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I’d rather be armed give them something to fearmonger about than have them use completely fabricated fearmongering to attack me when I’m unarmed.
Edit: If your hatred of guns overwhelms your fear of armed fascists, you might want to read some of the period responses to the activities surrounding the 1923 Munich Putsch. And if you think free (I won’t pretend they’re fair) elections can’t lead to authoritarianism, you may want to look at the 1932 German elections.
Damn, man. You really gotta call out my disengaged ass, don't you? I think you make an extremely important and overlooked point here. In any kind of social movement it's imperative that you gain a following for that movement. On an individual level, you do that with good reasoning and specifically not using unnecessary antagonism. It reminds me of all the leftists who were recently bemoaning all the apathy in the 2016 election for what they perceived as "I like whichever candidate, but their supporters were mean to me". I mean, they'd be correct that this is a childish reason to disengage completely, but these are the exact same people you need to join in your social movement. Too many times we get so obsessive with the academic structure of a movement that we become blind to the world that would benefit from it. We forget that we need to find a way that others would be receptive to our message in how we present it. Truth at all costs is admirable on the surface, but how admirable can it be when the cost is mass dismissal because we felt entitled to be antagonistic toward those who don't agree yet? So maybe I should put childish ways behind me and begin engaging with others in charitable and good faith.