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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (12 children)

That's what you get if you believe that laws written a quarter millenium ago are still some kind of holy infallable scripture.

Weapons have changed enormously since then and so has every part of society.

Back when the 2nd ammendment was written, the average weapon of the military and of private citizens would be about the same: front-loaded, single-shot gun. Soldiers had very low standards of training and militias still formed the backbone of the military.

It's totally possible for a large amount of private citizens to stand a decent chance against the military.

Nowadays a private citizen would have some kind of gun, while the military has tanks, planes, missiles and aircraft carriers. Even if half the country would take up arms, they'd stand no chance against the US military, which makes the whole point of "resisting unlawful government" moot.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That's when you use the smaller weapons to storm lightly defended military bases and seize the really big guns.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Sure. Because military bases with big guns certainly don't have the ability to use said big guns.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

What's unlawful? You voted them in. Bearing arms against the government is unlawful. Anyone who thinks they can make a stand and shoot a few people to stand up to the government will find themselves arrested quickly and with all their neighbours supporting their arrest.

There is no amount of force that could reasonably be brought that would topple the government.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

That's just inherently not true, and something that medieval serfs also probably heard a lot.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

"Resisting Unlawful Government" is when you need to fight a Ranger who is trying to keep your stray cows from grazing in a public park.

"Stop Breaking the Law, Asshole!" is when you need to throw on a mask, wave a gun, and snatch someone into a van after they showed up to court for a green card hearing.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

You guys should take these thoughts somewhere else. This specific sub is for just small silly thoughts not politics like 2a rights and the rise of fascism.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Counterpoint, civilian gun ownership is the only reason why most marginalized identities in the US aren't already rounded up into extermination camps en masse. You don't have the first clue about the history and nature of this country if you think we wouldn't quickly accelerate organized genocide without that last line of deterrence. Arm every single minority.

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