• NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world
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    What a bullshit excuse. They can’t seem to stop home grown terrorism from happening even with the invasive spying efforts.

    So the real question is why do they fight so hard for something they know isn’t effective at what its supposedly meant to do.

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      The home grown terrorists are actively supported by half our government.

      The ‘terrorists’ they’re surveilling are community/union organizers.

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        1 year ago

        I dont think half the government supports the over 600 mass shootings that happened in the US this year…

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          “Hey could we maybe take any action at all to curb the over 600 mass shootings this year?”

          Over half of the govt: “lulnope that would infringe on the god given right to commit mass shootings”

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          Sure about that? Half our govt wants to abolish the 2nd amendment, hard to do when you don’t have false excuses to push for that.

          Also, depending on who’s reporting it, the definition of “mass shooting” has become synonymous with people shot. If a psycho walks into a bldg and shoots 15 people, that’s ONE mass shooting.

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        That’s not a bad point. What happened to Biden’s approval ratings after he pulled out of Afghanistan?

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      Home grown terrorists? You mean the ones that were invited into the Capitol for ‘tours’ by certain Republicans before trying to siege said Capitol? I don’t think they are trying to stop them.

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        Sure, but did you know that there are progressives who want people to just “go to the doctor?!”

        Stop pretending there isn’t evil on both sides!

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          Stop pretending there isn’t evil on both sides!

          There absolutely is, but there’s no question a lot of the shit that happens is simply allowed to happen so there’s and excuse for over reaction after the fact that opens up excuses for their next stupid move.