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That's not how that works. The situation is set up to attempt to produce 'wild crazy radicals' who can be acted against super-aggressively. Failing to run about throwing rocks is a refusal to provide the guilty parties with exoneration for their acts. In effect, 'grassroots movements' directed by adversaries is what got us here, and is overwhelmingly unlikely to get us out.





> 'grassroots movements' directed by adversaries is what got us here

This is too pessimistic. Consider successful grass-roots movements: civil rights and maybe anti-war (Vietnam).

> and is overwhelmingly unlikely to get us out.

In the sense that nothing is likely to get us out? Sure. At some point you need to stand up for what you believe is right, though.




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