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nvahalik ◴[01 Oct 19 13:30 UTC] No.21125093[source]▶
> Imagine if the US suddenly had a dictator

This is why we have the second amendment. And the constitution as the thing to which office-holders swear allegiance to rather than to "the party" or "the president".

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swarnie_[dead post] ◴[01 Oct 19 13:34 UTC] No.21125127[source]▶
Non-American here, i never really understood your second amendment or how you cling to it in the modern age.

What are a couple of rednecks with assault rifles (which arguably they shouldn't be able to purchase anyway) going to do against semi-autonomy kill droids being flown from a bunker in the desert?

1. pnako ◴[01 Oct 19 13:45 UTC] No.21125238[source]▶
Same things rednecks from Vietnam, Afghanistan or Yemen would be doing. The second amendment is not exclusive to America. The flag of Mozambique even has an AK-47 on it, for pretty much the same reason.

"Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun" said Mao.

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2. lostlogin ◴[01 Oct 19 14:47 UTC] No.21125857[source]▶
Those places are not examples I’d like to follow. I’m struggling to think of a first world country with a law that’s similar, is there one?
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3. pnako ◴[02 Oct 19 04:49 UTC] No.21133524[source]▶
Canada. Although it's not in the constitution AFAIK.

In Europe that would be countries like Czech Republic, Austria, Switzerland (interestingly, those countries are well-known producers and exporters of firearms).

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4. lostlogin ◴[03 Oct 19 21:22 UTC] No.21152364{3}[source]▶
Thanks. It is interesting as those place have a similar right, but it doesn’t seem to be about protecting oneself from ones own government, but from other governments. Have I got that right?