• AmidFuror@fedia.io
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    3 days ago

    I’m curious, in your worldview, should the shooter be left alone, talked down by de-escalation experts, or stopped by “good” cops flown in from a socialist country?

    Or maybe we first eliminate guns from our culture and properly vet and train police officers, then we see if the active shooter is still going.

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      3 days ago

      what does socialism have to do with this? yes, a cop is still an armed wing of an authoritarian gov, and they can also stop an unhinged shooter. two things can be true or happen at the same time.

      i own plenty of guns. i am not anti gun. i am anti authoritarian.

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        3 days ago

        I feel like you’re dodging the question. How should society deal with a shooter on a spree? Armed anti-authoritarians step in instead of the police? Vigilantism comes with many problems of its own and really isn’t an answer to authoritarianism.

        If you think it should be stopped by police, why cheer that one was killed doing what he was supposed to do?

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          where do I cheer? I simply stated nothing of value was lost.

          Yes, I believe working class people can take care of themselves.

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      3 days ago

      Fascist in power.

      And the left still want to give up their arms.

      The fuck is wrong with you all.

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        3 days ago

        this leftist does not want to give up arms. what makes you think “the left” wants that? not to “scotsman” this but no actual leftist would want to give up arms; they are necessary in various ways.

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          Who are you considering the left then? Cause you’re arguing semantics right now. Which does nothing to help get out of this fascist nightmare.

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                3 days ago

                and? your point is? a cop died operating against a mentally ill person with access to a weapon. a cop who was paid by the same system who firebombs entire US city blocks because there is a “bad guy” there.

                nothing. of. value. was. lost.

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                  2 days ago

                  My point was the people who are the left in this country, are not armed. You’ve gone off onto some other tangent that has nothing to do with my statement. You’re version of the left is tiny, the left in this country is mainly dem voters and they’re not armed.

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                    2 days ago

                    you are misunderstanding terms and thats where your confusion comes from - dems are to the left of repubs but they are not the left. they are both provably right wing.

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        It’s not the left, it’s liberals. They’ve always wanted to disarm the left. The idea of armed unions, other leftists, or black people in general make liberals terrified. That’s why all major gun legislation in the history of our country has been aimed at those groups.