#US Politics. Whew!

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shut heath
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He has also advocated we default which would have such severe implication it actually makes me sweat thinking about it

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so Yeah needless to say I pray if it comes between him and Desantis Trump wins Unfortunately you are correct Desantis is the favored candidate both by the republican party and by most early polls

alpine cedar
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You're right I don't know the full extent with Desantis... though I know enough about his war with Disney to know he's more socially conservative than Trump. Although advocating defaulting is a policy that feels far-left (by which I mean significantly to the left of even Sanders). I can get how someone on the far right could reach that conclusion but yeah, proper crazy.

rare nymph
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Im not sure I agree that he points out how corrupt things are (at the very least thats not his reason for being)

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I think more he screams corruption and points in every direction that isn’t him

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More often than not he’s correct, that’s just the state of our political system

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Other times he’s blatantly wrong and its evident that he is simply throwing darts at a board

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Like the 2020 election

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That is what im saying

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Both parties push each other away, and that just locks down their voter base

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Biden isnt about to keel over in the next year lol

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I am in florida

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In fairness i do not keep up much with politics now

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But yeah, desantis is an odd one

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Very much authoritarian

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And dangerous social policies

shut heath
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The average american lives to 78

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He is well past that point

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He is more likely to die in the next 4 years than live

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Especially with his dementia

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That he definitely has

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Regarding defaulting being far left your totally wrong its an extremely far right policy

cobalt narwhal
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I’m a bit late to this, but the gun argument has become too focused and has forgotten the big picture. ie, like a motor vehicle, you should be registered to use something that is inherently dangerous. Banning or confiscation does nothing, because then only major criminals have weapons. Major Criminals (those who break complex and significant law) obviously don’t care about breaking the law. But if you were to sit for just a second and think, do you need a fully automatic weapon to hunt deer? Defending a home is much easier with a shotgun, redecorating as they say is easier. People like to play both sides, but what if you just agreed? Instead of hyper-focusing on a microcosm in a very large macro world, maybe we should be more focused on people understanding the difference between a right and a privilege. You don’t have the right to drive, it is a privilege and requires registration of the vehicle and driver. Also, the vehicle and driver must be insured. Maybe we should do the same for firearms? Have insurance and a registration? I have to insure and register to buy a house, and sure a house can’t be loaded and fired (that would be hilarious), but I have to nonetheless.

violet sun
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Having a fully automatic weapon isn't a great option for hunting deer, but it is for fighting tyranny.

rare nymph
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What tyranny lol

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Corporations controlling the political machine?

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Tyranny of removing protections against exploitation of child labor?

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Tyranny of politicians rewriting law to be allowed to, in essence, ignore any opposition?

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Tyranny of social conservatism and the restriction of the freedom of expression?

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Fully automatic weapons have done nothing against that

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The tyranny you refer to isnt going to happen

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Regardless of whether im strapped to the teeth with firearms or not

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However they have allowed for the tyranny of mal actors to take life as they see fit, at a much greater rate than if they were not in the hands of said actors

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And thats just fact

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Im not even opposed to possession of firearms either

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But the argument that the second amendment is the last bastion standing between the American Democracy™️ and an oppressive dictatorship isn’t based in reality

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Hell you could argue its the people who DONT want any gun restrictions in place that are the closest to fitting the bill for tyrannical behavior

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Desantis case in point

rare nymph
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And for clarification im not arguing for guns to be taken away

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Im just saying my piece on the argument against tyranny