• SupraMario@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    The fuck are you talking about, cops don’t ask what your political lean is…if they want to shot you they will. Being a responsible gun owner also has nothing to do with politics, get strapped and keep the 4 rules in mind. There are a ton of us on the left who own guns and more and more are arming themselves on the left.

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      10 months ago

      The fuck are you talking about, cops don’t ask what your political lean is…

      As someone who noticed the difference between how police treated BLM protestors vs Jan 06 insurrectionists I think it’s pretty clear that if they do have an inkling of your leanings it’s gonna make a difference, at least in preconceived notions as they enter into their interaction with you, and how aggressively they come at you in the first place.

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          10 months ago

          Depending on what you are implying, either I’m going to disagree with you, or you are presumably going to disagree with me, and I’m doubtful either will change the others mind, so I’m just going to cut this off here.

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            10 months ago

            I’m saying the insurrectionists were armed, as well as the idiot protestors outside of many State Capitol buildings, and so the cops are a lot more apprehensive about harassing or confronting them than they were towards BLM protestors. There was a lot more at play on January 6th than just being armed though, including ideological alignment, and support from high level politicians.

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              10 months ago

              Ah, I misinterpreted not only who you were saying was armed, but also your implied result.

              I agree, but that just makes police look even worse than if it were mere bigotry and bias.

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      10 months ago

      Whats funny is I keep hearing about bots and operatives on Lemmy that go around promoting things that arent the status quo like we are the next social media. And the kind of people saying it thinks everyone needs to stick to a party line or else! Like or else what? If I do not love every thing Big Dem is pushing, I am a Russian shill bot trying to destroy America. The downvotes you have are from people barely able to form thoughts past doing what they are told.