We live in a nation of cowards and fascists. I was assured by a 2nd amendment nut that they wouldn’t let the government take me away. He probably would say I’m overreacting if I sent him this link.
You can’t blame 2nd amendment types for being illogical and not delivering on their talk. After all, one can’t force the government to do anything with what militia are allowed to legally possess. If they were more like National Guard in access to armaments - then there would probably be some pressure. But of what I’ve heard, in USA militia movement is mostly right-wing, racist, Confederate flag types.
I really dislike our time in this crystallization of despotism everywhere. For example, it’s pretty clear that after this war (or after it stabilizes enough) the current Russian regime will not be overthrown. They may find a few scapegoats, their dear leader first of all, and remove them. But the general mechanic will not change.
We live in a nation of cowards and fascists. I was assured by a 2nd amendment nut that they wouldn’t let the government take me away. He probably would say I’m overreacting if I sent him this link.
You can’t blame 2nd amendment types for being illogical and not delivering on their talk. After all, one can’t force the government to do anything with what militia are allowed to legally possess. If they were more like National Guard in access to armaments - then there would probably be some pressure. But of what I’ve heard, in USA militia movement is mostly right-wing, racist, Confederate flag types.
I really dislike our time in this crystallization of despotism everywhere. For example, it’s pretty clear that after this war (or after it stabilizes enough) the current Russian regime will not be overthrown. They may find a few scapegoats, their dear leader first of all, and remove them. But the general mechanic will not change.