Resist: It's Time

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We are still in this together, but "this" is going to be real different in the very near future. This demands a different kind of "we."

The French Resistance during Nazi occupation played important roles delivering downed Allied airmen back to safety, supplying military intelligence, and acts of sabotage.

The Underground Railroad is estimated to have brought 100,000 freedom seekers to safety between 1810 and 1850.

It's time.

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October 18, 2025, may be a turning point. The administration has been gearing up to stomp a jackboot down on people who would oppose them. There's going to be a lot of us out there marching, and some of us might end up under that heel.

Be prepared. Bring water. Have an escape plan. Be ready to help those near you.

This is also important: if you aren't able to directly participate, for whatever reason, you are still needed. Just like there needs to be ten times the number of support people in the wings behind fighting troops, we will need you in the wings supporting us.

I'm going to be focused on the world in my immediate vicinity, so I'm going to need you to post relevant breaking news as it comes up. That way I can check in from time to time to keep abreast of what's going on elsewhere, and pass that information to the people near me. People who need to escape are going to need somewhere to go, and maybe a way to get there. They'll need food, water, medical care, and moral support when they get there.

We're in this together. Wherever you are, whether you're carrying a sign on the street, keeping yourself safe away from the fray, or anywhere in between - you are necessary and you are still part of this.

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[–] thespcicifcocean@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I wish I could actually be physically present,but I can't. What can I do to help?

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 1 points 1 week ago

Depends on how close or far away you are.

Anyone can keep an eye out for dire news and post it, so that people on the ground have easy access to that news to inform their own actions.

If shit really goes sideways, there are going to be a lot of people on the move. Some of those people will be going into the conflict, and some will be going away from it, possibly away from their own homes. They're going to need somewhere to go. If it makes sense for you, make a place in your home for people to stay. People may end up car camping in Walmart parking lots. Definitely talk to your neighbors, let them know that they're safe with you, invite them to come to you if they would feel safer there.

If you're close to a major metro area and can react if necessary, pack up cases of water, blankets, spare clothing. First aid materials might be nice, but the kinds of injuries are more likely to require transportation than what a simple first aid kit can do anything about. Those blankets can be makeshift stretchers.

Wherever you are, protect the people near you who need protecting. If there's serious trouble, it's probably going to happen in cities first, but it's anyone's guess after that. If this becomes a fight fight, we're going to need people everywhere who are able to offer support.

All efforts great and small.