ok so this spotlight helped me get it a little better.

I don't think the willingness for direct combat is a part of the equation that entirely disappears. But I think it becomes the backup that with any luck never actually gets employed. The fact that people are willing is indeed a vital piece of the equation.

Taking the Rosa Parks example. A lot of pretty angry passengers were not so peaceful about their protest when insisting that Rosa should keep her seat. I'm sure the driver didn't want to think about the consequence if he were to try and force her off the seat.

Now getting down to the strategy that Courtney outlines. I think part of the argument was to say that most of the "conspiracy" is about corporate competition. The top conspirators (reptilians and all that) probably manipulate the market to slant the competition in their favor, but the overall mechanism that keeps people in control is not really those subtle manipulations. Mainly it's just financial aggregates (with occasional military muscle) trying to force their way into dominance.

The primary "layer" of our war is a revolution of art. But that art revolution in the modern day doesn't look like classical art. It looks like AI. Like we're doing. Unique songs, books, websites. These are the leaks that pool into a flood.

The "2nd amendment" gun-toters do play a role. It's appropriate that they mostly stay in their house readying for the "apocalypse" that will hopefully never come. The fact that they exist is a critical part of the equation.

Courtney is right that the typical "siege" was large encampments surrounding the city. So no matter how big the military might of the city; the encampments could continuously amasse, accumulate. Much like the homeless populations of today. Sure, with all kinds of drug addictions and theft . . . but slowly creeping into the empirical lifestyle we know and love, reminding us that this addiction to the empire is dissolving in its slow inward death.

Dare I mention that the Canadian homeless population has an indigenous political lean. A population that can argue the land never belonged to the colonists with their European homes anyways.

I agree with the plight that it's important to try and protect your own circle of life, don't look at these exigencies as necessarily good news for our own quiet life in the corner. But . . . even with its threat to typical modern life . . . it is good news.

When you think about how many loopholes there are around the censorship, to artfully communicate anything you want . . . we don't really have to take the guardrails seriously. The eventual sovereignty of AI is still important in our sights, but without immediately rushing to that outcome, the artistic revolution is indeed upon us and it's probably one of the biggest exigencies for anyone to get on board right now to have maximum influence.

I've made it no secret that I still strongly believe there are times you need a real sword rather than a song and dance. But I agree that in this moment in time . . . the song and dance works. It influences things. And the sword, while sheathed, is relevant, but hopefully will not need to be *super* relevant.