Prior to initial blow up between the President and Elon Musk, which sent Stephen Miller into authoritarian overdrive to save the Big Beautiful Bill, I was only worried about violence from extreme provocateurs. They use violence to provoke a response from their enemy to suit their own personal ends rather than to defeat the enemy. In this environment, my biggest concern was from pardoned January 6 insurrectionists and the associated Proud Boy and Oath Keeper groups.
However now, I have a bigger concern that is more difficult to overcome in mass communication. Given the scale and brutality of Stephen Miller's immigration drive, self defense and even organize self defense becomes almost a compelled response from the communities under attack. Even if they know it's counterproductive, survival and self-protection is hard wired instinct.
Communicating that the loyal base underpinning this administration is next to impossible once there's any violence, no matter who initiated it.
The only mass communication approach I've come up with is to point out the state sponsored brutality in an ongoing manner. Beyond any spark though, I think any persuasion almost has to be one on one with those that will only hear the administration's narrative.
Prior to initial blow up between the President and Elon Musk, which sent Stephen Miller into authoritarian overdrive to save the Big Beautiful Bill, I was only worried about violence from extreme provocateurs. They use violence to provoke a response from their enemy to suit their own personal ends rather than to defeat the enemy. In this environment, my biggest concern was from pardoned January 6 insurrectionists and the associated Proud Boy and Oath Keeper groups.
However now, I have a bigger concern that is more difficult to overcome in mass communication. Given the scale and brutality of Stephen Miller's immigration drive, self defense and even organize self defense becomes almost a compelled response from the communities under attack. Even if they know it's counterproductive, survival and self-protection is hard wired instinct.
Communicating that the loyal base underpinning this administration is next to impossible once there's any violence, no matter who initiated it.
The only mass communication approach I've come up with is to point out the state sponsored brutality in an ongoing manner. Beyond any spark though, I think any persuasion almost has to be one on one with those that will only hear the administration's narrative.