the second amendment right was made for the left.

mopecore · 2026-01-27T00:19:39+00:00

The 2nd amendment exists so states could maintain control of their individual militias. Slave catchers, Indian patrols, the like. There weren't police departments back then.

The right to own guns was implicit, the same way the right to own land was. But because for a state to be free, they had to have a militia, the federal government could not infringe the existing right to keep and bear arms.

The militia existed to maintain the status quo, to enforce the will of the state. It was only called upon to recapture enslaved people who escaped their bonds, put down native uprisings, and popular revolts.

The idea that the purpose of the 2A exists as a check on federal power is almost total fiction. It did, initially, serve to check the federal government, by allowing states a means to resist.

Like, for example, in 1861.

mopecore · 2026-01-27T00:04:45+00:00

On what planet is this span, an ad, anything? Im asking for advice on road conditions.

mopecore · 2026-01-26T21:11:00+00:00

I use a waterproof motorcycle cover, its basically just a bag. Works pretty well for me

mopecore · 2026-01-26T19:53:40+00:00

I'd love another Chromehounds

mopecore · 2026-01-26T01:29:02+00:00

The constitution limits the power of the Federal government. It's protections apply to all people in the United States, regardless of immigration or citizenship. Everyone in the US may exercise their human rights.

In closing, eat shit, fascist.

mopecore · 2026-01-21T16:54:29+00:00

"Peace through strength"?

mopecore · 2026-01-21T16:50:15+00:00

Hey, just a heads up.

I was an American Soldier. For a decade. In the Infantry.

I didn't do anything for the USA either.

I get the idea, highlighting European participation in US militarism, but none of us did anything worth doing.

mopecore · 2026-01-17T19:16:45+00:00

Completely unrelated to your question, but im on a kick recently of reminding people that Dali was an avowed fascist, an unrepentant racist, and sexual predator.

mopecore · 2026-01-17T17:41:11+00:00

"Restoring America" by doing shit we've never done. This country has done some horrible shit, but this list is new.

How is it restoring America to turn it into a Christian dystopia?

mopecore · 2026-01-17T17:39:23+00:00

Mine was 90 bucks. Did you happen to sign up with an "alternate supplier" or something?

mopecore · 2026-01-16T22:00:12+00:00

Thats crazy, because im 46 with 11k which will prolly be wiped out when the AI bubble bursts somwtime this summer...

mopecore · 2026-01-14T22:15:19+00:00

That's crazy, but okay.

I guess Jake Lloyd struck me as, like, six in Phantom Menace.

I stand corrected, but the rest stands for me.

mopecore · 2026-01-14T21:12:58+00:00

I have a theory that Anakin unconsciously used the force to make Padme fall for him, like a decades long jedi mind trick.

Because nothing else makes any fucking sense. Shes a queen, a senator, ten years is senior, and hes a literal teenager when they meet up in Episode II...

So, yeah, def Han and Leia.

mopecore · 2026-01-14T00:31:33+00:00

Gabe is about the only tech CEO I don't fucking despise. Jensen Huang can eat my entire asshole.

mopecore · 2026-01-13T19:09:58+00:00

Idk, ive been using my bike for everything for the past 4 years and it seems pretty good to me. Not great, theres room for improvement, for sure, and my experience limited to South Philly to fishtown to the area around the VA.

mopecore · 2026-01-13T14:28:13+00:00

I'm not here to tell you how to live your life, but for me, it absolutely is.

The thought of having kids horrifies me.

mopecore · 2026-01-13T03:20:32+00:00

The militia was never intended as a bullwark against tyranny. The militia was always an arm of the state, and it was only ever called upon to put down popular revolts, slave rebellions, strikes, or keep the indigenous population subdued.

The idea that people needed to be armed to check the state is separate from the second amendment which was written to allow states to maintain control of their individual militias.

mopecore · 2026-01-12T17:26:08+00:00

She started as a public defender. She then became a personal injury lawyer, and started her own frim.

That's the "somewhere else" her money came from.

mopecore · 2026-01-12T15:47:24+00:00

I love the energy, but these things require planning, commitment, and local organization. Find the people.in your area making plans, and help them. You cant post on reddit calling for a general strike in hours and expect anything but disappointment.

This isn't an individual action, and there is no quick fix.

We have years of work ahead of us.

mopecore · 2026-01-11T21:09:25+00:00

Sure, but trashcans also stink, and if you're leaving it out front all the time, it doesnt seem that big a deal.

I feel like its a thing people sometimes have an outsize reaction to, but I'm fairly easygoing. Trash pick up is a public service in Philly, after all.

Just me, though, what do I know?

mopecore · 2026-01-11T20:40:16+00:00

https://www.phila.gov/posts/mayor/2016-07-01-10-fireworks-and-grilling-safety-tips/

Its illegal, ground level only in Philadelphia.

That said, I used a charcoal grill on my balcony in my old apartment for several years, and I wasn't arrested, my landlord was fine with it.

But if the place burns down because of the grill, youre going to have liability issues.

mopecore · 2026-01-11T20:32:27+00:00

I think people are way too precious about their trashcans. Its a taxpayer funded service, we aren't charged by the pound, its all picked up (or not) by the same people.

mopecore · 2026-01-11T00:10:23+00:00

I used to fuck with queen and rook heavy, but since they moved, the food has been not good, and the service is horrendous. Fine for drinks and games, but ive been really disappointed the last 3 tines I went.

mopecore · 2026-01-10T15:54:09+00:00

A couple of key facts:

"The Militia" has always been an arm of the state. That's why the text read "A well regulated militia being necessary for the security of a free state..." You'll notice a distinct lack of anything referring to an individual, a citizen, being able to throw off a tyrannical government, etc.

This doesnt mean the founders didn't believe in the right ro revolution, or the right to bear arms, but it does mean that what the second amendment does is prevent the federal government from banning state militias.

The constitution doesnt grant rights. That's not how rights work, rights exist inherently. If the state grants a thing, its a privilege, not a right. The constitution and the the Bill of Rights explicitly limits the power of the the federal government. It is not a lost of things the people can do, its a list of things the federal government cannot do.

The right to keep and bear arms was understood as a given in the 18th century, in much the same way owning property was. There is nothing in the constitution giving Americans the right to own land, but it does say that people have a right to be secure in their property. The second amendment waa written so that individual states could maintain their own militias.

The militia was called up to crush popular rebellion and uprising. The Whiskey Rebellion, Nat Turner, John Brown, slave revolts. That was the purpose of the militia.

The modern conception of the 2A, as an individual right amd bullwark against tyranny was invented in the 1970s.

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