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> What kind of tragedy will be enough for the majority to want gun restrictions, instead of repeating the same idiotic and brainwashed idea that guns keep peopl

> What kind of tragedy will be enough for the majority to want gun restrictions, instead of repeating the same idiotic and brainwashed idea that guns keep people safe? We're given freedoms and liberties that cannot be found in other countries, and we will fight to defend them at all costs. In your case, if a tyrannical government takes place, you have no option to resist. In the US, we have the freedom to take control of our own destiny.

sph 4y ago
> In the US, we have the freedom to take control of our own destiny. So I guess that means this is the destiny you've chosen? I have a very hard time taking anyone spouting such obvious, anti-intellectual propaganda seriously. Poe's law and all.
piva00 4y ago
> In your case, if a tyrannical government takes place, you have no option to resist. In the US, we have the freedom to take control of our own destiny. This is a pipedream. A tyrannical government would have to appease and maintain the armed forces to stay in power, do you really believe that an uprising against a tyrannical government using small arms would have any impact against the US Army and other armed forces? It's such a fantasy that's hard to believe anyone seriously take that argument as a valid choice for keeping things as is, being shown by reality that how things are isn't really sustainable for a society. But whatever, you have all the freedoms to go choose and pay for your own healthcare and guns, I prefer to live in a society that has a bit more of what humans need: collectivism. Extreme individualism is a major mistake.
- baisq 4y ago
  If the Taliban could fend off the West, an armed population can take down the US government.
  - codyswann 4y ago
    The Taliban could fend off the West because the West adheres (mostly) to rules of engagement. A tyrannical government attempting to subjugate its own citizenry would have no such compunction.
soco 4y ago
I see, so your destiny is keeping homeless and veterans on the streets, bankrupting people when they're ill, plus casual mass killing of schoolers. Or if it's not this one, how about you finally use said freedom and take control of your own destiny? Because a freedom if not used is not really a freedom, is it.

sph 4y ago

> In the US, we have the freedom to take control of our own destiny. So I guess that means this is the destiny you've chosen? I have a very hard time taking anyone spouting such obvious, anti-intellectual propaganda seriously. Poe's law and all.

piva00 4y ago

> In your case, if a tyrannical government takes place, you have no option to resist. In the US, we have the freedom to take control of our own destiny. This is a pipedream. A tyrannical government would have to appease and maintain the armed forces to stay in power, do you really believe that an uprising against a tyrannical government using small arms would have any impact against the US Army and other armed forces? It's such a fantasy that's hard to believe anyone seriously take that argument as a valid choice for keeping things as is, being shown by reality that how things are isn't really sustainable for a society. But whatever, you have all the freedoms to go choose and pay for your own healthcare and guns, I prefer to live in a society that has a bit more of what humans need: collectivism. Extreme individualism is a major mistake.

baisq 4y ago
If the Taliban could fend off the West, an armed population can take down the US government.
- codyswann 4y ago
  The Taliban could fend off the West because the West adheres (mostly) to rules of engagement. A tyrannical government attempting to subjugate its own citizenry would have no such compunction.

soco 4y ago

I see, so your destiny is keeping homeless and veterans on the streets, bankrupting people when they're ill, plus casual mass killing of schoolers. Or if it's not this one, how about you finally use said freedom and take control of your own destiny? Because a freedom if not used is not really a freedom, is it.