• Skyrmir@lemmy.world
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    10 hours ago

    If the government comes for me, they’re bringing more people than I can shoot. The first answer to that, is to prevent that from happening through political action. The second is that you don’t respond to that with a gun.

    Everyone on Ruby ridge was armed, everyone in Waco was armed. They’re all dead for their troubles. A gun won’t fix that problem.

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      10 hours ago

      “Armed resistance never works” says the uneducated and ahistorical American with no understanding of the world outside the fascist empire they live in.

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        9 hours ago

        I didn’t say armed resistance doesn’t work. I said your gun isn’t going to work.

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          You need a gun to join an armed resistance, Einstein. Surrendering your guns prevents your ability from joining an organized resistance.

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            9 hours ago

            Pretty sure I pull up with a semi full of fertilizer and I’d be their bestest friend.

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      10 hours ago

      It’s not about the reality of defending yourself from tyranny with homicide. It’s about the psychological comfort that the warped fantasy brings.