A rundown of historical tales & tactics assembled to help us build our own stories of successful disobedience.

Check out this latest review of examples that fought back against forms of tyranny, and find ways to keep pushing for freedom in the face of struggle.

https://open.substack.com/pub/thedragoondispatch/p/summary-4-stories-of-successful-disobedience

The same guy that sold seats to an illegitimate Board of Peace while bombing foreign countries on Christmas Day isn’t able to understand how we’ve projected power in the past, and why his foreign policy ventures are as popular as his bankrupt casinos…

https://open.substack.com/pub/justiceisblind/p/delegated-destruction

The “most enterprising and dangerous” of all the American Generals during the Revolution later became an infamous traitor after feeling underappreciated, was passed over for promotion, and reprimanded in a court-martial for minor infractions. Imagine what he might have tried if he were emasculated with cheap shoes and infantile nicknames…

https://open.substack.com/pub/thedragoondispatch/p/benedict-arnold-successful-tactician

The battle over AI between corporations and the corporatacracy continues as the tech bros understand government greed in a fascist state trumps corporate greed.

https://open.substack.com/pub/justiceisblind/p/everyone-wants-aids

Misstep or miracle? An incident from the Civil War still debated today about disobeying orders. Effective resistance involves risks, so learn from past stories to make it cost more for the oppressor.

https://open.substack.com/pub/thedragoondispatch/p/major-general-sickles-major-misstep

“Choosing the lesser of 2 evils” creates jaded voters. Especially when the choices are more “evil” than before. Fighting the gerrymander battle matters, but in the end it’s the people who lose.

This article about the transfer of political power and voter suppression offers data to create real change.

https://open.substack.com/pub/justiceisblind/p/shifting-the-overton-window-remix

Successful resistance is not comfortable. Not for the resistor, and definitely not the oppressor. Practicing corporeal politics and activism is what creates change. Resistance is successful within the risk/reward cycle. If you risk nothing, your reward will be zero.

This article covers 2LT Luke’s risks and rewards, and examples of what successful resistance looks like.

https://open.substack.com/pub/thedragoondispatch/p/luke-launches-a-lofty-resistance

Oppressors, and wannabes, count on false hierarchy. Not just for the perceived power at the top, but also to cause conflict between lower layers so they can try to move up while everyone else looks around.

https://open.substack.com/pub/justiceisblind/p/aint-i-truth

This last article of Black History highlights a lesson we all ought to be more familiar with, and shares insight we could use to fight against the system that cascades oppression down to the most vulnerable.

A rundown of historical tales and tactics that help us build our own stories of successful disobedience.

Check out this latest review of past examples that fought back against forms of tyranny, and find ways to keep your freedom through disobedience.

https://open.substack.com/pub/thedragoondispatch/p/summary-3-stories-of-successful-disobedience