Let’s get something straight: the empire doesn’t fear elections, protests, or even the occasional scandal. What it fears is you—an informed, organised, and pissed-off public that refuses to buy the lies. The power of the parasite class—the billionaires, the warlords in suits, the tech overlords—depends on your complacency. That’s why they want you broke, stressed, and too tired from your second job to even think about fighting back.
But here’s the good news: you don’t have to storm the Bastille to make a difference. Resistance starts small and grows with each act of defiance. From challenging the narrative to organising on the ground, every step chips away at the empire’s foundation. And with crises piling up—climate collapse, obscene housing costs, predatory healthcare, and a mental health epidemic—they’re giving us plenty of reasons to fight back.
So, what can you do? A lot more than you think. Let’s break it down.
Step 1: Wake Up and Smell the Propaganda
The first weapon in the empire’s arsenal is ignorance. They want you to believe the system works, even as it fails you at every turn. Housing unaffordable? That’s your fault for not working harder. Climate change? Blame China. Can’t afford to see a dentist? Well, maybe floss harder.
Educating yourself is the first act of rebellion. Read the real history—not the sanitised, flag-waving version. Dive into works like Manufacturing Consent or The Palestine Laboratory. Follow independent media that exposes what corporate outlets bury. And for fucks sake, stop sharing headlines from cable news—they’re the empire’s stenographers, not its critics.
Step 2: Stop Feeding the Beast
The empire runs on your money and your labour. Stop giving it to them whenever you can.
- Support Worker-Owned Businesses - Put your dollars into cooperatives where the workers, not the shareholders, reap the rewards.
- Ditch Predatory Corporations - Research who’s profiting off exploitation—from landlords gouging tenants to tech giants spying on your every move—and starve them of your support.
- Move Your Money - Big banks are funding the climate crisis and lining up to foreclose on the working class. Switch to credit unions or ethical financial institutions.
It’s not just about boycotting—it’s about building alternatives. Every dollar spent on a local co-op or mutual aid effort is a dollar the empire doesn’t get.
Step 3: Organise Locally, Think Globally
Real change doesn’t come from waiting for politicians to save you—it comes from people organising.
- Unionise Your Workplace - The billionaire class hates unions for a reason: they’re one of the few tools that level the playing field. If you’re not in one, join or start one.
- Build Mutual Aid Networks - Governments won’t save you from food insecurity, medical debt, or homelessness—but your neighbours might.
- Push for Local Housing Solutions - Advocate for rent controls, public housing, and zoning laws that prioritise people over developers. Because let’s be real: the “market” isn’t solving this crisis—it is the crisis.
Local action builds the kind of solidarity that scares the empire more than any election.
Step 4: Expose the Hypocrisy, Amplify the Truth
The empire’s greatest strength is its ability to control the narrative. From climate change to healthcare, they spin every failure as a personal problem. Can’t afford mental health care? It’s because you’re not budgeting properly. Can’t find a home that doesn’t eat half your paycheck? Maybe try moving to the middle of nowhere.
Push back. Use your platforms—whether it’s social media, community meetings, or just conversations with friends—to call out the lies. Amplify the voices of those most affected: the house-less, the uninsured, the exploited. Challenge the idea that any of this is normal. Because normal is a system that lets billionaires buy yachts while millions can’t afford a root canal.
Step 5: Demand Radical Solutions, Not Band-Aids
The empire loves to distract you with incrementalism—tiny tweaks to a broken system that leave its core intact. Don’t fall for it. Demand real change.
- Healthcare for All, Including Dental and Mental - The U.S. is the only wealthy nation that lets people die because they can’t afford insulin or therapy. This isn’t a policy failure—it’s cruelty by design.
- Housing as a Human Right - End the landlord class. Push for public housing, tenant protections, and laws that prioritise people over profit.
- A Living Wage and Universal Basic Income - Because no one should have to choose between feeding their kids and paying rent.
The parasite class will call these ideas unrealistic because they threaten their wealth. That’s how you know you’re on the right track.
Step 6: Fight the Climate War, Not the Fossil Fuel Industry’s
The climate crisis isn’t just a natural disaster—it’s a crime perpetrated by the fossil fuel industry, with the empire as its enforcer. The U.S. military is the largest institutional polluter on the planet, and companies like ExxonMobil are the real saboteurs of climate action.
Call out their greenwashing lies. Fight for policies that phase out fossil fuels, nationalise renewable energy, and hold polluters accountable. Support frontline communities—from indigenous water protectors to climate refugees—because they’re not just victims; they’re the leaders of this fight.
Step 7: Resist Surveillance Capitalism
In the digital age, the empire doesn’t just exploit your labor—it tracks your every move. Tech companies work hand-in-hand with governments to monitor dissent, suppress activism, and sell your data to the highest bidder.
Protect yourself. Use encrypted messaging apps, avoid big tech when possible, and educate yourself about digital surveillance. And don’t forget to call out these companies for what they are: profit-driven spies masquerading as innovators.
Step 8: Never Underestimate the Power of Showing Up
Protests matter. Strikes matter. Civil disobedience matters. These actions disrupt business as usual and show the empire that we’re not as complacent as they hope.
Whether it’s joining a climate strike, blocking a weapons shipment, or walking a picket line, showing up sends a message: we see through the lies, and we won’t be silent.
Final Thoughts: The Struggle is Hard, But Worth It
The empire wants you to feel powerless. It wants you to think that the housing crisis, the climate collapse, and the healthcare catastrophe are too big to fix. That’s its greatest trick—convincing you that resistance is futile while it siphons wealth and power upward.
But the cracks are showing. People are organising, resisting, and building alternatives. The question isn’t whether the empire will fall—it’s how soon, and how much damage it will do on the way down.
So don’t wait for permission to act. Don’t wait for a politician to save you. The time to resist is now, and the power to change the world has always been in your hands. The empire fears an informed and united public for a reason—because that’s how revolutions begin.
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