• doingthestuff@lemy.lol
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    2 days ago

    I agree with his statement here. Oligarchs would love it if the working class were disarmed.

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      In most of the world, they are. And most of the world doesn’t have fascists in charge.

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        Fascists absolutely love guns. The proof is right here in front of our faces. Guns will never protect us from fascists because violence is what they want.

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            I am so sorry to hear your hero died AKA the great white MLK. If it is any solace he died proving his point. An “armed citizenry comes with a price” as he was found of saying.

            Peace be with you.

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              You’re probably not very good at social interaction, are you? I didn’t say anything praising him, I just intentionally spend time in left and right spaces so I understand both groups pretty well. It’s depressing how many tools there everywhere, you aren’t giving me much hope either.

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                Not at all, I just immediately suspected you of trolling based on what you said. I read your comment history and I confirmed my suspicion.

                Speaking of social interactions, part of that is reading the room. This means understanding the temperature and leaning of the group you are discussing things with.

                Kirk recognized this and very carefully crafted his image by omitting anytime someone put him in his place and using plausible deniability to conceal his misogynist and racist right wing viewpoints.

                Your MLK comments were particularly interesting considering he was known for saying things like Martin Luther King Jr. is exaggerated, calling King “awful… not a good person.” and also calling the Civil Rights Movement “a huge mistake.”

                Perhaps you are just ill informed and made a mistake. From my viewpoint you could perhaps be just like him. Someone pushing a right wing agenda that is not afraid to lie and conceal the truth.

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        I think most of the world’s population does live under the thumb of authoritarian governments. I’m not only opposed to the fascist right, I’m opposed to authoritarian left too.