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submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by sad_detective_man@leminal.space to c/politicalmemes@lemmy.world

such a funny time for this discourse again ☕

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[-] shalafi@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago

If you go far enough left, you get your guns back.

Sick of the constant, "Where my 2A people at?!" around here. I am right fucking here, but I'm not in much of a position to mount a personal assault on Washington DC. All I can reasonably do is defend my immigrant wife and our home if it comes to that.

FFS, some of these people even question self-defense. "They'll just kill you, moron!" Yeah, well that was on the table anyway.

And if any gun-grabbers think the cops and ICE and politicians are fascist enough as-is, imagine how they would be acting if they could kick down doors with full impunity and zero fear. Yeah, the local cops could get a squad of 20 and take this house apart. But somebody's getting hurt. I guarantee it.

Here's an interesting thought, let's see how this plays out. Florida is red enough ATM, governor and state Congress. Why haven't they passed open-carry legislation? Why isn't it even under discussion? Think they'll make it happen?

I'll give you three guesses, but you're only going to need one. Fuck no they will not legislate open carry because men like me will be at every protest with an AR-15 on my shoulder and a Colt .45 in my belt.

[-] balderdash9@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 month ago

It's honestly crazy that we have the "right" to bear arms and the "right" to protest, but half the country cannot protest while bearing arms. Meanwhile, police are shooting people's eyes out and trampling them with horses.

[-] scathliath@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 month ago

Or burning them alive in houses cause they (the cops) throw flashbangs without thinking.

[-] hydrospanner@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

And if any gun-grabbers think the cops and ICE and politicians are fascist enough as-is, imagine how they would be acting if they could kick down doors with full impunity and zero fear. Yeah, the local cops could get a squad of 20 and take this house apart. But somebody's getting hurt. I guarantee it.

And there's the real case for private ownership.

If you have the choice of being disappeared and killed...or being disappeared and killed while taking a few of them with you, definitely choose the latter.

It won't help you, but if you do it, your neighbor does it, and the next 10, 20...50 people do it, eventually two things are going to happen: if it's local forces, they're gonna start needing help, and if it's not local, it forces those powers into a more difficult decision of having to either get more overt with their fascism or backing off. It's not ideal but that's pretty much the options you have.

If they want to do all the shitty fascist things, don't let them do it easily and for free. The higher ups might not care, but that local cop in the red hat might start to think twice when "his" government keeps asking him to haul away people, and each time, another of his friends goes down. If not from a place of shifting world view, then maybe from self preservation.

[-] sad_detective_man@leminal.space 0 points 1 month ago

I tried several times in the last few days to articulate the points you're making. well said

[-] Montagge@lemmy.zip -3 points 1 month ago

I'm sick of the 2A people doing fuck all beyond barricading their own doors

[-] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 3 points 1 month ago

Yeah screw those people who :: checks my notes:: cares about their family! Fucking bastards!

[-] Montagge@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 month ago

Yeah, fuck all of those other families!

[-] sad_detective_man@leminal.space 2 points 1 month ago

I like to think I'll draw on ICE for the kid who lives next to me. I know that's big fucking talk and no one's impressed until it happens but if we don't talk about stepping up for our neighbors there's not really any point. but you're right, it's not like I've drove to DC myself yet to try any potshots on you know who and I kind of am a hippocrite until the day I do. I read some literature once that told me it was better to try and perpetuate the movement instead of dying like a "lone wolf" or whatever. but it does feel like cowardice.

[-] WraithGear@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

you seem to be riding the, fuck all families, train so you don’t have a good argument here

[-] ameancow@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

The fact that we have millions of people willing to barricade themselves while ready to defend their homes with weapons, is what will keep this tyrannical administration from knocking down random doors and dragging people out for looking at porn or leftist youtubers.

Nobody, NOBODY in the US wants to be the one breaking down the door of another US citizen, because everyone knows how many people are ready to open fire.

It's not ideal, but it's what we have.

If you think it would be better to "rise up" and form an armed revolution... you're insane and dumb. They have fucking missiles and tanks.

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