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Have you considered that the answer to systematic failures in the governance of the United States might be better fixed at a systematic level, rather than just

• falcolas 7y ago
  Until those hypothetical fixes are in place, what do you do? Disarm everybody?
  • lilyball 7y ago
    Yes. Individual citizens trying to fight cops with firepower is never going to work. Cops have much better equipment than you're going to have, and have the backing of the entire government. Unless you're literally planning on staging a coup, arming yourself to fight cops is not a viable strategy. On the other hand, if we disarm everybody, then we don't need to have such over-militarized cops either, and maybe we can finally get to a place where cops no longer automatically reach for their gun (or even carry one) and therefore stop routinely murdering citizens.
    • geggam 7y ago
      This argument has worked for every democide in the 20th century Govts should fear the citizens, not the other way around. Tyranny is a thing you want to avoid