We've tried those options, every single one of them. They got us right where we are now, and they revealed the level of corruption that makes these strategies ineffective. The enemy controls all the positions of power in evet aspect of society, so any approach that works within the system is us working for the enemy, npt to mention that we will be propping up the system that oppressed us in order to get the chance at somehow maneuvering into a position where we can have a chance at making a difference. But no, the enemy cheats, they know no one will do anything to give them a reason to play by the rules, and so they don't, but they do love their rules, because they will invoke them against anyone who causes problems for their agendas. So you have to act within the system and not let them catch on to your dissent and plans on acting on that dissention, in the age of ever increasing surveillance and ever more limited freedoms. A lot of your ideas would be good in other circumstances, but not here. I'm sure as hell not satisfied with just sitting back and waiting for things to get really bad, even though I see the approach of evil on the horizon. The people at the start of the soviets union assumed everything would just work out, they thought they could be left alone, they thought that surely someone would try to stop them. They believed in the same lazy fatalism ans optimism that infests this board. I've tried a lot of the things you suggest, I've grown my own food, I've tried working in the system, I've tried to start my own political party. These three had varying levels of success to them. The food situation worked out alright, the job situation is a minefield I navigate by keeping my head down, the political party was a non-starter, its just impossible to get the required signatures in this lockfown, and on top of that, I had to write out my parties political manifesto by myself, while keeping in mind that my application not only needs to be signed but also approved by government employees, I've seen how they look, a bitch with colored hair and tattoos and a fagflag lapel on her workshirt was the one I got my form from when I got it in person before the lockdown began. The type who could bin it and all the signatures, and not be held accountable for doing so. She has to look over the document and process an approval for it.