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Protester shot in chest by live police round during Hong Kong protests

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628 points nodea2345 | 2 comments | 01 Oct 19 11:19 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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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?

sudhirj ◴[01 Oct 19 13:38 UTC] No.21125160[source]▶
Same thing the original Americans did when protesting the massively better trained and armed British Army. Keep their wits about them and keep fighting.

If anything the war in Afghanistan has proven that technology is no match for resilience and grit.

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onion2k ◴[01 Oct 19 14:23 UTC] No.21125607[source]▶
Same thing the original Americans did when protesting the massively better trained and armed British Army.

Get saved by the French?

ducks

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1. orbifold ◴[01 Oct 19 14:33 UTC] No.21125722[source]▶
It‘a kind of ironic, the French were so focused on screwing over the British, that they nearly bankrupted themselves and raised a generation of freedom fighting officers. Both eventually led to food shortages and revolution.
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2. 24gttghh ◴[01 Oct 19 19:56 UTC] No.21129852[source]▶
>they nearly bankrupted themselves

They did bankrupt themselves. The Crown treasury was completely empty in 1788.