4grams

joined 2 years ago
[–] 4grams@awful.systems 1 points 3 hours ago

Already reflected on but

An armed minority is harder to oppress

The oppressors will always have better weapons. The best way to lose a fight is to be overconfident. A smart and organized minority is even harder to oppress.

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 1 points 3 hours ago

In nearly 50 years I’ve never been anywhere else close to a knife fight, I’m also not a moron.

The situation I’m talking about is home defense and yes, I have dogs, I live in one of the safest areas of my state and I do have self defense plans if anything does happen. Guns are not part of that strategy because I have kids in the house, and despite them being trained, I still am not going to keep one around just so that I can ‘feel’ safer.

You do you, I’m not going to stop you, even if I were anti-gun, the ship sailed long before I was born in this country. So instead, since they are a reality in the US, let’s be smart about them and recognize that individual situations are different for each of us.

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 4 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah, I’m not anti-gun, I just follow the stats. Multiple children in the house and they are more clever than I am.

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 4 points 19 hours ago (9 children)

I’m still not willing to get one. I am statistically safer without one in the house. I do have a couple large dogs, I collect knives and I have collapsible batons stashed in key locations.

Maybe once the kids are out of the house.

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What are you talking about, I’ll bet her brow furrows harder than ever. Thats a true consequence in these united states if I’ve ever heard one.

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 22 points 1 day ago

The problem is, masculinity has been turned into a performative art these days. To the culture obsessed with masculinity, you have to fall in line, wear the clothes, support the right people…. What they don’t get is that this is the least masculine behavior possible.

Seriously, look at the “masculine” types, they all are groomed, their trucks are all spotless, they go to work and sit in the same chairs as the rest of us; but think their fascist adjacent clothing makes them look tough. I see nothing but insecure manchildren.

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 13 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

a project 2029 agenda

Get the he fuck out of here with this bullshit. This is exactly the fucking problem with dems. They fail, so they just look for how to copy the last successful gop strategy.

We see through it you fucking morons, this is why your polling is in the toilet. Instead of supporting winning, successful candidates with resonating messaging, they form committees, and find the next one in line to support.

We’re so fucking cooked if this is what they are coming up with.

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 14 points 1 month ago

I’m with you. I mean, its probably the bubble I live in, but I’m so tired of trying to talk to my friends and family about all of this but I’m dismissed as being paranoid or they tell me that Biden was just as bad or frankly most often just some dismissive joke in response.

I’m guessing about as many people care about this as there are who support all of it. The remaining 40-50% is just checked out and thinks this is just politics as usual. That’s my impression anyway.

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 2 points 1 month ago

which is a nonconformist

Thank you for this, it puts it in terms that make a lot of sense. This really helps explain a phenomenon I see so often. I know a few folks who are certainly not pro-trump, but are very anti-political. I’ve been told that I need to shut up, and things would be fine once the next election rolls around.

These folks might not like what’s happening, but they are fine conforming to it.

Maybe it’s a me problem, but I think it’s going to take a little more work than the bare minimum.

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 5 points 1 month ago

When the only people supporting these new grifters are the regular old established grifters, the result was inevitable.

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)
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