• Sanctus@lemmy.world
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      1 month ago

      Why does everyone go straight to guns and riots? Make a fucken People’s PAC. Play the corpos and elites at their own game. Then if that doesnt work we can get the pitchforks.

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          I agree with you but it also seems like we haven’t tried since Occupy Wallstreet.

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          Agreed except that’s definitely not the only way into the system.

          It’s just the only way to have implicit trust from most while on the inside. That’s because (deep breath) who in their right mind would forfeit their birthright to save their lessers?

          Of course I’d like to think I would but will never know. In history, however, we can see that there are always a few individuals who do precisely that.

          Also one way to fix it from the inside goes kaboom.

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        eh I dunno. If a cop pulls you over for a broken taillight and his computer says you own a gun, isnt there a much higher chance that they will freak out and shoot you for flimsy reasons?

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          Guns tend to raise tensions wherever they are at. Cause they’re life delete buttons.

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            You aren’t wrong. But being walked all over because you took the high ground instead of responding in kind to someone else raising tensions isn’t the answer. Just ask how that worked out for the Ukrainians who gave up their nukes.

            It takes two to deescalate.

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              What went wrong with Occupy? I need to look into that again. Cause you’re just gonna either get put down under the Trump Admin with guns or revolutionary behavior. Not that we aren’t gonna be down to guerilla but it seems like an extremely rough and costly life. Best hope on that is the Purged Generals decide to take America back.