"Trump and Elon Musk are like two guys with six-shooters trying to hold a thousand people hostage. They only win if everyone thinks they are too strong to rush." https://www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/they-are-a-minority
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I mean, there's no lack of motivation on the part of the majority to rush those assholes and their minority, but there is a lack of organization/focus of purpose. I know there's more of us, and I'm happy to go rush, but I need to know where and when it will do the most good to end this crap fast.
The problem is that unless you have at least twelve people willing to risk getting shot to stop them, then those two gunmen can actually hold the entire crowd hostage.
I'm not at all confident of that number. It's true that there's a hard-core base (25-30%) that will vote for Trump even while he's sawing off their legs. But there's another 20% that claim to be "level-headed" or "skeptical", but just show them a photo of a female or black executive and...
Trump's saving grace right now is that so many people cannot believe how dumb and bad this all is. That privilege will become less and less available as time goes on.
It’s wild that financial types think this is going to end well for them. Yeah you will get your tax cuts but at what cost? Global instability? Stagflation?
Many of us are seniors with health issues/limited mobility. We can’t be out chucking canisters back over the line anymore. We can help w/other things but we need dedicated people in the streets. Not sure the last couple/few gens are up to it at the scale and intensity needed. Suppose we’ll see.
Call and email your representatives DAILY and demand they honor their oaths to the constitution and the rule of law. The Safe act has been reintroduced in congress , it will disenfranchise millions of women voters. Get your married name and birth certificate the same or your vote will not count.
Does Elon think having a child present will shield him and the orange oaf? Maybe they’re trying to recreate JFK and son playing in the Oval Office?
Epic fail.
when I see an article that looks interesting, the first thing I do is Ctrl+F -> "yarvin", "theil", "2025" - if there is 0 mentions, I don't even give it a moments notice. We have to get media on the right page. and PRONTO!
THANK YOU. EXACTLY. IT ISN'T JUST ELON AND TRUMP. EVEN THE LOUD, ANGRY MOB BAYING AT ANY REPUBLICAN WHO HAS A SPINE ARE A MINORITY. STOP TREATING THEM LIKE THE MAJORITY.
They know they have a solid 30% of the electorate and another 30% is totally checked out. Voting behavior indicates we won’t act collectively or strategically to stop them
the equilibrium answer is to let off your sole round and say "anyone who moves a muscle gets it" and hope no one realizes your gun is now empty. however i think the point of the question was more testing the analyst's ability to frame assumptions
The problem with that approach is that a lot of guns have last round bolt or slide hold open. You think the people writing that question are smart enough to realize that?
I don't know what they were thinking, which is the most interesting part about it. You could just assume this is an abstract "gun" that has only has the characteristics ascribed to it in the paragraph. Or...
...maybe its a rifle with a bayonet. You take out the bayonet, lay out on the ground, and promise the man who holds the bayonet the right to leave. And watch them kill each other and you shoot the last guy too
The trouble is that the Democratic leadership can't do civil disobedience effectively since it's not their job, the people who'd normally rush them have utterly discredited themselves since either 2020 or 2023-2024, and most people can't be made to care.
OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS HAVE ABANDONED US. On both sides of the isle. Dems yuckyuck it up over memo names. They need to be arrested and sit in jail until their court hearings, like every other American. Luigi got an armed escort to the mayor to be called a terrorist. You're all COWARDS
I think most of us know what is coming. But no one wants to be the one to light that powder keg. And everyone is waiting for some sense of organisation.
I appreciate the sentiment, but the metaphor doesn’t fit. They have the Supreme Court, Congress, the Justice Department, the military, the FBI, the CIA. They’re not a couple of rogues with six shooters. They’re burglars with nukes.
Everyone just keep posting and growing us. Grow us bigger and bigger. While they steal and do drugs we shovel coal into the boiler. The train is running full speed ahead in their direction. No crime no violence. We’re the good guys. Just communicate. Everywhere. Always. This is real. Go time.
I apologize about lack of clarity. Not many characters and too many thoughts. I detail most of my ideas throughout my posts though and don’t discuss much else if you are interested. The answer is there.
We are the good guys. Bad guys control. We need action. Can’t act. Grow defensive bubble we are inside of. We always grow no matter what because that’s victory. Elon on drugs, Pete drunk. So many mistakes. We take whatever they shed. Nothing grows forever. All bubbles burst. When it bursts it ends.
Sadly, there are too many people that are not willing to change their lifestyles to punish these crooks. Consumers don't know their power!! We must show and remind them both of this power.
Exactly! Having trouble figuring out why millions that are adversely affected by the actions of a dozen people are just sitting back and a accepting it.
I’ve had this thought in back of mind ever since Inauguration. Orangesicle represents a small minority, yet because he’s ‘loudest’ in room, folks listen to his inaccuracies
They’re also surrounded by all the sandbag cowards in their own party. Not that I expect much more from republicans, but they legitimize this bullshit to cling to their own power.
Exactly! If all fed agency employees walked out except ppl who are there to run computer systems and are trying to keep them safe refused to comply, it would stop this shit dead in its tracks.
1/3 of the country doesn’t know what’s going on, or doesn’t give a shit (unless someone is paying)
1/3 of the country is still strong supporters of the Asshats.
Leaving 1/3 who want to fight but most of us don’t know how. Not sure I would describe that as a majority, but sure- sign me up!
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YouTube it.
Trump will invoke Martial Law soon....
F building coalitions.
No time pal.
After maybe.
So this "two guys with six-shooters" is a silly fantasy.
these nerds aren't that tough
Epic fail.
And we are so dumb.
I gotta find a way to slip this into key moments in my professional life.
The resistance comes from fed employees.
We need the Shadow Cabinet, or daily organized briefings describing what alternative policies would be accomplishing, and much better messaging.
It's the exact opposite strategy compared to the left which did nothing but kneecap Biden.
This Army vet is just waiting on the call.
Perhaps when people realize the Democrats ain't doing shit and somebody needs to stand up and lead the charge then we can get it done.
The emperor's new clothes story and Catch-22 both illustrate this.
But I've been waiting a long time for this and now I'm not so sure.
1/3 of the country is still strong supporters of the Asshats.
Leaving 1/3 who want to fight but most of us don’t know how. Not sure I would describe that as a majority, but sure- sign me up!
there is no mandate
they have no clothes