Whilst I am incredibly pro-gun, this has become such an annoying statement for me, for the very simple reason that America isn't doing anything about their tyrannical bullshit either. They supposedly have the means, but you're doing fuck all outside small individual cases (many of which are still condemned by the public thanks to state propaganda).
It's all good having the means, but without the will, what does it really matter? Yes, guns are still vitally important in those individual cases, but in my opinion these machoistic phrases do more to keep people complacent than it does to inspire any sort of action. And what's sadder, and a legitimate problem, is that any call to action is rightfully suspected of being various kinds of fedposting. A near perfect dynamic for those in power to do nearly anything they want so long as they don't move "too fast", complacent because people believe they still have the means, unwilling because any organisation is far too risky at being stomped down.
Coincidentally, this is why most accelerationists are very naive and short-sighted. Things have to get much MUCH worse before people will be willing to risk what they have, and gun owners are no different.
Yeah this is why I've repeatedly admonished the accelerationist crowd.
I can think of one time where acceleration led to an outcome that we'd consider an improvement, and that's America. I'm sure there are one or two more that I'm forgetting, but 99% of the time it leads to worse outcomes.
I don't hate the accelerationist crowd, I just believe them to be naive in just how bad and downtrodden people truly need to become. It's not enough for there to be blatant tyranny. Blatant tyranny is easy to maintain. The downtrodden need to have nothing left to lose and everything to gain. THAT is the problem with accelerationism: It needs to get to a point where it's practically over before a rebuilt can happen. And what's more, that rebuild will have ZERO control from accelerationists. Yeah, you might get something like early America. Just as likely to get any other number of results from various coups and revolutions.
Accelerationists have a very poor grasp of just how long the original colonists put up with British rule and just how much tyranny they accepted before they finally rebelled; even then it was a small percentage who actually fought.
Whilst I am incredibly pro-gun, this has become such an annoying statement for me, for the very simple reason that America isn't doing anything about their tyrannical bullshit either. They supposedly have the means, but you're doing fuck all outside small individual cases (many of which are still condemned by the public thanks to state propaganda).
It's all good having the means, but without the will, what does it really matter? Yes, guns are still vitally important in those individual cases, but in my opinion these machoistic phrases do more to keep people complacent than it does to inspire any sort of action. And what's sadder, and a legitimate problem, is that any call to action is rightfully suspected of being various kinds of fedposting. A near perfect dynamic for those in power to do nearly anything they want so long as they don't move "too fast", complacent because people believe they still have the means, unwilling because any organisation is far too risky at being stomped down.
Coincidentally, this is why most accelerationists are very naive and short-sighted. Things have to get much MUCH worse before people will be willing to risk what they have, and gun owners are no different.
Yeah this is why I've repeatedly admonished the accelerationist crowd.
I can think of one time where acceleration led to an outcome that we'd consider an improvement, and that's America. I'm sure there are one or two more that I'm forgetting, but 99% of the time it leads to worse outcomes.
I don't hate the accelerationist crowd, I just believe them to be naive in just how bad and downtrodden people truly need to become. It's not enough for there to be blatant tyranny. Blatant tyranny is easy to maintain. The downtrodden need to have nothing left to lose and everything to gain. THAT is the problem with accelerationism: It needs to get to a point where it's practically over before a rebuilt can happen. And what's more, that rebuild will have ZERO control from accelerationists. Yeah, you might get something like early America. Just as likely to get any other number of results from various coups and revolutions.
Accelerationists have a very poor grasp of just how long the original colonists put up with British rule and just how much tyranny they accepted before they finally rebelled; even then it was a small percentage who actually fought.