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One of their favorite tactics is to wait until someone is dead and then distort [or flat out lie] about that person’s opinions during life.
Ray Bradbury was mad that there were no space missions during the Obama years. After he died the Right tried to play off that Bradbury was a life long conservative who saw Obama as a traitor.
The Left had two chances to get Bernie Sanders nominated. In 2020 he did better in the caucus states [where the DNC would be able to exert more control of the outcome]. The Left failed both times. Maybe we should stop looking at the Dems and get our act together. FYI I contributed to Bernie both cycles.
Sure it is, but I feel you
So, this whole thing has been about your feelings?
Whatever.
If we can split the vote the Left has a chance of moving ahead.
I’ve been hoping for a war between the MAGoos and the old guard RNC for almost a decade.
Here’s the main reason I worry about people taking direct action.
So, this isn’t a thread about direct action?
Because gunning someone down seems pretty direct to me.
Here’s the main reason I worry about people taking direct action.
Blackwater et al.
If you think that companies run and staffed by ex-CIA operatives don’t have a plan to capitalize on civil unrest, you haven’t been paying attention.
She’s a long time favorite.
Not going to argue.
I will point you at a book you might not have read.
Great book about pre-WW1 Europe and the tensions that made people think that ‘maybe a little bloodshed will calm everything down and let us get back to normal.’
I don’t agree.
Individuals and their actions matter.
Look at what this thread is about. We wouldn’t be talking if the shooter hadn’t acted.
The state of healthcare in the US is exactly the same as it was yesterday. But the discussion has changed dramatically
The tensions between the USSR and the West were as bad as the ones pre-WW1. Individual actions kept things from going into all out war.
No, it’s sarcasm.
Someone talked about seeing ‘The Sting’ for the first time. They couldn’t believe that anyone in the audience didn’t know all those cons, then realized that when the movie was made, all those gags were fresh.
That’s the biggest problem with militarizing the police.
You get cops who think they are the Punisher and citizens who hate the cops on the beat.
Remember, it’s dangerous to talk to random strangers on the interwebs
It will take just a bit more pressure for people to also walk in squads. There’s plenty of guns to go around.
Read some history. The Minute Men thought they could stop the British. It didn’t work. The Redcoats were stopped by a British style army and the entire French navy.
Also, you can’t talk about squads and lone gunmen at the same time
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I wish I could live in a world where there’s no such thing as ricochets and friendly fire deaths.
Try expanding your imagination to include things like that. Life isn’t a movie or a video game where every bullet only hits the intended victim.
Also, WW1 started because one brave shooter decided to stand up and be counted.
Unintended consequences are a bitch.
Let me guess. You’ve never actually been in a gunfight, or been in the ER after a gun fight.
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Here are a few old movies that, imho, are well worth a watch. No particular order
The Dirty Dozen
The Magnificent 7
Body Heat
The Three Musketeers [Oliver Reed]
Altered States
enjoy
“The Veil” with Elizabeth Moss. First of all, it’s wild to see sweet little Peggy Olsen doing a turn as an ass-kicking super spy. Second, it’s a nice twisty plot with good acting and photography. One short season, so you can binge in a day.