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Whenever i encounter the "we cant revolt, theyll shoot us" argument from americans i always think to myself "so youd rather they shoot someone else in a different country then? Right"
Its clear subconsciously at least they think theyre superior and value their own lives above other nation's peoples.
Literally just be mean to a military recruiter. Hell just point and laugh or roll your eyes. Pull your kids from cadets. Shun ROTC participants. Refuse sponsorships from military contractors. Don't take internships at them. Tell them they can't have a float at your local parade.
All this talk about revolt and it doesn't really feel like most folks have even considered how impactful being mildly annoying can be.
This is helpful, but what's ultimately necessary is organization and revolution. Undermining the system isn't the same as replacing it.
Im not from the US but ill be mean to any one of them i encounter
Same, comrade. This advice applies pretty widely.
They have to think about their families all the time.
Obviously an US american family is worth more than the world!
This is unironically the big moral dilemma presented by so much western entertainment media it's nauseating. "Would you pRoTeCt yOuR FaMiLy even if it meant the world/everyone else would die?" and the correct moral position, after much soul searching and garment rending is usually presented as: "Yes, fuck the world, you gotta protect you and your own above literally ALL else." And it's always so contrived, with such manufactured scenarios to ignore the fact that in the vast majority of both real and imagined cases, the better option for the world is also going to be the better option for your family. But constantly pitting the individual and their immediate family's interests over the well being of the community and society is fundamentally necessary to maintain the capitalist mode, so they gotta keep reinforcing that false dichotomy as some kind of universal conundrum that is best answered by being as self centered as possible "for your family."