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Originally Posted by SuchFriendsAreDangerous

somebody has to stand up to these assholes, otherwise they win. you cant just talk and think about change, sometimes it has to be manifested the hard way. if it is not your bag, to confront authority and established directly that is fine, but dont sit around discrediting those who do. fuck the laws means fuck the laws. it also means fuck the law enforcement. cops are bullshit, for plenty of other reasons, for example county lock outs, having sherrif officers come an kick people out of their houses, contributing to the 68,000 homeless people [140,000 if you include these temporary folks] in the city....

RATM lyrics? you are just being silly here. your advice regarding action is fine, but, coming in the form of a criticism was premature on your part,why would I post organizational details on the internet? you dont know what I do outside of this forum. that is all.

well good luck with your guerrilla, pol-pot. i'll visit you in jail.

as for confronting authority, i have no problem doing that-- i got a teacher fired in high school (he was a fucking asshole who covered up his ignorance by being a twat to everyone) ,and another one in college didnt get fired but i got a petition signed by everyone & took it to the dean to put an end to hi shenanigans. the fucker got collared. i have no problem taking action when i have a specific goal in mind.

ive also worked in other more recent causes i'd rather not discuss publicly, local politics type thing. why, because i like my private life to remain private and my internet life separate from it. i know what i have done is small potatoes, but still, i'm not the type to sit down & take it.

i don't think authority is inherently evil; in limited form it can be very beneficial. and you see, i have nothing against the police, because i don't do anything illegal in any kind of significant scale that will get them on my case. well, i've been caught speeding, but i agree that people shouldn't drive like maniacs, so that's fine. as far as i've experienced, cops are not pleasant people, but if the law is on your side you have little to fear.

and so the law is NOT on YOUR side. what are you gonna do?

the way i've learned to work this shit is rather than fighting the cops you go & lobby your senator, your state rep, and you work the system, you call your reporters, get some PR, build political alliances, and that's how you get shit changed. building barricades against the police will only get you shot.

i've also learned first-hand that when you go to people in authority screaming slogans and shaking your fist they are going to treat you like a clown and ignore you, but if you present yourself civilly, argue your case cogently, and negotiate like a grownup, you have a much greater chance to change things. you'll eventually find out this. in the meanwhile, i hope you don't tire of digging trenches, che guevara.