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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?

ericmay ◴[01 Oct 19 13:37 UTC] No.21125154[source]▶
The same thing that people in Afghanistan did?

It's also not cool to characterize people who have assault rifles or support the 2nd amendment as rednecks. I'm certainly not one. It's actually kind of offensive to even use that term anyway if you ask me.

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swarnie_ ◴[01 Oct 19 13:41 UTC] No.21125194[source]▶
No offence intended, just a stereotypical image i go to when thinking about the US's gun culture and all the problems it brings.
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Thriptic ◴[01 Oct 19 14:47 UTC] No.21125866[source]▶
It's definitely the case that an armed populace acts as a check against tyranny. You can argue that this is not enough of a benefit to warrant private gun ownership given the societal costs and low probability of a tyrannical government in the US, but this benefit definitely exists.
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swarnie_ ◴[01 Oct 19 17:24 UTC] No.21128029[source]▶
How do you think almost ever other country in the world with more mature and developed democracies manage to maintain human rights without hoarding firearms?

I'm genuinely wondering.

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1. Thriptic ◴[01 Oct 19 17:36 UTC] No.21128196[source]▶
I am not making the claim that private firearms ownership is required for maintaining human rights. My claim is that it is an additional control against tyranny, which it is. It is more difficult for a tyrannical government to enforce it's will on an armed populace than an unarmed populace.