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[–] tastysnacks@programming.dev 18 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Voting is the proper way to overthrown the government. The other ways are more violent.

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[–] AfricanExpansionist@lemmy.ml 16 points 2 years ago (4 children)

What about when the "proper" way doesn't work?

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[–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 20 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Get on your jetski

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[–] lemann@lemmy.one 1 point 2 years ago

Don't forget them 5 barrels 🙃

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[–] RickyRigatoni@lemmy.ml 15 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Nothing wrong violence as a last resort. Especially in reply to violence used against you.

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[–] Case@unilem.org 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

I'm not a violent person. I abhor it honestly.

That being said, actual self defense is always valid.

That's why I train and carry.

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[–] RickyRigatoni@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago

Yep. Pacifism without an exception for self defense is just suicide to me.

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[–] iridaniotter@lemmygrad.ml 12 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Vote harder

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[–] 7heo@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

expired

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[–] iridaniotter@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 2 years ago

That's what happens when you don't vote hard enough and let a crooked government come into power!

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[–] Klear@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago

Non-violent revolution. Worked for us in Czechoslovakia.

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[–] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 5 points 2 years ago

Yeah I was expecting stuff like "Maybe don't chain people into apartment buildings because one dude got COVID?"

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[+] zephyreks@programming.dev -9 points 2 years ago (1 child)

That be treason.

No country likes treason.

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[–] pleasemakesense@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

Counter revolutionary let's run him over with a tank