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Democrats Blocked From Entering Capitol Building Due to 'Push' Door Labeled 'Pull' (reductress.com)

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Reporters gathered at the scene noted that by “putting [his] body on the line,” this particular lawmaker apparently just meant standing at the back of a quiet group and playing online chess on his phone.

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[–] Nalivai@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That's because your version of civil resistance comes from exaggerated American myth of cowboys mixed with the imagery of civil wars in impoverished countries.
If your fear was about a civil war and roaming bands of rednecks on trucks with a bunch of rifles, then yeah, imagine defending your homestead Rambo style all you want, we all seen mad max. But if you're worried about fascist government, then the only difference your gun makes is that you will be Branched Davidianed instead of dark van disappeared, and I am pretty sure that's not the fantasy here.
The only way to beat fascism from the inside is the community, mutual aid, resistance, not fantasising about shootouts with the gestapo.

[–] trolololol@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

It's about time to start using those weapons to take down the bad people, and dumbfucks are still waiting for some dude in 18th century old clothes to stand in their front door with an old revolver asking to get shot.

These people have weird wet dreams.

Modern warfare kills you and your whole block with a drone in your sleep.