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ICE shoots paintball gun at face of protester point blank to surpress protests against killing of female protester (files.catbox.moe)
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[–] -3 points 10 months ago (20 children)

If you think that lady in her car is the worst that can happen and that we no longer need to show any restraint, then you have a profound lack of knowledge of history. If a group of citizens start raiding federal offices, the military are going to get involved in defence of the federal offices.

And maybe that's okay, honestly, maybe we do need to make a stand when things like this happen, but be fucking prepared and be honest about what's about to happen because it will not be pretty.

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  • [–] -3 points 10 months ago* (16 children)

    I don't know why you're being downvoted. People really can't handle uncomfortable truths. They've never seen war, don't know what it's like. It probably hasn't clicked for them yet that they don't get to respawn when they die. They don't understand the unfathomable amount of pain that comes with getting shot. They don't comprehend how irrevocable any act of violence is, or the responsibility that comes with permanently altering the course of history.

    I mean sure, something needs to be done, but these people don't stand a chance against a militarized police force with modern equipment and a virtually unlimited budget.

    They don't understand the level of coordination it would take, the organization and the discipline required. The manpower, the combat experience, the heavy equipment. Small arms wouldn't cut it. They're not prepared. They don't understand what sort of preparation that sort of thing would require.

    These are the same idiots who were saying before the election, "it's better if trump wins because it will hasten the revolution." Damn fools, there is no revolution. Not one that can succeed. The time to stop this was on election day, and we failed, because idiots like these thought call of duty was real life.

    And then they downvote you for telling them war isn't pretty. Pathetic.

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  • [–] 9 points 10 months ago (3 children)

    “People don’t know that they don’t respawn when they die”

    What kind of Gamerslop bullshit is this. Yes, people know that when you die you’re dead.

    This also reeks of defeatism. “Our chance was election day and they ruined it.”

    Fuck all the way off with that bullshit.

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  • [+] -6 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    I said it hasn't clicked for them jackass. Knowing something as an abstract concept is completely different from knowing it in your bones. Have you ever had bullets fly over your head? Cause I have. Real bullets, not pixels on a screen.

    But if you know more about it than I do, by all means, go ahead and overthrow the fascist regime. But if you're gonna sit on your ass instead, then at least stop acting brave on the internet. You're embarrassing yourself.

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  • [–] 4 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    by all means, go ahead and overthrow the fascist regime. But if you're gonna sit on your ass instead, then at least stop acting brave on the internet.

    So you think people should be taking action?

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  • [–] -1 points 10 months ago (11 children)

    To be honest I don't think all of the downvotes are legitimate, I'm sure the pro-Russian and pro-Chinese are tipping the scales in these discussions to promote violence whenever possible.

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  • [–] 7 points 10 months ago (5 children)

    This administration has been promoting violence. We are promoting self defense.

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  • [–] -1 points 10 months ago* (4 children)

    What you're promoting and what the Trump admin wants align pretty well enough. What's going to happen if you don't have as much public support as possible, is not riding in like the cavalry and scaring the ICE off, far from it, those ICE offices will end up staying open and Trump will use the excuse to grab as much local authority as possible.

    If you want to close those offices, for good, then you need the people of the cities, the judges, the city hall, as many people as possible to call for the closure and for the Police Department to enforce those rulings. If you don't think that's possible, look to Portland right now for inspiration: they're out tonight in the thousands.

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    What you're promoting and what the Trump admin wants align pretty well enough.

    You know what the Trump admin wants more than armed resistance? No resistance at all.

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  • [–] -4 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    That you can't process such a simple concept as gaining a majority support to resist with, that you consider anything other than run and gun action shooter scenes as "no resistance" is almost pitiable.

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago (4 children)

    That would make sense. Explains all these tough-guy keyboard warriors calling everybody cowards while also not doing anything about it themselves...

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago* (1 child)

    The reality is that they are scared and they are privileged.

    They've never felt helpless before. They've never actually been impacted by the horrors that others... kind of just live with. To them? Cops are the enemy but they are also who you call when your neighbor's party is a bit too loud.

    So they had their first experience of fear and helplessness. And they need to DO SOMETHING about it. Which makes them think of all their role models like John McClane and John Rambo and John Halo. Maybe they've even shot a gun a few times and figure they know what they are doing. They're gonna do something and they're gonna do it all by themselves and anyone who doesn't is a coward.

    But also, episode 8 of Stranger Things is tonight so maybe next month? But all you fuckers who are talking about maybe talking to organizers and getting involved with their community? THOSE are the real cowards!

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  • [–] 0 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    Pay for my ticket to the other side of the country. You won’t.

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  • [–] 0 points 10 months ago

    That's not my responsibility and a really nice cop out on your part.

    "Oh, I can't do anything about it, because some random stranger on the internet didn't pay for my flight. But it's not because I'm a coward, no not that. I'm brave. I would totally overthrow the fascists if only that one stranger would have bought me a plane ticket."

    Get a load of Chesty Puller over here.

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