Are you suggesting people take up arms against police? Has that ever gone well for anyone, except as a quick way to die?

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thewebguyd 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

As a last resort when all other options have failed? Yeah, if you value democracy and don't want to bend the knee and live under an authoritarian state. Ammo box is listed last for a reason, of course, all other avenues should be pursued first.

But that doesn't change the fact that the government isn't going to stop itself from overstepping the constitution, that duty falls with the people via protest, voting, lawsuits, and as a last resort, use of force.

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tomalbrc 37 minutes ago | parent [-]

How is this not the exact reasoning MAGA uses for Jan. 6

	▲	thunderfork 16 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		The problem with the difference between good and bad things is, of course, that one's perspective has an impact. Americans generally think vandalism is wrong, but also that the Boston Tea Party was a good thing - yadda yadda yadda...

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mothballed 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I'm not suggesting it, but taking a look at history, a couple notables are the Battle of Athens and Cliven Bundy standoff. Bundy is still grazing his cattle on that land to this day.

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wahern 3 hours ago | parent [-]

Recent article on the younger Bundy, "Ammon Bundy Is All Alone. The anti-government militia leader can’t make sense of his allies’ support for ICE violence." https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/02/ammon-bundy-trump-...

	▲	mothballed 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Ammon Bundy has held relatively libertarian opinions on immigration for a long long time. Since at least the days of the standoffs. His political ideals are closer to the old time westy classical liberalism (something like founding era anti-federalists with a view of the law that essentially mirrors Bastiat) than they are to neo-conservatism.

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warkdarrior 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Well, the other option is to live while bending the knee. Who needs rights anyway??