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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

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[–] [email protected] 37 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (41 children)

That’s still the purpose of the second amendment, for people to own guns to defend themselves and others against tyranny

You can’t expect everyone to agree with you ideologically, and obviously they won’t rise up against a government they agree with. Conservatives don’t see the current administration as tyrannical, so there is no conflict for them between the ideals of the second amendment and their actions.

However, you can absolutely choose to exercise your second amendment rights.

As a gun owning liberal, I’m tired of my peers acting like the second amendment is some conservative agenda. The right to firearm ownership is an eminently liberal ideal. More liberals and leftists should own guns— the second amendment is more important now than ever before.

If you think there is a pressing need for an armed liberal/leftist citizenry, go buy guns and arm yourselves.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

People don't understand the game.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 week ago (17 children)

Guns are naught but tools. They have no moral nor political ambition. All they can do is provide an amplifier of force, no matter your ideology.

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[–] [email protected] 112 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Wait til you hear what happened when the Black Panthers tried to exercise their 2nd amendment rights.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Something bad. Is it something bad? I bet it was something bad.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 week ago

Funnily enough it resulted in more gun control, so it was something good.

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 week ago

I feel like it makes more sense if the guns were always there to protect stolen land.

[–] [email protected] 38 points 1 week ago (2 children)

It was of course always the plan to radicalize these people and then utilize them

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