The reason why police have a ton of “militarized” equipment us because the military puts a lot of gear up for sale as surplus. Our county sheriffs picked up an old hummvee and MRAP for practically nothing.

Cybertrucks aren’t mil surp. Maybe years from now but not anytime soon

That’s no way to talk to your aunt sister cousin!

(btw if you have never heard the song “I’m My Own Grandpa” it’s worth a listen)

That is exactly what I am trying to convey, thank you.

Red shirt is wrong for ignoring the pointing person. The person pointing out the nazi is right. I am trying to argue that the person pointing out the nazi and the people who conditioned red shirt to the point of ignoring a legitimate cry are not the same and ultimately did not help things.

Yeah I get that they would try to make noise to hide in. But I imagine that is not the majority of cases where someone is labeled as a nazi. Note this was from 2010, long before Trump entered politics.

And this isn’t to say I like, support or side with them it’s just people ignore the term after a while of hearing it everywhere for all kinds of things that don’t fit

I know, it’s the response from red shirt. He doesn’t listen to the guy calling out the nazi, explaining how it’s probably just overexaggeration.

It’s similar to the ending of the boy who cried wolf. It’s not that most people like wolves, or side with wolves, or think wolves aren’t a threat. It’s the person that that yells wolf is ignored when the real deal comes around.

I don’t like nazis. At all. But there is certainly an argument that the term had been used too loosely (I was just called one in this comment section ffs) and now people are making nazi salutes in DC and are being ignored.

Crying wolf…again. The guy in the comic has to specify “literally a nazi” because using the regular word’s meaning has been diluted so he has to put emphasis to specify it’s a “true” nazi, not just a “vague” nazi.

Yes it’s frustrating red shirt won’t turn around to see that it is in fact a true, no shit, actual, factual, punchable, dictionary definition of a nazi but that’s because the word has been overused. Your reply is proof.

It’s sad but he’s not wrong. Nazi has been used on so many people I’ve lost count and people wonder why it has lost effect

Backpack EDC like, changes you man

I’m gonna stay in relatively decent shape, shave my head and take my future kids trick or treating as Agent 47.

Best part is it won’t matter what I wear I just need a barcode on my head.

Shorts and socks are the forbidden combo

Reminded me of this yt vid

Possibly including the start of world war 3.

Always has been. The nukes have been there pointing at each other for decades. Now more people are realising that the cold war never really ended and war isn’t just a thing that happens in far away places.

We used to watch the ball drop but it’s gotten old over time. So we decided to make it a big movie night. Make some food, have some drinks and enjoy the evening with family.

a space ship

EDF! EDF!

(camera focuses on the news playing on a TV in a home in the countryside, slowly pulling back away from the monitor)

“…thanks to their efforts, experts have now stated with certainty that this threat has been eradicated…”

(the camera has pulled back enough that the screen is framed by an outside window with a tree trunk coming into frame from the right)

“…and many communities in the northwest united states can breathe easier knowing that these dreaded hornets are no longer found on our shores. Reporting from Seattle…”

(focus shifts to the tree bark. Buzzing is heard, getting louder and louder until a single murder hornet queen lands on the tree. Cut to black. Roll credits)

(cough desert storm)

average re**itor

I sea

Yes those people do

And then there’s a ton of people that have guns, train when they can and hope they never have to use their skills outside of the range or competitions. We never ever hear about them because they are normal people

If you like guns as a technology Open Source Defense is a good newsletter imo. They don’t delve into politics thankfully but look at how laws are implemented, improving safety at scale etc