No, I am saying that being armed and predisposed to peace go together. It gives people the option to fight if it becomes necessary. The Black Panthers are the way.
All the gun nuts leap at the idea that they can grab a rifle and fix the world. And they shit on the actual legacy of The Black Panthers by distilling them down to that.
The vast majority of what made/makes The Black Panthers effective is that they focus so much on community outreach. Far more time is spent getting to know the neighbors and families than sending bullets downrange. All because the goal is to NOT fire a shot. Because the shitbags understand… if you shoot Jamal then you are going to be attacked by multiple city blocks worth of people who can personally talk about how Jamal helped make sure their kids got home safe or literally just gave them a chance to talk through their pains and worries
Instead, all the gun nuts are leaping at the chance to justify buying a new optic or buying a third ar-15. And… there is definitely a lot of “Wow. Even the Libertarians think we should abolish ICE” going on.
Like maybe a year ago Americans taking pot shots at ICE might have spooked them back into their basements. But now ICE has galvanized a culture of general oppression. They’re just itching to Tiananmen an entire peaceful protest.
Eh. I think they would still shit themselves if they started wondering what those whizzing and popping noises were.
But it would basically work “once”. Then they would just assume any mass of protesters were black kids with toy trains and unload with their ar-15s. And every single “raid” would become a no knock where they just sneak up and kick down the door and flashbang and shoot at any kids they see while “getting their man”. Because now they are up against an army of terrorists.
But you’re suggesting that we… don’t arm ourselves, and that we should just stand by and let them kill us…make up your mind
No, I am saying that being armed and predisposed to peace go together. It gives people the option to fight if it becomes necessary. The Black Panthers are the way.
Exactly.
All the gun nuts leap at the idea that they can grab a rifle and fix the world. And they shit on the actual legacy of The Black Panthers by distilling them down to that.
The vast majority of what made/makes The Black Panthers effective is that they focus so much on community outreach. Far more time is spent getting to know the neighbors and families than sending bullets downrange. All because the goal is to NOT fire a shot. Because the shitbags understand… if you shoot Jamal then you are going to be attacked by multiple city blocks worth of people who can personally talk about how Jamal helped make sure their kids got home safe or literally just gave them a chance to talk through their pains and worries
Instead, all the gun nuts are leaping at the chance to justify buying a new optic or buying a third ar-15. And… there is definitely a lot of “Wow. Even the Libertarians think we should abolish ICE” going on.
Like maybe a year ago Americans taking pot shots at ICE might have spooked them back into their basements. But now ICE has galvanized a culture of general oppression. They’re just itching to Tiananmen an entire peaceful protest.
Eh. I think they would still shit themselves if they started wondering what those whizzing and popping noises were.
But it would basically work “once”. Then they would just assume any mass of protesters were black kids with toy trains and unload with their ar-15s. And every single “raid” would become a no knock where they just sneak up and kick down the door and flashbang and shoot at any kids they see while “getting their man”. Because now they are up against an army of terrorists.
Yup. The multiple clips of them saying to the effect of, “haven’t you people learned yet?” is so damning.