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Miriam V @tranquilitybase1.bsky.social

You really want my use of the word “resistance” to mean “violence,” don’t you? If you want to flex resumes, I’ve been involved in activism since before you were probably born. I spent time in jail protesting the war in Iraq. As a teacher, I was a union organizer for three years at the height…

aug 31, 2025, 7:13 pm • 0 0

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Miriam V @tranquilitybase1.bsky.social

…height of the pandemic. I literally wrote a masters thesis on non-violent resistance to authoritarian governments. For many of us, the word “resistance” means many things, from organizing unions to strike for better wages/conditions, to applied civil disobedience on a large scale…but, those…

aug 31, 2025, 7:14 pm • 0 0 • view
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Miriam V @tranquilitybase1.bsky.social

…those definitions don’t work for the straw man argument you’re trying to building against me, so you just double down on this ridiculous idea about “resistance” meaning “violence.” Take a deep breath, friend. I’m not your enemy.

aug 31, 2025, 7:16 pm • 0 0 • view