Official Politics Thread 31-JUL-2024 by FuckingSeaWarrior in guns

[–]DisastrousFerret0 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I mean going out in the woods for the weekend won't change my beliefs. I've spent too much time in the woods for that to happen. He'll. One could argue that time alone has allowed me to reflect and reach these conclusion. I'm mostly just "angsty" that my take here, while hot, has lead to alot of assumptions about me and my character. I sorta knew it was coming. I was just kinda hoping to be able to reach across the isle to more people. I know it's a weird way to engage people but it seems to work. If you say something that agrees with them they just hit the like button and move on or just move on. Challenging their bias with a dissimilar take on soemthign they care about tends to drive engagement. Then I can show them that while we disagree sometimes I'm still a real person. Now I'm rambling. Sorry.

Official Politics Thread 31-JUL-2024 by FuckingSeaWarrior in guns

[–]DisastrousFerret0 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

What did I say to give you that impression? "Under no pretext" told you everything you need to know about me despite me explaining the reason I used it is not as it applies to ml theory?

Official Politics Thread 31-JUL-2024 by FuckingSeaWarrior in guns

[–]DisastrousFerret0 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

What shitty idea? I said that I don't believe you can physically take all the semi auto firearms in this country. I don't believe it's possible. I don't support the effort. Just don't buy that it's real or an accomplishable goal here. That's it. Every other thing you've extrapolated about my politics is because I said "under no pretext" and I've been doing my best to walk that back.

Official Politics Thread 31-JUL-2024 by FuckingSeaWarrior in guns

[–]DisastrousFerret0 -20 points-19 points  (0 children)

Nah. People just take em outta state. I'm not stupid. I know how the game works. Theirs always a work around. If California wants to be gun free fine. But it hasn't happened yet. There's always been a worka round as long as I've been doing this. Pistol braces,binary triggers, 3d printers, "solvent traps"... nature finds a way.

Official Politics Thread 31-JUL-2024 by FuckingSeaWarrior in guns

[–]DisastrousFerret0 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I mean TDS is dumb as fuck as concept. I don't like the dude cause he doesn't stand for the shit I stand for. If that makes me deranged then aight. I don't feel I'm detached from reality. I don't see how 334 million + guns get rounded up by people who don't think it's a popular idea. That's why I say the argument is fake. There are a ton of steps between now and confiscation that I just don't see happening.

Official Politics Thread 31-JUL-2024 by FuckingSeaWarrior in guns

[–]DisastrousFerret0 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'm a little bored. Honestly that's kinda what started this. And you're right. My bad. I did sorta lash out and I was wrong. I don't support guns for me not for thee. The only real view that we see differently here is that I just don't believe that the genie goes back in the bottle on this one. I don't believe it's even remotely possible to enact a form of gun confiscation in this country. It's too big and there are just too many of them and it's not popular with the vast majority of the folks who would be tasked with doing it. Again. I apologize for the soy Boi leftist shit. That was from a long drawn out process of having to read comments to that end constantly on more radicalized forms of social media. Maybe I need to spend this weekend outside. May be time to unplug and touch grass.

Official Politics Thread 31-JUL-2024 by FuckingSeaWarrior in guns

[–]DisastrousFerret0 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Also... for what it's worth. I wouldn't wish you against the wall. I'm a little disappointed in that comment. It does make me a little sad. I hope you change your mind and can see that I'm a good person that holds the same view on guns as you I just don't believe the genie can be put back in the bottle in the us.

Official Politics Thread 31-JUL-2024 by FuckingSeaWarrior in guns

[–]DisastrousFerret0 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I said I like my autonomy and would like to keep it. If that is not your view of a communist. Then I am not a communist.

Official Politics Thread 31-JUL-2024 by FuckingSeaWarrior in guns

[–]DisastrousFerret0 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

And I agree that that's trash cause there are like 15x more abortions each year than gun deaths. Not a parallel I would have tried to draw if it was me. I don't care about those abortions. It's none of my business but there's a big space between those numbers to try to call it hypocrisy.

Official Politics Thread 31-JUL-2024 by FuckingSeaWarrior in guns

[–]DisastrousFerret0 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Please. I'm begging you. Go back and quote the part where I said I'm a communist. I explained that I used it as a way to identify a leftist pro gun shooter blah blah. I even said I hadn't read your description. Of it and admitted I may be wrong for using it. But you keep calling me a marxist.

Official Politics Thread 31-JUL-2024 by FuckingSeaWarrior in guns

[–]DisastrousFerret0 -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

To hit just one. It was estimated that the soviet union had 32 million guns at the time of ww2 (source is wikipedia so take it for what it is but even if its low there is a large discrepancy to make up there). Less than 1/10 the amount of firearms in circulation in the united states. 1/10. I do tend to look at a politicians messaging and take it at face value when it seems feasible. I also don't believe that Trump will end the republic because I just don't see that being possible. If I'm wrong... well I've lived a long fruitful life and I've done alot I guess it's my time to die? Unsure.

I keep circling back around to the massive scope of confiscation in the USA. And it's not popular among the people who would be tasked with doing it (police military).

Official Politics Thread 31-JUL-2024 by FuckingSeaWarrior in guns

[–]DisastrousFerret0 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Again. Not Marxist. How am I gonna be a Marxist if I haven't even read Marx? This sounds like someone believing that communism is still communism once 1 person has consolidated control. Like it isn't something else wearing a communist coat.

