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submitted 10 months ago by to c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works
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[–] 49 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Or fight fascists to prevent a doomsday. Instead of voting them into office.

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  • [–] 28 points 10 months ago (4 children)

    There's a significant percentage of preppers who want doomsday to come, because they think they will get to be a leader & have an "I told you so" moment, instead of the community seizing the spoils of their preparation.

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  • [–] 8 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    And most preppers prepped for the wrong doomsday. Many got screwed during covid because they only prepped for war. It would also be shit if you prepped your entire life, spent thousands on it, then it to never happen. And most preppers think they prepped properly, but they lack the intelligence and/or skills to actually use everything they have or they forgot crucial components.

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  • [–] 5 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    I have to say, i was brexit prepping for a while and when covid hit it was a little satisfying sitting there with my well stocked pantry and decent stocks of toilet roll while other people were queueing out of the supermarkets

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  • [–] 4 points 10 months ago

    Fair, but that's not doomsday prepping. I also have a well stocked pantry in case the payment system gets hacked and shops can't open, or something similar. That's always smart, to prepare for at least a week food wise. But that's different than hoarding war meals, weapons, combat gear, water purification systems, diesel generator and loads of fuel, etc. in your backyard bunker.

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  • [–] 9 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    We all gotta start punching more fascists.

    (I can't fight and I'm weak shit, so can someone throw in an extra hit on my behalf please? I'll get you a milkshake as thanks.)

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  • [–] 4 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    Same with me. But for that they invented tire irons and baseball bats. Tasers work nicely too. As a hacker you can do damage to them as well, financially for example. There are more ways to hurt them. If can't pack a punch like me, think outside the box, be creative.

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago (1 child)

    I mean, I know how to shoot and own a firearm. But I also work in IT and I have access to a lot of things that could hinder the small-time local facists in my area if I started fucking with shit.

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    Using a gun helps the fascists to justify their violence. Look at the past political gun violence incidents. Even though the gunmen were right wing, they twisted it to them being left to justify unconstitutional acts against political opponents, media, minority groups and democrats.

    Doing IT related stuff in the shadows is the better option imo.

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  • [–] 0 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    I mean my gun is only for defending myself if someone invades my home or some shit. I don't go around telling people about it irl lol.

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  • [–] 0 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    Do you have that many enemies that you need a gun to protect yourself? How often are people invading your home? Did you know that statistically you're more likely to use your gun on yourself when you feel shit, which we all do sometimes, or shoot a loved one by mistake, than having to use it against home invaders? Where do you keep it? Must be easy to grab, in case someone invades your home. Easy access, for you but also anyone else. Like a kid for example. Yours or a visiting kid, a cousin for example. Or is it in a safe? "Hold on you home invader, let me grab my gun! Wait, what was my safe combination again? Let me think... Yo, why don't you grab a coffee or something, I'll get right back at you as soon as I have my gun." Do you bring your gun to the toilet and shower? In case they invade while having a shit. Or do you also have a toilet gun? By the way, when you need a gun for home invaders... Are they out to kill you? Because if they are burglers, all they want is your TV. Is it worth killing them for that? Isn't that a bit excessive? Do you live in Johannesburg South Afrika, or Somalia or something, that you have to worry about people coming into your home wanting to kill you?

    Fucking Americans and their guns.

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  • [–] -2 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    Fucking Leftists and their guns.*

    There fixed it for you.

    “Under no pretext should arms and ammunition be surrendered; any attempt to disarm the workers must be frustrated, by force if necessary” ― Karl Marx

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  • [–] 0 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    "Yeah! Guns are awesome! We can revolt against the government! Although I have an AR-15 and they have stealth drones. We do have school shootings because we can all want to have guns, but some kids dying here and there is worth it for me. No one takes my guns!"

    Karl Marx also had his flaws and lived in different times. No drones, no tanks, no smartphones connected to a monitored network, etc. Back then you brought a gun to a gun fight. Now you bring a tiny folding knife to a gun fight. Go buy an armed predator drone and an F35 fighter jet and you can make your point again.

    Fuck off. Go kill each other and be done with it. Just don't drag the rest of us down with your stupidity.

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago (1 child)

    We have school shootings because we live in a deeply diseased society; a corrupt and rapidly corroding end-stage capitalist oligarchy. We no more need gun prohibition to solve the problem then we need a massive police state. What we really need: Affordable housing, fair compensation for work, universal health care (including dental and mental health), affordable childcare, suitable free time for leisure, affordable cultural activities, public events that build a sense of community, political reform, media reform, an end to exploitation in any sphere of life. Build a health society and you'd be amazed how many of our problems just melt away but instead Billionaires insist on bigger mansions and yachts.

    And the rest of you're points are no points at all. Constantly disproven by history and current events.

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  • [–] -1 points 10 months ago

    Yeah blame everything but guns. In all countries where they banned guns the gun violence went down drastically, to a point to where it barely exists if at all. Look at Australia for example. Biggest mass shooting ever, guns got banned, not a single mass shooting since. That's in 30 years.

    I agree that all the other points you mentioned are I portant too. But to bring down gun violence, the most impact change you can make is ban guns completely.

    Look, it's like driving cars. I don't like being restricted how fast I can go. But some idiots couldn't behave, got drunk and drove really fast and hit and killed others. Because that happened too often, we're not allowed to drive that fast or drink and drive. No one cares whether I'm a responsible driver. This is the law because it benefits us all: it makes us all more safe.

    This is how society works. We introduce laws to make us all safer, because there are some who can't behave and need these restrictions. Same with guns. This is proven in all countries where they banned guns at some point. I like guns too. I love shootings guns, I enjoy the sport. But I'm glad they are banned here, the fact that I can't have guns to insure others around me who might be crazy and/or irresponsible makes us all much more safe. So it's something I'm willing to give up for safety to us all.

    But instead in the US they arm teachers, put cops in schools, have kids wear armor plates and install bullet proof windows and doors in schools. Yet shootings keep happening. Now when a kid would bring a small knife to school to be able to cut his apple during lunch he will be thrown onto the ground, arrested and put in jail and charged. People are so scared of kids with weapons doing irresponsible stuff, yet they do nothing about them being able to have access to guns. How insanely twisted and completely stupid can one be?

    Look, you can copy all NRA bogus arguments about why the second amendment shouldn't change. The only true and solid argument you have is "I like guns". The rest is complete bullshit. Statistics show banning guns is the only solution. So you can listen to your feelings or to logic and facts. Right now you're willing to give up a lot of safety to be able to have a gun. "But now I can protect myself!" Well, I would like to avoid a shootout completely, even when having a gun myself there's still a change of getting hit and die. I prefer to call each other an asshole, flip each other off and go our own ways instead of escalating with guns. I prefer to sleep knowing no one will invade my house and kill me. If I have kids I want them to go to school without the risk of getting shot. I love it that I can go outside, walk the streets at any moment of the day and night without the risk of meeting an idiot with a deadly weapon (other than cops sadly).

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