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[–] BenLeMan@lemmy.world 0 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Are you saying you're suffering a dearth of targets?

Again, if this is not the time to exercise your supposed God-given right to bear arms to ward off a tyrannical government then the whole point of the 2nd Amendment is moot.

I've said it before: You guys aren't going to vote your way out of this pickle. I hate to say this (sincerely!) but this is going to end in violence one way or another. 🙁

[–] CascadiaRo@lemmy.zip 3 points 4 days ago (2 children)

You didn’t answer the question.

Am I to infer that you think that right now is an appropriate time to actively seek out and shoot ICE agents?

[–] BenLeMan@lemmy.world 0 points 4 days ago

You could try flowers and hugs instead, I guess? Whatever works best.

[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 0 points 4 days ago (2 children)

With how subtle you are you might as well work for the FBI.

[–] reksas@sopuli.xyz 4 points 4 days ago

no he got a point. If someone started doing that they would just get captured and tortured or killed. What can you meaningfully achieve with random violence, alone?

[–] CascadiaRo@lemmy.zip 0 points 4 days ago

I see that as a cop-out to engagement in discourse, an alt account and VPN/privacy technologies would be enough to shield someone from “taking the bait”

My own opinion is that we have not reached a point where that level of response is justifiable, and I think it’s incredibly dangerous and irresponsible to suggest that it is.

The administration’s current rhetoric revolves around the domestic terrorist threat / violent insurrectionist motif that, while some people may buying into, is not being substantiated with strong evidence.

At this time, violent response / uprising by those perceived to be “on the left” will add fuel to validate that propaganda machine, it will firmly entrench the beliefs of those who might otherwise have a chance of moving away from it, and it will likely trigger a heavy-handed response leading to a substantial and catastrophic loss of life and liberty.

Hypothetically, “with how subtle you are, you might as well” be an agitator seeking to be a catalyst to what I just described.