• Matt@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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          11 months ago

          680 fatalities and 1,926 injuries, but the damage from school shootings is much more than physical. Thousands of children and parents have been mentally traumatized and that’s a much bigger issue.

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            11 months ago

            Don’t worry, we’ll get there soon just for you and your play things.

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        11 months ago

        Supporters of the Confederacy might disagree.

        'Course, they’re idiots, and they lost despite the 2nd amendment shocked pikachu

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        11 months ago

        How would people even expect that to work? Do they believe there will be somebody in charge that everyone believes is a tyrant?

        Let’s say Trump did not leave office in 2021. Would there be a sufficient mass of people in favour of a violent uprising? First, half the country already supported him. Second, the first time somebody uses violence they will be called terrorists and the vast majority will be in favour of stricter anti-terror measures instead of supporting the rebellion. Examples across the world of democracies that devolved into tyrannies, and never has a violent uprising been successful. Most people will always prefer authoritarian order over violent chaos.

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          11 months ago

          It’s not just for one bad instance, it also forces the government to consider armed resistance to their actions. You also have a private right to defend yourself.