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

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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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kristiandupont ◴[01 Oct 19 13:36 UTC] No.21125139[source]▶
If HK'ers had a similar right to carry guns, do you honestly believe that they would be any better off right now?
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mc32 ◴[01 Oct 19 13:41 UTC] No.21125201[source]▶
It’s uncertain what the eventual outcome would be, but one thing is for sure, it would increase the threshold before the tanks rolled in.
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kristiandupont ◴[01 Oct 19 13:44 UTC] No.21125236[source]▶
I might be misreading what "increase the threshold" means, but it seems to me that if people were armed, the tanks were more likely to roll in quickly, not less.
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mc32 ◴[01 Oct 19 13:46 UTC] No.21125247[source]▶
I see it the opposite way, the tanks become a last resort. They have to use hard power rather than alternatives.
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1. wbronitsky ◴[01 Oct 19 15:20 UTC] No.21126316[source]▶
And this exchange exposes us to the fallacy of this argument in that it cannot be proved one way or another. One post says the reaction will be one way, the next asserts the opposite, and neither have relevant facts that can support their argument.
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2. AnimalMuppet ◴[01 Oct 19 15:36 UTC] No.21126550[source]▶
One side has Afghanistan, Vietnam, and Iraq as evidence. The other has... what?