• guyincognito@piefed.social
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    1 day ago

    I wish more people who believe in justice had your attitude. We wouldn’t be degrading into Orwellian 1984 standards if the powers that be received just 2% pushback with the same magnitude of force they employ.

    Democracy dies because Americans, the gun-toting, freedom-fighting, liberty-loving citizens they are, are in fact giant. fucking. cowards. In general.

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      1 day ago

      Can you imagine how bad it would be if the fascists felt free to kick in any door in an unarmed society? The mind boggles.

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        20 hours ago

        They do feel pretty free to do that, and they also heavily signal that if you’re of a darker complexion, even if they barge in unannounced, that they’re going to fill your house full of holes but if you’re white, even if you knew what was going on, they’ll detain you alive. It happens all the time, and in “unarmed” societies that aren’t massively shit people don’t need to worry about it anyway.

        “Greatest country on earth” but everyone needs to be constantly afraid of their neighbours and government.