It's more like the only winning move is not to play. Or more accurately, play a different game.

You are not going to beat them at the game they own, control and can change the rules for, so stop getting pulled into trying to play that game, and start trying to play your own game.

I feel like this is the only thing I say on these forums, but it is important, and there are people that have figured this out. Find others in real life. Start building networks and communities that can survive outside of this new system that is being installed.

What we had is gone. I honestly don't believe there is a direct path to get back to that. Building something similar in spirit but new, something that will be in place and can be sustained when the rest collapses, or that will allow us to continue outside of the matrix, is the only viable path I see.

I'm not saying give up completely on political or traditional approaches, especially at the local level, but I think the better odds and therefore more energy should go towards an alternate game.

Yes, they will come after some of us, especially higher profile people, to discourage others from trying. They can't come after all, it's just not economically viable. If/when they come, band together and defend the best that can be defended, but also remember it is a public relations war and information war above all, and also if you don't directly attack their game, there isn't a lot of economic incentive to spend resources on us.

If you just want to lay down and die, you will always find excuses and endless ways to be demoralized. If you want to succeed, you'll find a way. Life is usually that simple. Not always on an individual level, but overall the probabilities generally work out that way.