Anarchism

For at least the time being, we have the right to remain silent through the 5th amendment. Providing false information can incriminate you. Providing no information at all cannot (exceptions may be providing personal identification, licenses and registrations, look up your local laws). Know your rights and exercise them.

Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer and this is not legal advice

I always forget that not everybody had a Buddhist hippie uncle and aunt doing lessons with them on the weekend.

My cousins and I will randomly say, "What is (Uncle's) number one rule?"

And everyone present will chant a phrase thst would dox me, that boils down to "don't help the police!"

We can all play a part. Mutual aid means using whatever you bring to the table. If you can, think of it like a video game or a tabletop game. I look like I do and made a lifelong practice of learning how to talk to people. Now I have a high diplomacy check (and sense motive.) My boyfriend spent most of his life in the military, and his capacity for violence makes him the barbarian. Together, we are prepared to help in many, many more ways than either of us could ever do alone.

And the bigger your circle, the more situations you're prepared for! If you haven't yet, take an honest assessment of your skills. Figure out how you can most help others. You don't have to be an S rank talker or violencer, you can be bad at the skill you pick! The important thing is to pick the skill, *then work on it. *

Even if you don't have a circle, if you're all alone, you can be preparing yourself to help others who need it. You are valued. You are loved, even if you don't know it, even if it's easy to feel like you're not. And when you eventually find your tribe, or when your tribe is being attacked, having skills to help others and yourself is the best thing you can do.

Fortunately for me, Im a recluse who doesn't talk to anyone where I live

I was on board until you randomly called out "white people" for no reason, to no benefit. Good job pissing off an ally for no reason.

The problems is that there are many people who, even when they themselves are generally powerless and under somebody's boot, positively relish the opportunity to feel superior to somebody else by helping press the boot on them.

Sadly, some of the oppressed are only meek or nice out of fear because of where they are in their power structure they'e in and when they get or are given the power to do so without consequences, turn into evil oppressors.

The only proper response to a door knock is "come back with a warrant".

Rights are rights for a reason, don't let that shit erode any further.