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White folks are used to being polite and accommodating to cops. Do not fall into your old ways. For once, your silence will not be violence. STFU if the cops come looking for your neighbours. No matter how friendly.

Fascism only works if we go along with it. Fascism only works if we surrender to it. Resist. Do not say a word about your neighbours. As far as the cops are concerned you’re a recluse who doesn’t talk to anybody where you live."


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"Fascist raids by law enforcement should be met with:

I don’t know.

I can’t help.

I do not know anybody’s legal status.

I have no idea who is an immigrant.

White folks are used to being polite and accommodating to cops.

Do not fall into your old ways.

For once, your silence will not be violence. STFU if the cops come looking for your neighbours. No matter how friendly.

Fascism only works if we go along with it. Fascism only works if we surrender to it.

Resist.

Do not say a word about your neighbours. As far as the cops are concerned you’re a recluse who doesn’t talk to anybody where you live."

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[–] BigBenis@lemmy.world 10 points 6 days ago

For at least the time being, we have the right to remain silent through the 5th amendment. Providing false information can incriminate you. Providing no information at all cannot (exceptions may be providing personal identification, licenses and registrations, look up your local laws). Know your rights and exercise them.

Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer and this is not legal advice

[–] Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 6 days ago (1 children)

The problems is that there are many people who, even when they themselves are generally powerless and under somebody's boot, positively relish the opportunity to feel superior to somebody else by helping press the boot on them.

Sadly, some of the oppressed are only meek or nice out of fear because of where they are in their power structure they'e in and when they get or are given the power to do so without consequences, turn into evil oppressors.

[–] ShareMySims@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Right. This is a call for people who haven't already made that choice, to make it. Now.

[–] Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Since generally there are at least a few assholes around who will totally enjoy the "power" of fucking somebody else's life and often the assholes don't even behave like assholes in every day life (because they usually don't have the power to be assholes with impunity) so one might not even be aware of their low moral characters, merelly a "if you this to not get involved you won't be helping the Fascists" line of advice is not enough.

There has to be something beyond that, at the very least so that wannabe assholes fear being spotted and suffering reprisals if they do act like assholes, which if you want to make it as above the Law as possible (rather than merelly "I know which car you drive and it would be a shame if it got damaged overnight") does require some form of involving the community to create a perception that those who rat will get into trouble with the rest.

The problem is not simply solved or even significantly so with a mere "don't tell the pigs anything" (i.e. "Do No Evil"), even though those who act thus do gain the moral high ground by acting like that.

I'm sorry that I myself am not really offering a concrete solution, and my contribution is just pointing out that a Passive-Aggressive approach won't really do much more than slightly delay the Fascists and their dogs.

[–] ShareMySims@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 5 days ago

The problem is not simply solved or even significantly so with a mere “don’t tell the pigs anything”

Nowhere is this being touted as a solution to the entire problem, this is advice on how to act in a specific situation, and again, a call on people to make that choice on where they stand, now, because now is the time, not once they're knocking on your door, then it's too late to start considering how to act (and if someone has already decided to, or hasn't but defaults to being a collaborator, they get lumped up with the fascists they enable).

[–] flicker@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 6 days ago

I always forget that not everybody had a Buddhist hippie uncle and aunt doing lessons with them on the weekend.

My cousins and I will randomly say, "What is (Uncle's) number one rule?"

And everyone present will chant a phrase thst would dox me, that boils down to "don't help the police!"

We can all play a part. Mutual aid means using whatever you bring to the table. If you can, think of it like a video game or a tabletop game. I look like I do and made a lifelong practice of learning how to talk to people. Now I have a high diplomacy check (and sense motive.) My boyfriend spent most of his life in the military, and his capacity for violence makes him the barbarian. Together, we are prepared to help in many, many more ways than either of us could ever do alone.

And the bigger your circle, the more situations you're prepared for! If you haven't yet, take an honest assessment of your skills. Figure out how you can most help others. You don't have to be an S rank talker or violencer, you can be bad at the skill you pick! The important thing is to pick the skill, *then work on it. *

Even if you don't have a circle, if you're all alone, you can be preparing yourself to help others who need it. You are valued. You are loved, even if you don't know it, even if it's easy to feel like you're not. And when you eventually find your tribe, or when your tribe is being attacked, having skills to help others and yourself is the best thing you can do.

[–] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago

Fortunately for me, Im a recluse who doesn't talk to anyone where I live

[–] phlegmy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Is this a thing?
Do cops literally come to your door and ask if you know any immigrants?
That’s wild.

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

they just raided a restaurant I think. though I'm not sure they asked people questions about neighbors I think they just violated the 4th amendment and asked for papers.

[–] Glytch@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

Maybe not to your house, but I've been asked at a previous job.

[–] unphazed@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

I know who's an immigrant. Unless your name is like "Wind on Water" when translated, you're an immigrant.

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 2 points 6 days ago

Chaos A.D.
Disorder unleashed
Silence means death
Stand on your feet
Inner fear
Your worst enemy

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