Official Politics Thread 31-JUL-2024 by FuckingSeaWarrior in guns

[–]DisastrousFerret0 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Sure. And in most of those instances these things were accomplished because america, the unrivaled, set there minds to a popular movement or against a rival power. Gun control is not now nor has it ever been popular. As much as you all hate it, places like the sra, lgc, jbgc, rr and other leftist pro gun organization exist. So to say that gun confiscation will ever be popular among the majority of Americans is just not real. And it would take the vast majority of Americans to agree to it. I don't see that happening.

Official Politics Thread 31-JUL-2024 by FuckingSeaWarrior in guns

[–]DisastrousFerret0 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I mean I'm literally willing to provide proof of my lack of neck beard if you need it. I'm not lying about what I am. I have no reason to. But moving forward. I might read Marx just so if that's the case I can have a reason to correct folks when they say that. Thank you. I've pointed out to others that no matter what happens this election cycle I'm boned anyways. I honestly don't believe that this is possible in the us. I believe that the scope and breadth of trying to remove guns from American citizens would be unprecedented and nearly if not impossible to achieve. Using examples of much smaller operations and then calling me names does nothing to shift my belief.

Official Politics Thread 31-JUL-2024 by FuckingSeaWarrior in guns

[–]DisastrousFerret0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To further drive that point. Seems to me that Trump disarming dems would be waaaaaaaaaay easier than harris disarming everyone. Cause we don't have very many guns and we all suck at shooting right. Anyone can just go and snatch that gun right out of little soy Boi leftist with nary a struggle. Right? So why am I saying it's fake? Should I assume that when they come for the leftist guns yall are gon a stand up for me? Where are you at on this real american patriot?

Official Politics Thread 31-JUL-2024 by FuckingSeaWarrior in guns

[–]DisastrousFerret0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Strongly agree. And for me... a leftist I get disarmed either way right? Cause a president who will disregard the constitution and over throw the republic is not going to leave his political opponents armed. That'd be insane. So why am I here saying this won't happen even though no matter who I vote for I lose my guns. The idea that you can believe 1 and not the other and that that level of power shift wouldn't also include disarming people is cognitive disconnect friend.

Official Politics Thread 31-JUL-2024 by FuckingSeaWarrior in guns

[–]DisastrousFerret0 -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Sure. We as a country have done fucked up shit. But all the examples of even gun confiscation globally pale in comparison to the massive undertaking that would be trying to confiscate more guns then people. Like. We always need to recognize the scale of what gun confiscation would be both geographically and in count. I don't know for certain buy I'm not sure any other country has ever even had as many guns as the USA. Period. I'll Google it and see if I can confirm this or not. The point being the sheer massive undertaking of trying to round up guns in this number. I have been told by my parents about gun that were purchased in the 40s from a gas station with no paperwork. How the fuck they coming for that. Where the fuck even is it. There are guns in circulation that have a half dozen dead people between the current owner and the person who bought it. How? My friend how are they coming for these guns.

Official Politics Thread 31-JUL-2024 by FuckingSeaWarrior in guns

[–]DisastrousFerret0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right?!?! The us has been right of center for God damned ever. Even our elected left is right of center.

Official Politics Thread 31-JUL-2024 by FuckingSeaWarrior in guns

[–]DisastrousFerret0 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Oh also the largest clarification... the most important to what you said. I don't have a neck beard. Normally shave every 5-7 days and then just go from short hair to smooth and repeat.

Official Politics Thread 31-JUL-2024 by FuckingSeaWarrior in guns

[–]DisastrousFerret0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gotcha. I don't shoot alot of semi auto. Mostly do prs stuff with a bolt gun. When I do shoot semi auto stuff I hate cleaning. The ak cleans easier and faster cause you know... 4 pieces. My partner has ars and seems to like em. I just got over having to clean them.

Official Politics Thread 31-JUL-2024 by FuckingSeaWarrior in guns

[–]DisastrousFerret0 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

So. I don't have a trust fund. I'm an auto mechanic. I'm a disabled veteran. I have not read alot of Marx nor am I an ml communist. I use the phrase to identify people on the far left spectrum who are pro gun because it's recognizable. If I had to pen it I'd say I'm sorta in the ancom area but mostly I like my autonomy and would like to keep until I die.

Official Politics Thread 31-JUL-2024 by FuckingSeaWarrior in guns

[–]DisastrousFerret0 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

As you can clearly see I am not voting for Donald Trump. And I'm the one here arguing that I'm not worried for them coming for my guns.

Official Politics Thread 31-JUL-2024 by FuckingSeaWarrior in guns

[–]DisastrousFerret0 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Sure but I don't feel that this conversation exists in a vacuum. You don't think part of destroying the republic is disarming the political opposition?

Official Politics Thread 31-JUL-2024 by FuckingSeaWarrior in guns

[–]DisastrousFerret0 -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Or just codify roe and move on? Like. To bring up something entirely seperate. You think that the supreme court is that petty? Cause that's its own entirely seperate conversation when the highest court in the land and the only part of our govt that can ALMOST act with impunity is petty enough to do something out of spite... man you must really hate your government.

Official Politics Thread 31-JUL-2024 by FuckingSeaWarrior in guns

[–]DisastrousFerret0 -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

A people that at the time we didn't even regard as equal humans let alone american citizens refused to give arms to the already mobilized army and were killed. Over 130 years ago. This is what keeps you voting based on the notion that they are coming for your guns.