What are some methods of distributed civil disobedience for Americans?
Distributed as in non centralized. Many people feel like there is nothing they can do to contribute to meaningful change, especially with how spread out Americans are, but surely there has got to be something.
Using the trend of blocking traffic as an example, I think a coordinated effort to not just block a highway in one city, but to block state routes and other arteries in many places would be more effective. Instead of one city having bad traffic for a day, it would be many towns and it would be harder to dismiss as a local problem if people across the states are engaging.
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Like the simple sabotage field manual?
Yeah, that's kind of the idea, like starting a trend of sabotaging multinational companies that have warehouses and logistics all across the country. Anyone near one could be inspired and do their part.
My favorite part of that manual is that it weaponizes meetings and bureaucracy.
It sort of invented modern middle management lol. But folks working in important sectors could really lean into it
This is a great start, but this one is showing its age, and could use an update.
I linked Specific Suggestions in another reply, which includes plenty of modern examples.
See also: https://specificsuggestions.com/
Oh, those aren’t like Oblique Strategies[1][2] at all; they’re specific.
Hope some US National Guard are interested for the right reasons.
Keep in mind that decentralized and distributed should not be confused for individualist. A group of three people can do a whole lot more than an individual.
Well, one thing you could do is save money and pay down debt. It'll put you in a stronger position for any future resistance and it'll weaken the American economy.
I'm doing my part.
Why decentralized, specifically? Some level of coordination and centralization has historically been extremely effective, see groups like Palestine Action for direct action, or see revolutionary parties for larger-scale coordination.
Some coordination is good, I mean distributed as in anybody with time/means can join, even if they aren't near a population center.
Ah, gotcha. Getting organized is always a good idea, be that a full party like PSL or a local group.