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nvahalik ◴[] 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] ◴[] 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 ◴[] 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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chrift ◴[] No.21125666[source]
I'm confused - are you saying that Afghanistan triumphed?
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barsonme ◴[] No.21125717[source]
Did we win Afghanistan? Did we win Vietnam?
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throwaway_law ◴[] No.21125868[source]
>Did we win Afghanistan?

The Soviets withdrew from Afghanistan and the illegitimate communist government was ousted right?

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1. AnimalMuppet ◴[] No.21126694[source]
Yes, and then? There was this US-vs-Taliban thing...
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2. throwaway_law ◴[] No.21129043[source]
Entirely different war and entirely different enemy.

It would be like equating WWI Germany with WWII Nazi Germany...but who knows, maybe people do that.