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Minnesota

Ferryboat

(1,226 posts)

2. Not helpful, bad optics

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Jan 20, 2026, 12:55 AM

22 hrs ago

Guns in the streets give the regime an excuse to amp it up even more. Blatant lies to justify increasing oppression.
I understand the desire to protect the neighbors. But keep it discrete.

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"This is literally what every right-winger has spent my whole life telling me they want." [View all] mahatmakanejeeves 23 hrs ago OP

Yes indeed..they wanted open carry BlueWaveNeverEnd 23 hrs ago #1

Not helpful, bad optics Ferryboat 22 hrs ago #2

NRA forgot to be there Norrrm 20 hrs ago #3

Hypocrisy and cognitive dissonance markodochartaigh 20 hrs ago #4