My apologies! Yes. I was more interested in saying “We need more of us, and we need to get coordinated”

“Tyrant” for the common 2A crowd meant “Someone who seriously disrupts the status quo of patriarchal white supremacy. You know. Like a black woman”

There’s a few out there who genuinely intend to use access to violence to protect their community from systemic violence. But that is a vast minority. I see a lot of lemmings thinking that the 2A crowd was speaking in good faith. They were not. And because of the political culture of America collapsing complex political spectrums into binaries that largely exist by virtue signaling, anyone who is against this should be presumed gunless, and anyone with a gun should be considered pro-this.

This is why every high school debate club needs to be merged with the wrestling club. Going forward, matches will be determined by both technical and rhetorical scoring. Rhetorical points can only be made while in the top position. If a nazi shows up to be a debate bro you simply put them in a submission hold

Boot to the gut then.

also mastery over fire has been a super power for millennia. now we can purchase portable fire from the gas station for $0.99, but for some reason many of us treat this as something only for degenerates. a lighter and a knife are useful for a great many things and i recommend learning how to carry and use them safely as a general preparedness skill

on white men, specifically

capitalism isn’t new, it’s just a way of defining a system in which one group of people has things and then another group of people uses the things to provide for society. we’ve all been dealing with capitalism for ~16,000 years, we just haven’t been using the terms of capital to understand how or why our oppressors do the things that they do.

racism, ultimately, in our current understanding of it, is much much newer than capitalism, and it was formulated as a justification for the aims of the capital holders to go out into the world and steal more capital and further entrench an economic system in which they owned everything and produced nothing.

no. i just didn’t want to distract from my core point about dealing with pepperball chargers and i already have a reputation on the threadiverse for being longwinded.

your protest kit should include:

Outfit

• nondescript ball or running cap
• eyewear, the bigger the better (splash goggles preferred)
• a facial covering (ppe like kn95 on n95 preferred)
• a neck scarf if you have tattoos on your neck
• long sleeve moisture wicking non-descript shirt you can run in
• supportive running gear (a sports bra if you have breasts that need supporting when running, running shorts or half tights no matter who you are, athletic underwear will also work, too)
• long pants you can run in (this will go over your supportive running gear)
• moisture wicking seamless socks (xotoes or injinji are extra recommended, though if toe socks aren’t your thing i’d point you to darn tough, farm 2 feet, or balega)

Gloves

These are listed separately from the rest of the outfit as depending on the circumstances you find yourself in you may have different needs so you should bring all

• nitrile gloves (for first aid)
• mechanics gloves (for general protectiun)
• warm gloves (if it’s cold)
• welding gloves (for removing and diffusing tear gas canisters)

Shoes

These are listed separately from the rest of the outfit as there’s no general consensus for what is best, so you’ll have to think about your own risk model and what you do at a protest to decide what makes sense for you. Whatever you pick, you need to pick something closed toed that you can spend at least 2 hours standing in, minimum

• running shoes
• training athletic shoes (aka gym shoes/cross trainers)
• big man outdoor basketball shoes (though these are basically not found anywere but china anymore as big men at the top level of the sport have gotten shockingly nimble and americans don’t play on outdoor courts anymore. i would look at New Balance’s offerings if you go this route as they have some american market fresh foam outdoor court shoes)
• tennis shoes (literal tennis shoes. for tennis.)
• combat boots
• work boots
• steel toed shoes

Other equipment

• a nondescript backpack you can run in (reebok’s gym bags fit the bill excellently)
• an umbrella (useful for deflecting riot control devices)
• water bottles (plural)
• first aid kit
• a collapsible traffic cone
• a tourniquet (assuming you have proper stop the bleed training)
• a knife you feel comfortable carrying, smaller preferred, locking also preferred (i’d probably recommend the civivi baby banter 2)
• antihistamines
• menthol balm
• lip balm
• whistles (to use and distribute. learn the ICE alerting whistle blast patterns)

Some final notes

not everyone will be able to carry everything. you just need good coverage of all this stuff so that if anything happens someone nearby has what your group will need. go to a couple of protests and bring with you what you can that you believe would be the most useful. pay attention to what others have, but more importantly, keep an eye on what NO ONE has. the last couple of protests i’ve been to, NO ONE had anything to handle a tear gas canister and believed it was criminal to be prepared to diffuse one. so now i always make sure to bring welding gloves or oven mitts.

remember, the best way to keep yourself safe is to keep everyone safe. no one brings about change by waiting patiently for change to come. we live in dangerous times and the best way to make everyone safe is to bring about change. so you’re going to have to step out and step up in this moment if you want to be safe. it will feel dangerous, but it’s better to go out and resist fascism than it is to wait around and guarantee yourself a spot in the concentration camps.

as a final note: study ancient warfare. the police are trained to treat us like bands of savages. the sword and the spear are still the ultimate signifier of aristocratic power and people power. the modern day sword is the AR-15/AK-47 (depending on where in the world you are). it is complex, and it requires maintenance, and it requires training to use effectively. i’m not sure what the spear of liberation in our era is, but i’d keep an eye out for what it is, who’s using it, and what it takes for a crowd to become effective with it.

as you study ancient warfare, pay particular attention to the jungle tactics employed in South America, Africa, and South East Asia as jungle and urban combat have a lot in common, and these tactics proved the most effective against the great European powers throughout the ages, even separating Haiti from Napoleonic France and preventing Vietnam from becoming an American Vassal state after France gave up on controlling them

it’s all been psychos since it was founded in 2002. it has gotten worse though now that all pretense that they do anything worthwhile or useful has been eroded

effectively yes. this is a riot control device called a pepper ball charger. it launches paintball shaped and sized balls filled with what amonts to tear gas. the idea is to pelt crowds with them causing respiratory distress. it is a good idea when dealing with police to be prepared to deal with this by having on you:

• eye protection, the bigger the better
• well fitting n95 or kn95 masks
• water bottles
• protective gloves for your skin

optionally you may want to have:

• spray bottles with water
• salene solution

there are other things you’ll want in your kit, but these are the basics for dealing with pepper ball chargers

for profit prisons and the slave labor they provide underly much of our food system

whether you’re covered in permanent, temporary, or no tattoos you should cover your arms, legs, and back so that your entire group remains anonymous and can disperse and blend in with a crowd in the event that the police attempt to kettle you. wear nondescript clothing that covers your body and is easy to run in

it’s a copaganda thing first and foremost. it helps normalize the imagery of a militarized police state