the ratchet is angry
the ratchet is angry
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the fate of this country is ultimately in the hands of the people, not the dems or republicans. we can bitch about who's not doing the right thing or we can do it ourselves.
arm yourself. stop waiting on someone else to fix it.
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Whom are you going to shoot in order to fix this genocidal cult? You're not going to outgun the cops, military, etc. You can't shoot a disgusting, anti-life, capitalist "culture". Grow up.
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Can't arm myself... my state requires I pay a tax... do a background check that takes about a day... then do the same background check but it takes a few days to a few weeks... then I have to wait 30 business days which is like 3 months... oh and I need live fire training where I have to fire a minimum of 50 rounds which each round is taxed and I am given a pass/fail status by an old fudd who thinks I should never handle a firearm because I'm a registered Democrat... eventually I get my firearm if my licensed dealer hasn't fucked up the paperwork or isnt on another holiday... BUT I am severely limited in my choices as nearly every good personal defense firearm is banned either by name or because it has a useful feature like threaded barrels to mount a suppressor which will help with my hearing loss as I age... I probably won't get what I want either because the standard mag comes with a capacity of 11 or more rounds...
But yes! Lets arm ourselves!
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sounds like defeatist talk to me. i can't legally own a firearm either but that never stopped me.
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None of what you wrote indicates that you can't arm yourself - you've just outlined reasons why you can't be assed to do it and it sure sounds hyperbolized to me. For example, your excuse of an old fudd thinking you shouldn't be armed just for being a registered Democrat... why the hell would you just disclose that information when it's not relevant to what you'd be doing at all. Go in, take your shots, get your paperwork, and leave. You don't need to get into your personal politics.
You make it sound like going through a vetting process is such an inconvenience. The only real hindrance you've outlined is costs. The comment reads like pure defeatist.
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Man o man.
2A looks pretty fucking great when we are faced with an actual threat, don't it?
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Even for a 12ga pump? Most people don't need a handgun. Scattergun will do most everything you need, from putting food on the table to handling two or four legged varmints.
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Boo hoo. It is harder to get a nail salon permit in the US than a gun.
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my state requires I pay a tax…
You mean like everything else?
do a background check that takes about a day… then do the same background check but it takes a few days to a few weeks… then I have to wait 30 business days which is like 3 months…
Did that, didn't stop me. And one month is three months, got it. That's just time though.
oh and I need live fire training where I have to fire a minimum of 50 rounds which each round is taxed and I am given a pass/fail status by an old fudd who thinks I should never handle a firearm because I’m a registered Democrat…
Simple solution - don't tell old fuddies who have power over you that you're a Democrat.
I am severely limited in my choices as nearly every good personal defense firearm is banned either by name or because it has a useful feature like threaded barrels to mount a suppressor which will help with my hearing loss as I age… I probably won’t get what I want either because the standard mag comes with a capacity of 11 or more rounds…
I understand that making a decision on personal defense firearms is a difficult choice. Just because your options are limited, though, doesn't mean you can't find a piece that works for you. And WEAR FUCKING HEARING PROTECTION WHEN YOU SHOOT. Y'know, like everyone else does. If you're in a life-or-death situation, sure, you're going to suffer from having to shoot an unsilenced gun, but better a ringing in your ears than starving to death in a foreign prison.
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Yeah, you have to do all that, but a kid can just get their parent's automatic weapon and go shoot around in the school. Your shitty police who are "trained" to prevent this just stand around "making plans" on how to stop this one kid. Once enough students dies, they go home and go to work the next day to go and shoot people's pet dogs. What a beautiful "free" country you live in with a funny clown president. First world country my foot LOL
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Something something class interests something something
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Can have actual socialists getting a foot hold anywhere.
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Might not be able to stop it.
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Just like the first VP under Roosevelt. Once it was known Franklin wouldn’t last much longer. They forced him out.
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Let's keep putting the same candidates out there and hope for a different outcome.
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I've been asking this for days and have not gotten a clear answer in what way is the DNC fighting the candidate put forth to the generals by the DNC?
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The democratic governor, for instance, has said she won't fund Mamdani's programs.
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That's fine because Mamdani isn't asking for state funding, AFAIK. His $60M grocery store plan reallocates funding which would have gone to business subsidies for grocery stores, his other ideas cost an estimated $3M and $5M out of a $116Bn fiscal budget. Since Property Taxes are not handled by the state he doesn't need permission to raise them on.
Making buses free might actually save them money from investigating unpaid tickets.
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I've been asking this for days and have not gotten a clear answer in what way is the DNC fighting the candidate put forth to the generals by the DNC?
Here you go: https://lemmy.ml/post/32872265
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Wait why are democrats fighting him? I thought he was socialist or something
Democrats aren't fighting him, the DNC (Democratic National Convention) is. The party doesn't want him as their representative, because he doesn't match their values. But he represents what the Democrat constituents actually want and the DNC fears losing control over their constituents, so they want to ensure he loses the race.
The DNC and the RNC basically want the same thing, except the Democratic Party is much more subtle about it. The US doesn't actually have a left-wing party. Both our major parties are right-wing by global standards. So any truly left-wing candidates scare them, and they'll fight tooth and nail to keep them out of elections.
Even Cuomo, who was completely stomped in the primaries, is still planning to run in the election as an independent. Their hope is that his run will split the party and make Mamdani lose. If the Democratic Party can't get their man in the election, then they'll throw the race and take everyone down with them.
The old RNC. The new Republicans have taken over and actually do want all the fascist hateful stuff. The old guard courted crazies and those crazies took over.
What's this? nuance in a lemmy comment? Inconceivable.
Because they are afraid of putting up a more radical platform. They have nothing to lose at this point though and the right showed that a radical can win.
That's actually the exact reason democrats are fighting him.
So he's too far left?
That's why they're fighting him. Money go brr and money is scared.
What I'm gathering is that he's popular with the people but not the people with money lol
He's popular with the voters. He's going to stomp New York, and then he'll start looking at the presidency. And he might win that, too. And then they'd have to pass bills, and their donors would be mad.
They'd rather run bad candidates and lose.
He's not eligible to run for president because he was born in Uganda.
Mamdani would mop the floor with Trump.
Honestly if you put the DNC in other countries they wouldn't be considered left.
Even the UK who's current "left" PM is actually extremely centre, but compare the DNC to him they would still be more right than him.
In any other country they'd be the conservative party.
He said billionaires shouldn't exist. If billionaires didn't exist who would fund their campaigns running on platforms that allow billionaires to hoard wealth unimpeded?
Yeah but like... Fuck billionaires. A billion dollars is 50,000/yr for 20,000 years.
Now do you believe people when they say they have a 2 party system with Republicans vs
Democratsother republicans?Mamdani is a Democrat, you're calling Mamdani controlled opposition.
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They aren't, Mamdani is the representative on the DNC ticket and has been congratulated by many members of the DNC. He swept every district in the primary election.
Hakeem Jefferies went on television literally yesterday and said he wasn't willing to endorse Mamdani. Schumer hasn't endorsed either. Generally speaking, when a politician from your own party releases a statement, "congratulating," you instead of endorsing you, it's considered a slight.