Che,

Good to hear from you on this post. I too see the near-futility of an armed uprising in THIS COUNTRY. I guess I wanted to raise the more philisophical question of armed revolution in other countries as well. I know that it would depend on the country, but the question remains: is there a place for it in the world today? Does it have its place, and how does one (or a people) recognize that the time is right for such a thing?

Also, in the context of the US, WHAT IS THE PROPOER RESPONSE FOR THE CONTINUED BRUTILIZATION, POVERTY, MISEDUCATION, AND MURDER OF THE PEOPLE BY THE STATE? I am thinking less and less that these protests that we keep on having are of any consequence. Boycotts are good, cuz you're hitting them where it counts, but to do it successfully, we'd have to organize wide-scale cooperatives across the board aso that enough poeple could live "off the grid" and survive without what we're fooled into believing we can't live without.

And what about self-defence? What is the response for cops/deathsquads/the state coming into your town/village and killing random people, raping your mother, sister and grandmother, leaving people for dead? Can't relate (I'm not saying YOU personally, but "you" the general polulation reading this) ... How about 41 bulletts, and then someone new next week, and the next? Where do we draw the line? I believe in self-defense and if there is systematic brutalization of me, my family, my people going on (like there is) I think there should be a more drastic response, although I'm not sure what that response should be.

love and respect,
El Rey


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