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Most of Gen Z are in their twenties and capable of thinking for themselves. Generally speaking, they’ve grown up accustomed to and accepting of neurodivergence, gender fluidity, and the spectrum of sexualities.
It’s the younger and older generations I’m more worried about.
“Peaceful protest” was a joke friend, I was primarily responding to:
The solution to violence has literally never been “yeah, everyone should have a gun”.
In the examples that I listed, guns were literally the solution to violence.
Not that I agree with their statement, but I think an adjacent point to the top of this comment thread - and related to your point - is that while there may be plenty of guns, they’re predominantly possessed by a group of people who agree with the country’s current political direction.
Many of those who don’t agree with this direction are also those who don’t have guns and have put in a great deal of effort trying to restrict others’ access to them.
I’m definitely one who believes that things have not gotten “bad enough”, but it does seem like things could be headed that way. If we get to a true Gestapo level secret police rounding up and exterminating everyone they decide is “Antifa”, the opposition is going to have a hell of a time defending themselves with their current numbers.
We’re at a fragile turning point where further political violence, especially in any organized capacity, is likely to be weaponized to excuse extreme tyranny.
Just a few of many successful Peaceful Protests
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I get where you’re coming from, but there’s a bit of a (hopefully unintended) subtext in your comment that women must be the ones to bear the inconvenience in order to prevent unwanted pregnancies.
Used correctly, condoms are about 1% off from hormonal birth control in effectiveness. But I guess headaches, nausea, and other side effects for women aren’t all that bad compared to some reduced sensation for the penis. After all, women are already used to it from their cycles, right? /s
Have you looked into GrapheneOS support for your device?