It's taken me a long time to come to terms with this fact but We WILL NEED to protect ourselves.

I come from a very pacifist background where non-violence was always glorified. This stuck with me and my politics for a long time. I thought if we could come up with the right argument, say the right words, show enough kindness, that in the end we would be victorious.

That is not true.

These people want us dead. End of story. They don't care what we say, they don't care about our love for people or the planet. All they care about are their privileges and they hate anyone they see as a threat those privileges. No amount of logic, of facts, of sound arguments will change that. They can not be reasoned with, they can only be stopped. That will require the armed action of the working class. That is the only way we will survive and the only way to protect our loved ones.

Get armed if you can, esp if you’re a vulnerable minority. Arm yourself as much as you can within the limits of your state laws. Join the SRA. train. Be prepared for the worst case scenarios. We need to start showing up panther style.