Very recent history shows Republican senators are almost entirely to blame.

A lot of this is reductionist and kind of generalizing. Really depends on what we’re talking about. There are ways to punish companies and hit them where it hurts, money, for instance. There are ways to lobby Congress. I’m just saying there’s a framework for being strategic about these things, and distilling it down to violent uprising is just lacking any nuance any of these types of conversations actually deserve.

How is wanting to avoid civil war “mainstream”? I mean sure, go and promote revolution from the comfort of your climate controlled box with modern amenities, detached from the horrors of war. The feds have tanks.

Diplomacy, conflict resolution, etc. Not really motivated to fight against the tide of lemmy people sipping koolaid. But if you step outside the echo chamber, it’s mostly common sense.

That’s still a violent thing to wish on people.

Yeah, that was 200 years ago. We have better ways to handle things now.

Violence generally doesn’t get what you want out of the system.