• Carmakazi@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    You, I, or any other American could have done something at a line in the sand that was crossed in reality (like secret police kidnapping people in broad daylight and shipping them to gulags), rather than imagining we would do something in a hypothetical line in the sand that they may cross at some point. But we didn’t, and the very few of us who did were almost completely impotent.

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      4 days ago

      What exactly is the point of this comment? Are you trying to disparage me for not attacking ICE agents? Get the fuck out of here if thats your point. I know what i will do if ICE agents come knocking in my neighborhood. You dont get to sit here on your high horse and talk down to me for not starting a revolution already. This isnt 1861. You pick up a gun and start attacking the federal government, chances are you will die.

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          3 days ago

          It’s much different now. The balance of power has been skewed very far towards the state in ways it wasn’t before.

        • vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works
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          3 days ago

          My ancestor sniped federal officials in the 1800s by just waiting for them to be between two towns. I can assure you unless it was the army you didn’t need friends, helped for sure but it wasn’t a necessity.