• Aussieiuszko@aussie.zone
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    2 days ago

    If you or your wife/kids were being abducted and sent to the camps, would you be happy knowing everyone else stood by not wanting to get involved?

    I get being scared, but inaction is destroying countless families. If everyone stands together, the risk factor goes down.

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      2 days ago

      The comment i replied to is advocating shooting at ICE goons.

      Have you shot any of them recently?

      Put your dick away mate.

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        1 day ago

        Actually I wasn’t advocating for shit. I was merely observing that this is the literal scenario you guys stated you needed your emotional support weapons for, and how I’m surprised no one is using them.

        Makes sense that they’re targeting less gun-prone areas, but still, there’s gotta be some percentage of carry-ers outside of NY no?

        I agree with (Edit:the commenter)Aussie though; I’ll post the full quote here so maybe even one more person sees it and internalizes it. Link to the Holocaust Encyclopedia

         First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a socialist.
        
        Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a trade unionist.
        
        Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—because I was not a Jew.
        
        Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.
        
        —Martin Niemöller
        
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          1 day ago

          Sure ok, but my explanation as to why people aren’t shooting at ICE agents remains the same.

          The “they came for” quote is emotive, but a great many people are indeed “speaking out”, and taking action in non-violent ways.

          Quite obviously, people aren’t shooting at ICE because they don’t want to get shot.