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Bjorn Against

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Thu May 2, 2013, 09:46 PM May 2013

It is time to take a firm stand to denounce those who advocate "Second Amendment Solution" terrorism [View all]

A recent poll shows that 29% of Americans, including 44% of Republicans, 18% of Democrats and 27% of independents support an armed rebellion in the near future.

This may be the single most disturbing poll I have seen in a long time, and I have seen plenty of disturbing polls.

Let me be clear: those who are among the 18% of Democrats who believe this shit are not on my side. They can call themselves Democrats all they want but they are among the same level of scum as the teabaggers who cheer on Ted Nugent.

I have long been a strong supporter of non-violent resistance against the government and I have been in the streets many times over the last few years engaging in non-violent resistance. Non-violent resistance is a wonderful thing, but violent resistance is terrorism and all those who speak of "Second Amendment Solutions" are making it clear to us that they are at the very least terrorist sympathizers.

I know most of the scum bags who talk about turning their guns against "government tyranny" are all talk and won't actually carry out the murder they endorse, but it is a possible that a few of those nut jobs will and people will die. The blood of those people will be on the hands of all of the 29% who endorsed this idea.

Free speech is good, if people see government tyranny I highly encourage them to stand up against using any non-violent means at their disposal. Once the guns come out however the person wielding those guns becomes a murderous thug that needs to be condemned by every last person.

I sure as hell don't want the teabaggers deciding we are facing government tyranny and believing it is acceptable to use their guns against those of us they believe are contributing to that tyranny. I don't want anyone on my side to take up arms against the government either and anyone who even encourages such a thing is someone who I will loudly condemn them no matter their stances on other issues.

There is absolutely no way in hell that an armed revolt could ever succeed against the largest and most technologically advanced military the world has ever seen, but that doesn't mean people would not die in large numbers. And what happens then? All these people who were "fighting for our freedom" will cause the biggest crackdown on civil liberties this nation has ever seen, because don't think for a second the government will grant you more freedoms if you start murdering their people.

Those who call for taking up arms to "protect our freedoms" are in reality a threat to the freedoms of all of us. I just hope all of the 29% of Americans who say they support such a stupid and sickening idea are just idiots that say stupid shit without any intent of carrying it out, but if even a few of those 29% are actually serious and do carry out what they say they want to do all the people who encouraged this shit will have to share in the blame.

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When GWB stole the 2000 election Bay Boy May 2013 #1
Link? morningfog May 2013 #2
DU search. NutmegYankee May 2013 #4
Isn't that when DU was started? morningfog May 2013 #5
DU has changed a lot since then. NutmegYankee May 2013 #10
Democracy did die that day. But that is a ways from calling for armed revolt. morningfog May 2013 #12
There wwere posters who feared they would be rounded up. It was a different time. NutmegYankee May 2013 #14
I was too (here) jaysunb May 2013 #8
I was not here at that time, but if that happened they were wrong Bjorn Against May 2013 #6
Wow, how many zombie sockpuppet accounts have you had over the years? Electric Monk May 2013 #7
Yikes! Bay Boy May 2013 #11
It's right in your profile. Here's the link. Electric Monk May 2013 #13
Are they right? morningfog May 2013 #15
Is who right? Bay Boy May 2013 #16
Them about you. morningfog May 2013 #17
If it was... Bay Boy May 2013 #18
Yeah, there are a lot of people in the gungeon who think firearms are the first & only solution baldguy May 2013 #24
At least 29 percent are fools, idiots and naive. morningfog May 2013 #3
44 percent of Republicans are traitors meow2u3 May 2013 #19
How did 18% Democrats get in there? Eleanors38 May 2013 #21
Too many idolize as heroic the image of a white, anti-government, sectarian, torture-using terrorist Nuclear Unicorn May 2013 #9
Oh, Nuclear, that is unforgiveable. Eleanors38 May 2013 #22
. baldguy May 2013 #25
Uh, when you find "Second Amendment Solution" types o DU, Eleanors38 May 2013 #20
Those people are the same racist rightwing shitheads who whine geek tragedy May 2013 #23
Hallelujah DonCoquixote May 2013 #26
America is a whorehouse that has lost the revolutionary ideals of its forefathers . . . datasuspect May 2013 #27
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