• mechoman444@lemmy.world
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      The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is its natural manure.

      • Thomas Jefferson
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      Peaceful protest against law enforcement snatching people in the street without any form of justification and sending them to death camp abroad does not work much either.

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      Damn, this is sad to say because I want to agree with you but from my understanding of history, fascism doesn’t ever end without violence.

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      Murdering people is not the answer.

      You are stupid if you think that’s what is implied here. Your way of thinking, is what allows fascism to take power.

      Maybe an overexaggeration, but maybe not…

      If fascism does play out, and eventually “they come for me” because I am among one of the most hated minorities in the world (atheist). I will be armed. My only goal will be to take out at least one of the cops before they inevitably kill me. I’m not dying in some el Salvador or Rwandan torture prison. I only hope I’m prepared and have the courage to pull the trigger if the time comes.

      Get armed. Learn how to use it.

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      It’s a little known fact that the Nazis were turned back at Stalingrad by a weekend protest full of clever chants and picket signs.

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        Did some politicians hold up signs while the Nazis laid out a fascist plan in a government meeting? That’ll stop em!

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      Your rhetoric set you up, my friend. The answer to what? It certainly solves some problems.

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      Fascists aren’t people. They’re rabid animals whose hunger for power and control cannot be satiated.

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        trump sentiment has been to call for a civil war for years. I think it’s part of his plan to grab full power over it.

        So self defense yes, murder squads no

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        Very much correct. It will be a bloodbath if that is the direction this goes. We need to bankrupt the people that are the face of this.

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          The point of being armed is that you increase the cost of fascist goons carrying out the street level orders of the fascist leader. Do you love freedom enough?

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          Economic protests are important, but they are only one tool. On their own, they fail to stop anything.

      • nkat2112@sh.itjust.works
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        Fellow Internet citizen, you have an absolutely cool username.

        Also, this: being curious about your past comments, I checked out your profile and was impressed by the accuracy of your posts, your excellent use of language - and the fact that you provide links to back your statements up.

        You rock. Have a great day and thank you!