• DarkNightoftheSoul@mander.xyz
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    9 months ago

    We interpret the situation as, well, Texas didnt declare war because they cant actually do that legally!

    I am beyond tired of this thoughtless take. “You can’t murder me, that’s illegal!” “You can’t harass me for being homosexual, that’s illegal!” “You can’t slam me into the ground and arrest me for nothing, that’s illegal!” Just. Fucking. Watch them. It was illegal the first time they did it too.

    They can’t do it only if something stops them, saying “You can’t do that because it’s illegal” doesn’t stop them. Indeed, repeating that mantra over and over while taking no action to the effect positively emboldens them.

    There is no chance that the commander of the Texas National Guard unit would order their soldiers to fire on federal agents unless they’re a complete idiot.

    This is just a lack of imagination. You’ve never seen or heard it before, therefore it’s impossible? No. I believe you’ll find on a careful examination of available evidence that the military is fairly split along party lines, including command structures. It’s only idiotic if the rebellion doesn’t work.

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      9 months ago

      I am beyond tired of this thoughtless take. “You can’t murder me, that’s illegal!” “You can’t harass me for being homosexual, that’s illegal!” “You can’t slam me into the ground and arrest me for nothing, that’s illegal!” Just. Fucking. Watch them. It was illegal the first time they did it too.

      My #1 issue with the Democrats. I’m not sure how they talk about unprecedented times so much without actually acting on it.

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      9 months ago

      Of course they could fire on civilians. This ain’t new folks.

      Tin soldiers and Nixon coming

      We’re finally on our own

      This summer I hear the drumming

      Four dead in Ohio

      Gotta get down to it

      Soldiers are cutting us down

      Should have been done long ago

      What if you knew her

      And found her dead on the ground

      How can you run when you know?

      (Funny anecdote, step-mom was a student at Kent State and was on campus. She had no idea the shooting was happening.)