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「黃家駒 Wong Ka Kui」@sh.itjust.works to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world ·
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Its illegal in the USA to advocate for the violent overthrow of the government, yet its legal to own and carry weapons that is meant to facilitate such acts of rebellion... 🤔

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Its illegal in the USA to advocate for the violent overthrow of the government, yet its legal to own and carry weapons that is meant to facilitate such acts of rebellion... 🤔

「黃家駒 Wong Ka Kui」@sh.itjust.works to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world ·
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  • dansemacabreingalone@lemmy.dbzer0.comBanned
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    That’s not what theyre for. Thats the thing we tell strangers. The guns are for shooting slaves.

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      In the 21st century, we’re all slaves.

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        Slavery never ended. The country merely transformed into one giant open-air slave plantation. One whose walls are not stone or iron, but raw distance and culture itself.

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        Liberal equality!

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      “well regulated militia” means “a militia the state approves of”

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        “shall not be infringed” means the federal government has no authority over that right.

        It’s another thing the states were meant to handle. The standing army and us imperialism is an extension of this failure of following the constitution here imho too

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          everything really went to shit when Andrew Jackson just broke the constitution because he hated the Cherokee so much

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        While i highly recommend watching all 3 parts, specially if you’re non-murican, this guy nailed it.

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          see also FD Signifier’s video about how american conservatism is a death cult

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        Thats what i said.

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          no i know. this is just something i have to explain frequently to people who bought the NRA propaganda

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        Or do we really just not the militia part strongly enough? Should states themselves have much stronger rights in creating their own independent militaries? Should California - The State of California political entity - have the right to build the bomb?

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        nah scotus said the militia dont count no more

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      Specifically cause Patrick Henry was scared of what he knew deep down he deserved.

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