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Musician playing ‘Ghostbusters’ outside ICE facility is arrested by agents: ‘Why are they targeting a clarinetist?’
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While it is of course frightening as fuck i really laugh that the U.S. shows what everybody knows. All these weapons are for show and a false sense of security. And of course daily shootings. Fighting oppression? Never.
There's a cost-benefit calculation to be done. If you're the only armed dissident, it's basically suicide by cop. There's a critical mass necessary to mount an offensive.
Also, a good chunk of the 2A zealots are cool with what's happening. They don't feel oppressed.
The ones being oppressed are the ones who generally didn't like the weapons. I know, I was one of them.
I kind of understand that it feels bad to own weapons when you oppose them. I doubt fascism will lay down peacefully but i wish you guys luck.
Thanks. To be fair, aside from the pacifism if you look at my other interests and hobbies I should be a gun guy, so it's been a begrudgingly pleasant transition.
I believe many leftists will use the time it is still possible to get a gun. I know i would even though i hate that shit. As german i don't really have that option, so i really don't look forward to our own Gestapo being errected in 4 years from now (neo-nazis are about to take power).
Fight the AfD my internet person! I'm fighting the PVV here. We can still win.
I might sound like a pessimist sometimes but i do believe that fascism will lose again💪
Sport shooting looks like it could be a valid workaround, plus actually sport shooting is great training. Things are bad here but I can't say I envy Germany right now.
See, the problem here is you're lumping all of the US in one group, while conveniently ignoring that half of this group is against the use of firearms and is for gun control, and the people who have wet dreams about mowing down "the gays" are the biggest owners of said guns.
No no. There are the two groups or even many more arguably. But whether you like or own arms or not there are armed goons kidnapping people from the streets in broad daylight no one is shooting these goons while the maian argument for weapons is being able to resist goverment....
If there was planned violent opposition and you knew about it, would you let the world know before you were ready?
No. Because fucking OPSEC is a thing. Plus we haven't even started real civil disobedience yet, and that's required before people can get angry enough to start shooting.
You're being an instigator whether you realize it or not.
I would love to instigate people to resist fascism.
Planned violent opposition? I look forward to it, because right now i only see fascism out of the U.S. and a few and rare noble people resisting non violently (which i celebrate, love these people). Inspiring and amazing. Maybe if enough people would join no violence would be needed. I guess we won't find out tho.