In order to succeed, you must have the capability and the will. A necessary part of capability is sufficient strength. That strength can come from numbers.
Once enough people are desperate enough, and realize that they have the numbers, and by extension the capability, the will is not far behind.
Of course there are consequences to standing up to fascism. The consequences of not standing up to fascism are worse. Unfortunately, we’re all going to have to suffer those worse consequences in order for the population to choose the lesser consequences of revolution.
In the meantime, the fascists grow stronger, largely because of their forced abandonment of facts. Full circle then: Until there is no alternative to armed conflict (and maybe even then), feeding the post-truth paradigm only strengthens fascism. This will ultimately forestall revolution, and make it harder for revolution to succeed. It’s already going to get worse before it gets better; being loosey-goosey on facts will only make it that much worse for that much longer.
In order to succeed, you must have the capability and the will. A necessary part of capability is sufficient strength. That strength can come from numbers.
Once enough people are desperate enough, and realize that they have the numbers, and by extension the capability, the will is not far behind.
Of course there are consequences to standing up to fascism. The consequences of not standing up to fascism are worse. Unfortunately, we’re all going to have to suffer those worse consequences in order for the population to choose the lesser consequences of revolution.
In the meantime, the fascists grow stronger, largely because of their forced abandonment of facts. Full circle then: Until there is no alternative to armed conflict (and maybe even then), feeding the post-truth paradigm only strengthens fascism. This will ultimately forestall revolution, and make it harder for revolution to succeed. It’s already going to get worse before it gets better; being loosey-goosey on facts will only make it that much worse for that much longer.