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Progressive Jones

(6,011 posts)
Wed Feb 12, 2020, 08:46 PM Feb 2020

Isn't Trump, and his antics, exactly why the 2nd Amendment addicts

claim that we need firearms?

They always cite "tyranny" as a reason to protect us from the "gubment".

What are they doing to protect us from Trump and the GOP Senate tyranny?

Asking for a friend...

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Isn't Trump, and his antics, exactly why the 2nd Amendment addicts (Original Post) Progressive Jones Feb 2020 OP
They don't recognize what Trump is doing as "tyranny." Wounded Bear Feb 2020 #1
That used to be their argument. ooky Feb 2020 #2
They fear the coming America where whites are not the majority. guillaumeb Feb 2020 #3
What century is this miracle Falcata Feb 2020 #10
White people will soon be the minority of the total population. guillaumeb Feb 2020 #14
They were ready to go after Obama for making executive orders they called doc03 Feb 2020 #4
No hurple Feb 2020 #5
Death squads Liberalhammer Feb 2020 #6
LOL. Numerous folk songs will be written about the eradication of these "Death Squads". nt Progressive Jones Feb 2020 #9
Constitution enid602 Feb 2020 #7
Tyranny is about government helping Black people, Brown people, Women, and other minorities. Caliman73 Feb 2020 #8
Guns in private hands tend to support authoritarians. Buzz cook Feb 2020 #11
They view Trump's actions as a way of running out deepstate traitors inwiththenew Feb 2020 #12
Nothing gembaby1 Feb 2020 #13

ooky

(8,922 posts)
2. That used to be their argument.
Wed Feb 12, 2020, 08:50 PM
Feb 2020

Now they are more concerned about socialists in their bushes and transgenders in bathrooms.

Falcata

(156 posts)
10. What century is this miracle
Wed Feb 12, 2020, 10:29 PM
Feb 2020

taking place? Caucasians far more than double the two largest minorities....

guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)
14. White people will soon be the minority of the total population.
Thu Feb 13, 2020, 01:59 PM
Feb 2020

Since the settlement of Jamestown in 1607 and the start of the Colonial period, the U.S. has been predominantly white.

But the white share of the U.S. population has been dropping, from a little under 90% in 1950 to 60% in 2018. It will likely drop below 50% in another 25 years.
White nationalists want America to be white again. But this will never happen. America is on its way to becoming predominantly nonwhite.


https://www.chicagoreporter.com/the-us-white-majority-will-soon-disappear-forever/

doc03

(35,328 posts)
4. They were ready to go after Obama for making executive orders they called
Wed Feb 12, 2020, 08:52 PM
Feb 2020

that tyranny. Now Trump has done nothing but executive orders for 3 years and it is OK.

hurple

(1,306 posts)
5. No
Wed Feb 12, 2020, 08:53 PM
Feb 2020

The only "tyranny" they are talking about is taking their guns.

Y'see, they need the guns to stop the government from taking their guns...

enid602

(8,616 posts)
7. Constitution
Wed Feb 12, 2020, 09:25 PM
Feb 2020

It's ironic, because the only thing that guarantees their right to bears arms is the Constitution. Thanks to tRump, we no longer have one.

Caliman73

(11,736 posts)
8. Tyranny is about government helping Black people, Brown people, Women, and other minorities.
Wed Feb 12, 2020, 09:27 PM
Feb 2020

Tyranny is not using government power to protect the wealthy, White, Christian order.

Buzz cook

(2,471 posts)
11. Guns in private hands tend to support authoritarians.
Wed Feb 12, 2020, 10:51 PM
Feb 2020

Whether its, Hispanics, Blacks, or Asians, guns in private hands have been used to enforce oppressive government regulations and laws against them.

How are you going to keep slaves in the field without a gun?

inwiththenew

(972 posts)
12. They view Trump's actions as a way of running out deepstate traitors
Wed Feb 12, 2020, 11:16 PM
Feb 2020

I'm not even kidding. They see Trump as the only guy willing to name the beast and go right at it.

gembaby1

(253 posts)
13. Nothing
Wed Feb 12, 2020, 11:54 PM
Feb 2020

When they speak of tyranny they are referring to the left. They are scared the left will take away their guns and apply some sanity to their lives.

The Trump administration supports those second amendment solutions so how can they possibly be tyrants?

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