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Injustice rule (lemmy.world)
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[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 24 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

The gun isn't to fight the military. It's to protect against random acts of political violence.

[–] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 6 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

I would expect more political violence had Harris won. With Trump as the winner, wouldn’t violent hate crimes be the bigger concern?

[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 21 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

Under the first Trump presidency, there was a substantial increase in politically motivated hate crime. So the answer to your question is both are true. If your existence isn't a political issue, then you should still get armed to defend the people around you.