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What are some methods of distributed civil disobedience for Americans? (midwest.social)

submitted 20 hours ago by ItemWrongStory@midwest.social to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Distributed as in non centralized. Many people feel like there is nothing they can do to contribute to meaningful change, especially with how spread out Americans are, but surely there has got to be something.

Using the trend of blocking traffic as an example, I think a coordinated effort to not just block a highway in one city, but to block state routes and other arteries in many places would be more effective. Instead of one city having bad traffic for a day, it would be many towns and it would be harder to dismiss as a local problem if people across the states are engaging.

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[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 6 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Why decentralized, specifically? Some level of coordination and centralization has historically been extremely effective, see groups like Palestine Action for direct action, or see revolutionary parties for larger-scale coordination.

[–] ItemWrongStory@midwest.social 5 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Some coordination is good, I mean distributed as in anybody with time/means can join, even if they aren't near a population center.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 5 points 17 hours ago

Ah, gotcha. Getting organized is always a good idea, be that a full party like PSL or a local group.