> Yes something needs to be done, but don't do the obvious which is also being telegraphed. Surprise them with a different tactic, one they didn't plan for. Don't fall into their trap but instead make a new one for them to fall into. This isn't a game of checkers. We're going to blamed anyway as your said so it might as well be for something masterful rather than predictable. You got half the answer Morbo. Talk of violence absolutely can and does frighten the ever loving shit out of the state. Even when its purely hypothetical. Even when the actual position is disowned in favor of peace. I know this because I tested it. Here. It was the first time I saw a site DDOS'd for something I posted. Thats what let me know the "don't do anything or say anything! The regime wants americans/canadians/australians/etc to overreact!" No, they're terrified and bluffing. The DDOS gave it away. Experiment: successful. I didn't realize that would be the response but I knew there would be some sort of response. Obviously don't go shitting in the pool like I unintentionally did, or taking risks posting free speech thats legal but could still be maliciously misinterpreted. Just know and understand the kind of speech the regimes fear, the kind of thoughts and discussion that force them to escalate. Being able to force a reaction is always useful because when an enemy is reacting they're not thinking, and on their back foot.