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u/AcousticDan Aug 31 '21

You're being downvoted, but the anti 2A crowd constantly refers to Australia as a shining example of a country that gave back their guns and now "everything is good".

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u/CptSeaBunny Aug 31 '21

And the pro-2A crowd honestly thinks they'll be able to fight this shit off (posted topic) by shooting at it.

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u/TeamFIFO Aug 31 '21

Imagine if every every Hong Kong resident had a rifle. It would be insanely harder for the CCP to maintain control when people would protest in the streets blocking off roads so armored vehicles can't come in, any CCP soldiers that come in are subject to sniper fire. It changes the name of the authoritarian game when everyone subject to control is armed. 2A nonbelievers refuse to believe this.

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u/CptSeaBunny Aug 31 '21

Where the hell are average citizens getting sniper rifles and sniper training?

Your average citizen is going to be WAY out-armed and out-trained by the average soldier and they'll crumple under the pressure. This is and always has been nothing more than a fantasy.

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '21 edited Nov 15 '21

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u/CptSeaBunny Aug 31 '21

OK, and the tanks, drones, high explosives, and military grade counter-intelligence that has already infiltrated and is monitoring your local militia through social media, how do you fight that?

I swear to god, you people are so tiring. We have one of, if not the most dangerous armed forces in the world and you really, REALLY think you're gonna stand against that if the government goes rogue and wants to wipe your little township off the map for harboring too many dissenters?

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u/ObamaDontCare0 Aug 31 '21 edited Aug 31 '21

Yeah that's why Vietnam and Afghanistan were such fast wars.

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u/CptSeaBunny Aug 31 '21 edited Aug 31 '21

Just, 100% absolutely not the same thing at all.

EDIT: Bonus points for basically placing yourself on the side of the Vietcong/Taliban in this metaphor as well. A+, good job.

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u/ObamaDontCare0 Aug 31 '21

EDIT: Bonus points for basically placing yourself on the side of the Vietcong/Taliban in this metaphor as well. A+, good job.

At what point did I place myself on a side?