I don't even support a 100% gun ban or anything, I just think this behavior is tasteless asf.

Edit: Get mad and tone police me all you want gunbros, I stand by this.

  • Boxy_Brown [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    Yes, how dare I suggest that a gut reaction to a school shooting being "MY GUNS!!!" is a bit tasteless.

        • Cheesewizzard [he/him]
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          3 years ago

          That post is implying that reactionary forces will inevitably use this tragedy as leverage — something they’ve done with all past US tragedies. Equivocating this to the fascists’ reactions to shootings (a la alex jones or tucker) is naive at best, subversive (to the left) at worst.

              • Boxy_Brown [he/him]
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                3 years ago

                Fr tho: I wasn't trying to "bait" a struggle sesh of any real significance. The news just made me mad, that meme (And the number of upvotes) rubbed me the wrong way, so I made this in response.

                • Sickos [they/them, it/its]
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                  3 years ago

                  Kids being killed by a fascist is a super shitty situation, and far too common of an occurrence in this goddamned country. We all agree on these points.

                  The other meme's validity arises because the knee-jeek liberal response will be a push for anti-firearm legislation. Biden and others called for it within minutes.

                  Unfortunately, all successfully passed American gun control legislation has been racist in foundation or has put unequal burdens on the poor. We on the left must be vigilant to prevent these same reactions in ourselves lest we become complicit in further discriminatory efforts.

                • Cheesewizzard [he/him]
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                  3 years ago

                  I understand. I am angry today as well. I just suggest directing that anger to more appropriate outlets, such as the fascists and liberals (fascists) who are responsible for the carnage. Not that that’ll do anything.

        • Sickos [they/them, it/its]
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          3 years ago

          Sorry for being a debate-bro-ish technicality dork but her "gut reaction" first response to the shooting itself was

          God damn America :amerikkka-clap:

          https://hexbear.net/post/196408/comment/2469175