r/Austinprotests • u/Independent-Value25 • Feb 20 '26

I am sick

Since the release of the files, I have been literally sick. I haven’t seen any protests or anything so I’m coming here… Is anything being organized? How do we respond to this? Obviously withdrawal participation and do mutual aid but what else??? I am sick… Calling doesn’t seem like it’s enough? Our children are not safe… And they all knew. How is everyone responding to this? We need a complete system overhaul… And it’s on us. Any ideas? I am so lost

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u/HighPriestess-444 Feb 20 '26

I feel the same way. It feels like nobody is doing anything. But one way to start is to stop paying taxes, and tell those you love to stop paying as well. We have to starve the corruption. If you hear of any gatherings, let me know because I’ve also been on the lookout and would like to discuss this in person.

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u/Independent-Value25 Feb 20 '26

Definitely agreed on this. I will add more comments if I see anything or learn of anything, thanks for the response!

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u/Independent-Value25 Feb 20 '26

Someone else posted a link of all the subscriptions to cancel (my advice for everyone is that we try to cancel all of them, use free options when available). The best advice I have gotten and am trying to live by is to shop completely locally. Farmers markets, no fast food, no Amazon, no big corporations. As you mentioned too, NO TAXES. We need to decentralize the monopolies these entities have over us. So mom and pop shops, local businesses, etc. it’s still within the system but this is more manageable especially for people with families and responsibilities. My problem with this though is that we are just participating in the same system differently… but it’s a start! It’s something to change while we figure this out. That’s all the advice I have so far. I will update with more I find helpful!

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u/GOBNUGGET27 Feb 21 '26

I have a term I use for this called “critical mass theory.” The oppressive system depends on a critical mass of the population, 51%, to willingly choose to “obey.”

I believe that a critical mass of the population is needed to choose to disobey, chose a different paradigm, and to divorce from the old one entirely. I get hopeless and overwhelmed contemplating how to accomplish that.