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[–] Skyrmir@lemmy.world -3 points 2 days ago (3 children)

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.

[–] sentinel@lemmitor.com 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] Skyrmir@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] sentinel@lemmitor.com 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] Skyrmir@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

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

[–] IttihadChe@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If you are as good as dead either way, why do you think it's better to go down without a fight?

Being disarmed won't save you, it just makes you an easier victim of the same forces.

[–] Skyrmir@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

I said nothing about being disarmed, or losing.

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca -2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days 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.