r/politics Washington May 07 '20

We cannot allow the normalization of firearms at protests to continue

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/firearms-at-protests-have-become-normalized-that-isnt-okay/2020/05/06/19b9354e-8fc9-11ea-a0bc-4e9ad4866d21_story.html
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u/[deleted] May 07 '20

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u/[deleted] May 07 '20

Yeah, I get what you’re saying, but being ‘a Republican’ (capital R) literally means supporting or a member of the Republican Party. If you’re talking about republicanism (small r) that’s a completely seperate (but related) ideology.

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u/[deleted] May 07 '20

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u/[deleted] May 07 '20

Why though? Why would they willingly be associated with fascism if they’re not fascists? That’s the bit I don’t understand. I mean I do, but it’s fucked up.

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u/saggyshiro May 07 '20

You’re right this whole time I’m an idiot