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[–] MagicShel@programming.dev 25 points 4 months ago (2 children)

If you don't have enough people to win the war by picking up pens and voting, you definitely don't have enough to win by picking up guns and shooting.

[–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 13 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Depends. You might not even need to shoot. Those anti mask fuckers got what they wanted by protesting while armed to the teeth.

[–] MagicShel@programming.dev 5 points 4 months ago

If they lose by less than the margin of Covid deaths that's going to be hilarious. Until they realize that it was a conspiracy all along and they were tricked into not masking.

[–] Steve@startrek.website 1 points 4 months ago (2 children)
[–] MagicShel@programming.dev 15 points 4 months ago (1 children)

No. You're going to have to walk me through the thought process that led you to ask that. My whole point is if you can't win through voting, don't try to start a war because you aren't going to win that either.

[–] Steve@startrek.website 1 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Sorry that was half a thought. The country is divided 50/50, both sides see themselves as good and the other evil. Anyone starts shooting and you got a civil war.

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago

Not 50/50. The MAGAts are severely overrepresented in the government.

[–] Crikeste@lemm.ee 7 points 4 months ago

Republicans have already started shooting. Just look at the rise in hate crimes over the last 8 years.

[–] rayyy@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

The country is divided 50/50, both sides see themselves as good and the other evil

Well one side views it that way. The other side sees themselves as intelligent, compassionate and informed while they see the other side as confused, angry, misinformed and violent.

[–] Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world -2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I do, but I don't represent most folks on the left.