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[โ€“] Draedron@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If anything the Trump fiasco has shown how stupid the argument of using guns to prevent a dictatorship is. A couple people tried to kill the wannabe dictator and were villified by both sides.

Americans will never rise up against the government. More than half of those who can vote chose the fascism. He controls the military. All of you could be armed and you wouldnt get through to him. Have fun shooting a hellfire missilie with your AR

[โ€“] BaroqueInMind@lemmy.one 0 points 1 day ago

He controls the military. All of you could be armed and you wouldnt get through to him. Have fun shooting a hellfire missilie with your AR

Vietnam. Afghanistan.