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What does this even mean?

• krapp 3y ago
  The purpose of the Second Amendment (as currently interpreted by SCOTUS and much of American culture) is to ensure the presence of a well-armed populace willing and capable of committing violence against the government if need be - this threat of populist violence is a necessity for a free state. Therefore, any state in which politicians are entirely safe cannot be considered free. And honestly, if I'm forced to put up with gun crime, school shootings and spree killers just in case we need to do a French revolution then politicians should have to put up with patriots who want to feed the tree of liberty with their blood. That's the society Americans apparently want, so it's only fair.
  • Ajay-p 3y ago
    This may not be appropriate in polite company but my neighbor told me that "The second amendment is there in case the first does not work out"
    • sneak 3y ago
      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_boxes_of_liberty https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_boxes_of_liberty
    • krapp 3y ago
      Ironically, the second amendment is also the most effective way of stifling the first.
  • bandyaboot 3y ago
    I highly doubt that killing politicians would lead to a more free state. Back when the second amendment was written, sure. But now, the government has much better violence at its disposal than even the most well armed “patriots”.