One of them has been dead for years

When Putin took over Russia and turned it into him getting 99% of the votes every election, most people of Russia did not leave. When Putin cracked down on journalists, free speech, and gay/queer people, hell even his own oligarchs aren't safe next to a Russian window, most people of Russia did not leave. When Russia invaded Ukraine, the first and second time, most people of Russia did not leave.

Have Russians bought the Kremlin propaganda hook, line and sinker? What does it take for a citizen to say enough is enough before they leave their country? Do Russians lack the means to afford the ability to leave their homeland, potentially forever from friends, and generations of families? Unfortunately, most people whether it's Russia or the US, simply do not have the means, the finances, the connections, or the resources to leave. A minority of us will have access to this luxury, but for a majority of us, we are simply fucking stuck. And in case it's not clear, I do not support Russia, I hope the Putin regime collapses sooner than later.

I believe that people will do the right thing and vote against fascism and for democracy. There is no plan b for me.

Also, as far as emigration is concerned, it is important to remember that dictatorships like Russia, China, and North Korea are all waiting for a second Trump term to invade NATO members of Europe, Taiwan and the Indo-Pacific, and South Korea respectively. Regions of the world that seem safe now may soon be at war.

This is not intended to discourage anyone from moving. If you have a safe place to go, don't let me stop you. But it's important to remember that a second Trump term will have wide reaching consequences beyond the United States.

Yeah, that's what people say. But those people also tend to worship cops. The fact is that they can't wait to help the cops murder their "radical left" (and immigrant) neighbors.

As shitty as that is, and it is shitty, their aren't enough people raking the threat seriously. And I don't mean by voting harder for Joe, I mean preparing to protect themselves and their neighbors.

It's based on a misreading of the 2nd amendment on the one hand, and on cornball cos-play fantasy on the other. The 2nd was intended so that state government could muster militias to put down insurrections such as Shay's Rebellion, which it was written in specific reaction to.

As for the cos-play bit, there is no universe in which a private militia, no matter how well-armed, is going to have any chance at all of resisting the military power of contemporary US law enforcement. It's a fucking joke.

Building up happens brick at a time, pulling down happens at freefall speeds

What about one in each hand?

And, I know, before you stop to remind me: "Well then, what would you carry the molotov in, smartypants?", but who goes around carrying two fully-legal half bricks without a like-minded compatriot just as passionate about nonchalant, platonic sight-seeing strolls? And, if only a half brick per person is the limit, why we just hand off one to the other and then we're fully kitted with both the question and the answer, neighbor.