It’s still kind of a free country. If you don’t want to own the tools needed to ensure your own liberty… well that is your decision.

Just don’t expect anyone who is armed on the left or the right to defend you.

TL;DR;

Your reply doesn’t make sense because it seems you didn’t understand what was said. (intentionally or unintentionally)

You don’t seem to understand a lot of my reply, let’s see if we can clear some stuff

Nobody mentioned fascists or requiring anyone to advocate for anyone else’s rights.

The post was complaining about the 2nd amendment folks not getting upset that ICE was treading on people’s rights… Why would they? Why would you expect any other group to defend your rights.

I’m not sure how this relates to either the original message you responded to, or your reply to it.

You don’t seem to understand what satire is. Either the original poster was truly upset the 2nd amendment folks were not defending other people’s rights. Or he was trying to make a satirical point outlining that 2nd Amendment people had no intention of defending people’s rights and just wanted guns. I think given the context it is the latter. Satire is great when trying to convince others that the other party is wrong I.E. Gun rights advocates were possibly lying

I will say however that a basic level of reading comprehension and good faith (the latter more than the former) would be required before i personally cared about someone’s opinion of me, laughter included.

… Ok

As we’ve established above, this is also unrelated.

I’m simply pointing out that when there is need on the left to defend yourselves with firearms you’ve undermined your case. Look up videos with armed protesters or what the Black Panthers are doing to repel ICE. The police and ICE are a lot less willing to deploy excessive force or even to engage with armed individuals.

Also, “anybody who doesn’t agree with me is a lefty” is a weak foundation for both conversation and understanding.

I literally quoted Carl Marx what makes you think I’m not on the left? Go left enough and guns are back on the table.

Pretty easy to do when the other side doesn’t have guns… 🤔

At least you know your place.

I hope you enjoy the taste of boot leather.

https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/7601546-under-no-pretext-should-arms-and-ammunition-be-surrendered-any

2nd amendment isn’t just for the 2nd amendment guys. Attacking gun rights when the left will likely need them in the coming years is short sighted.

To attempt satire by saying that a right wing facist advocating for gun rights, is also expected to advocate for my rights is weakness in the face of aggression.

The right doesn’t laugh at the satire, they laugh at you. You undermine your own defense with others on the left.

Perhaps if you want to protect your own rights… you should have your own gun, and not depend on others to do it for you.

This is why you use AI to destroy AI.

After I was perma-banned, I used a bot to re-open my past posts and replace my original content with AI generated garbage.

Salt the fields upon which AI grows.

It’s a comedy, they are trying to make you laugh.

Save your righteous indignation for something that matters.

Consistency is the reason.

Chipotle is great for kids and people who want the same flavor profile. My kids love Chipotle mostly because they don’t want strange foods or new flavors. Most kids (and some adults) eat a handful of foods and don’t want surprises. My eldest is starting to branch out to new foods now that he is firmly in his teens. But the youngest won’t touch anything new.

The independent Mom and Pop Mexican restaurant may have much better food, but it doesn’t taste the same. Which is great for people who have much more varied pallets, not so much for kids and adults who don’t.

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The 14th amendment is very clear on this, and has been upheld by the Supreme Court on many occasions.

Unless you are the child of a a diplomat or an invading soldier you are awarded citizenship if you are born under the jurisdiction of a state I.E. US soil. Illegal immigrants are still under US jurisdiction and their children are awarded citizenship as a result.

Trump is doing away with birthright citizenship which is enshrined in the 14th amendment. “Illegal” is whatever Trump will deem it to be.

Middle class families passing down inheritance is not a driver of inequality.

A dozen individuals controlling 60% of the wealth in America is.

Lemmy moderation is just as toxic as Reddits. Post an opinion that runs against the group meta and it will be removed. I find myself using it less and less. If I can find a viable alternative that isn’t Reddit I’d jump.

Not everyone is handy or knows how to use tools. Instead of a passive aggressive post on Lemmy. Perhaps talk to your neighbor comment on the fence posts and offer to fix it or show him/her how to fix it.

“Hey how is it going neighbor,I saw you fixed the fence. Love the new wood, did the hardware store not have the right length? Yeah that is a bummer, I have a saw, I’m sure I could help you get those planks evened out in a few minutes if you’d like.”

If they are a dick after that then post away.

Soooo the 58% of Floridians who voted for banning anti abortion laws also want Fl to be a Christian state?

Work from home is the ultimate culprit.

A. People can migrate and buy in cheaper parts of the country and maintain jobs that would have required them to stay in a certain geographical area in the past.

B. Work from home has gutted the commercial real estate market. Leading investors to move into the home market. You’re going to see a lot of money flow into single family homes to rent over the next ten years.

You’re now competing against established professionals who are later on in the careers and institutional investors.