I'm not trying to say what you think I am: that the right shouldn't use the tools at the disposal because the left will use them in evil ways later. They'll do that regardless.
It just left a bad taste in my mouth to tell legal non-citizens who hold the same values as us that they should keep it to themselves. It's definitely the right answer from a pragmatic standpoint, but still...
I kept thinking about what I'd say to a legal resident of Canada who drove a truck. "Shut up and take the experimental jab. You're lucky to be in the country, so you can't complain?" Because terrorism certainly got used as a pretense to shut down legitimate protest there (and for the government to steal their money).
It just left a bad taste in my mouth to tell legal non-citizens who hold the same values as us that they should keep it to themselves. [...]
I kept thinking about what I'd say to a legal resident of Canada who drove a truck. [...]
When the government is tyrannical you only have three options: comply, resist, or leave. If you're going to choose resistance as a non-citizen, you'd better be assimilated well enough that people are willing to back you up when the government inevitably comes for you.
I'm not trying to say what you think I am: that the right shouldn't use the tools at the disposal because the left will use them in evil ways later. They'll do that regardless.
It just left a bad taste in my mouth to tell legal non-citizens who hold the same values as us that they should keep it to themselves. It's definitely the right answer from a pragmatic standpoint, but still...
I kept thinking about what I'd say to a legal resident of Canada who drove a truck. "Shut up and take the experimental jab. You're lucky to be in the country, so you can't complain?" Because terrorism certainly got used as a pretense to shut down legitimate protest there (and for the government to steal their money).
When the government is tyrannical you only have three options: comply, resist, or leave. If you're going to choose resistance as a non-citizen, you'd better be assimilated well enough that people are willing to back you up when the government inevitably comes for you.