying to keep us as comfortable as possible, to keep a negative force against people's inclination to revolt against the tyranny and madness. However, because our enemy has abandoned truth in pursuit of their own power, the fruits of their labor ultimately always fail. The less comfort people have, the more likely they'll revolt. It's really that simple. It's not the only force acting upon the entirety of this, but it absolutely exists. Also, the more people fight back, the more likely others will follow and fight back too.
"Right now is the time to form a coherent ideology"
I agree, that before acting we must understand the correct action to take, and why, or we'll fail. However, this doesn't mean to never act. It also doesn't mean we can't do both at the same time, when obviously required action is recommended. It also doesn't mean dissuading those from acting until we've convinced enough people that we're right. Waiting on approval from others to do what's right is foolish.
This constant betrayal of "wait, wait, wait" ad infinitum (regardless of reason) is destroying us, and sometimes reeks of astroturphing by our enemies to perpetually keep people from acting.
I'm not saying you are, you do have cogent points, I just disagree with some of the execution and understanding.
Our enemy is absolutely counting on us remaining peaceful for as long as possible, because it enables them to do whatever they want, legally and illegally, to weaken us to the point when we do decide to fight back, we wouldn't be able to win. Being peaceful isn't a virtue when violence is necessary. Everyone has the right to protect themselves and their home. It wouldn't surprise me in the least if the "glowie" meme was astroturfed by our enemies to dissuade people from talking about and planning what needs done.
The problem is, if you just go off half cocked, you're just an excuse to further enable them. "Screw your optics" guy managed to raise around 15mm for the causes he was ostensibly against.
Fuck "screw your optics" guy.
The other side of it is that by abstaining from such action you run the risk of succumbing to the slow boil. There's an inflection point somewhere along the way when violence becomes more necessary than maintaining decorum. The question is whether we will be able to recognize it when it arrives or if we'll all still be sitting around discussing the pitfalls of acting.
Most people are waiting for others to act. What you say is true, except for that, and the fact that most people aren't making serious plans with others, because they're still too comfortable. Even if a "screw your optics: guy went full fuck-it mode, and the tyrants clamped down further, it would remove more comfort, pushing people to do what they should be doing, and prove all of us right, even the "screw your optics" guy.
We're in this fucked up stage where no one acts because no one else is acting. This means the necessary fix is for people to start acting, even if it isn't fully planned.
All you accomplish like that is getting people comfortable with restrictions. You create their mental justification. And as long as they don't think like you, their restrictions will be barely noticed, and they'll know, or at least have the notion, that adopting your ideas are just a way to reduced comfort. It's only detrimental.
Right now is the time to form a coherent ideology that people don't instinctively find repugnant. America First is the best vehicle for that currently, even though it's pretty crappy all in all. Discomfort will come from economics. As peoples material comfort diminishes, they'll become more open to ideas they think will increase their comfort, even if they once found them distasteful. Especially if you can make a cogent argument. You can't really accelerate that discomfort, but you can prepare for it.
The problem with modern ethnonationalists is that their ranks are filled with idiots who have no idea how to sell their ideology, other than some vague notions of jew and negro hate. There are sound arguments as to why some demographic groups are detrimental to a healthy society, but they aren't made effectively, and most people won't listen, even if you do.
Aristotle already made compelling arguments for homogeneity and the issue of faction. Building new ideologies on old foundations would be a better use of time right now than any sort of violence. Book clubs, not bullets.
This isn't an all or nothing thing. Everyone everywhere doesn't just get "comfortable with restrictions", or create "mental justification", or "barely notice" continually added infringements to their persons without changes in thoughts, attitudes, and actions. The more we stray from truth the more society decays, and the more people will realize the mistakes, or they'll perish, and those that do see the truth better will more likely succeed.
Some of the main reasons why people have not commenced 1776 2.0 yet is because they're comfortable and they're relying on other people (politicians, police, military, Trump, Q, etc.) to do for them what they should be doing themselves. The forces acting upon society aren't all or nothing. The cumulative effect over the large scale can be predicted if you understand all the forces involved. Our enemy understands this, which is why they're trying to keep us as comfortable as possible, to keep a negative force against people's inclination to revolt against the tyranny and madness. However, because our enemy has abandoned truth in pursuit of their own power, the fruits of their labor ultimately always fail. The less comfort people have, the more likely they'll revolt. It's really that simple. It's not the only force acting upon the entirety of this, but it absolutely exists. Also, the more people fight back, the more likely others will follow and fight back too.
"Right now is the time to form a coherent ideology"
I agree, that before acting we must understand the correct action to take, and why, or we'll fail. However, this doesn't mean to never act. It also doesn't mean we can't do both at the same time, when obviously required action is recommended. It also doesn't mean dissuading those from acting until we've convinced enough people that we're right. Waiting on approval from others to do what's right is foolish.
This constant betrayal of "wait, wait, wait" ad infinitum (regardless of reason) is destroying us, and sometimes reeks of astroturphing by our enemies to perpetually keep people from acting.
I'm not saying you are, you do have cogent points, I just disagree with some of the execution and understanding.