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Isn't it ironic how ICE agents wear masks, while scanning everyone else's faces? Also props to Second Thought for not pushing defeatist mind-poison, because that's exactly what they want: for us to feel powerless, and making it seem "resistance is futile".
We need to empower each, inform each other, work together, be in all kinds of problem-solving communities in person and online focused on getting things done day in and day out, and be well protected ourselves and for others. To get people onto good OS'es, apps, software, hardware, social media platforms, independent media, etc
There are many things we can do and a decent amount of us already are but the more the better! Everyone keep doing and getting more people active! It makes it easier, and better for us all!! Build united local power up to internationally with real allies!
We got this! Have hope and help others develop their own hope. It makes people more resilient, and proactive based on studies. Hope and action united!
We the people have the power to make this life wonderful and free!!
It doesn’t have to succeed for me. If my actions to lead to the success of another’s resistance that will still satisfy.
I'm not entirely sure what you're trying to say. It to me reads like you would contribute to someone's resistance, but not for yourself, but for someone else instead? Which in itself is absolutely fine, but I hope you're not under the impression, such technology only affects persons targeted by ICE. That these systems are used for that is simply insult to injury, that is the overall privacy-implications of mass-surveillance.
You can chip away at power structures and resist them. You still lose but leave them weakened and more vulnerable to the next to challenge them. Eventually they fall.
If you comply instead, you strengthen the power structures that do harm anyway.
The only rational move is to resist.