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Edit context: Hasan is calling out right-wingers for getting upset about leftists carrying guns.

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[–] fluffykittycat@slrpnk.net 17 points 5 days ago (5 children)

Liberals don't like guns and Republicans like Ice, so who does that leave?

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 16 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Lots of left leaning people have guns we just don’t make them our entire personality

I have four myself. I hate to carry one though. I'm too aware of the responsibility involved. I'd rather be beaten up than kill someone.

[–] Itdidnttrickledown@lemmy.world 8 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

It leaves the regular americans who are not into political tags. You know, most of us.

[–] gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world 7 points 5 days ago (2 children)

History books are gonna stick people and movements into categories whether they actively espouse the labels themselves or not, but tbf not reading history books because "we're not like those other countries" is about as American as it gets, so rock on

The lesson here is to recognize all those labels that are stuck on people in those history books are possibly biased garbage.

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Maybe the labels are less valuable than people think.

[–] Quadhammer@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

They sure as fuck aren't promoting class unity

[–] Omegamanthethird@lemmy.world 8 points 5 days ago

I don't like guns. But if you got 'em, use 'em.

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Okay but imagine a guy who hasn't watched the news in 3 years. Does he know what ICE is? Is he going to understand what a lib is in 2026?

There is a percentage of americans that don't even have internet accesss.

[–] untorquer@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

Same thing libs were in 2020...

[–] muffedtrims@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

Only the communists