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[–] [email protected] 46 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

aka exactly what the first ten amendments--the bill of rights--was supposed shield the citizenry from

it's been fun folks. but the "great american experiment" is over. not even 250 years. a pretty pathetic performance as far as nations go, though at least it beats the confederacy

[–] Auli 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The Confederacy was never gone though.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

liberals will be gone, though. unless we sit down and seriously reconsider how we define "acceptable" and "unacceptable" as far as what actions we'll take to preserve not only democracy, but our lives

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago

arm the left?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

the “great American experiment” is over

It’s not over till it’s over, comrade.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Biden militarized the police that Trump will weaponize. The brunch crowd was silent while the government helped build up cop cities all across the country the last few years.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The police were deep in the process of militarization by the time Biden came along...

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

If they are referring to the fact that Biden wrote the crime bill of 1992-1993, then they would be correct.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Well yeah the Nazis need they are SS to enforce their dictatorship

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago
[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 days ago

As long as cops have to sleep, they'll never be safe