In Our Fake Elites, I explored the question of why make
ourselves ungovernable. To summarize, if space aliens abducted our ruling class
tomorrow, the rest of us would be better off. So we have nothing to lose and everything
to gain by upsetting their applecarts.
That then raises (not begs) the question of when. There are
some clear bright lines, such as mass gun confiscation, since that is a
standard precursor to tyranny. But if things reach that point, then the proper
response might very well be armed resistance; so the right time for non-violent
resistance would necessarily be before that.
On the other hand, there are also potential drawbacks to
going too soon. The most obvious is that it must be a mass movement to be
effective, so those who go first must be able to maintain in the face of legal
trouble. And there’s no point in taking that risk if there’s no chance of
starting the avalanche.
I propose that the way to square that circle is to
immediately start talking about mass civil disobedience, but not doing it yet.
Start planting the seeds, that this is a thing that we may need to do, as well
as talking about how (looking at historical examples).
So when? The final trigger must be common sense, as how the
time to start an armed rebellion must necessarily be no later than when your
arms would be taken away.
And for a non-violent resistance, the equivalent would be
the means of organizing. So using the currently available tools for organizing,
spread the word of why and how to make ourselves ungovernable. And then when those
communication tools are taken away, that is the signal.
That is the last straw, after which everyone scatters to the
wind and does his own thing.
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