• Draedron@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    6 days ago

    When again are americans using their right to bear arms to protect themselves against an authoritarian government? If you dont do it now never again use this argument for the second amendment.

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      A lot of Americans don’t feel this is authoritarian and actually welcome it. They would love to have Trump as president for life.

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        Yeah and that is one the reasons the argument is dumb. Fascists often are supported by big parts of the population. They arent going to be displaced by them. Especially in america

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      When again are americans using their right to bear arms to protect themselves against an authoritarian government?

      Our arms don’t exactly match theirs. The military has a lot more budget than citizens.

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        Right, which is why the whole 2nd amendment argument is silly in this day and age.

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        Dude, if they didn’t rise up when the kids were cages during Trump’s first term then it is clear they are the brownshirts.

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      If any of us actually find ourselves in that situation, it would be unwise to post about it on the internet, even if someone is calling you a phoney.

      Every post we make here is getting recorded by the NSA.

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      If we go by the text, only “americans” have that right. Now, the important question is “what is an american”? What characterizes a “non-american” according to the founding fathers?

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          I don’t doubt that is how the current supreme court would interpret it. This approach of asking “how the founding fathers would think” results in exclusion of non-white citizens. On the other hand, lack of atandardized identification documents in the USA result in this mess.