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[–] 54 points 2 years ago (2 children)

As a none USian …solidarity with LGBTQ+/queer communities, I can’t imagine how they feel and that’s the only statement that matters at the minute.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago

    I live in an area that's listed as one of the top 10 friendliest places to be trans, and I'm still absolutely fucking terrified. The election was basically the point of reckoning for me recognizing I was trans, solely due to the sheer sense of dread I felt towards the potential hatred and violence I might be facing, without explicitly recognizing why I was feeling that way until I put 2 and 2 together.

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  • [–] 41 points 2 years ago (8 children)

    When Trump starts taking guns, they'll be the first people he goes after, though.

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  • [–] 45 points 2 years ago (7 children)

    Be interesting to see how that plays out cause the pro gun community says that won’t happen. I have no doubt it will happen though.

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  • [–] 43 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    It will be conveniently ignored like Reagan's campaign against the black panthers,

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago

    Or the bump stock bans, or supporting red flag laws saying "Take the guns first, due process second".

    The Melon Labia, Y'all Qaida Fudds never actually gave a fuck about gun rights at any point. The Trump admin was far harsher on gun rights than the Obama administration, despite the incessant wailing that gun owners were going to be rounded up any second and put into camps, and yet never said jack shit about it. They're all cowards who just want to kowtow to Cheeto Mussolini, and have never for a moment cared about the rights of anyone.

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  • [–] 22 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    There are groups whos whole MO is advocacy for exactly these types of gun owners, places like the SRA if you've ever heard of them. I won't claim they're massive, but they organize. Since trans folk suffer some of the highest rates of 'random' violence, and Trans POCs have the absolute highest rate of 'random' violence against them, they focus big on those group in addition to any group made to feel othered by 'traditional' gun culture.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago

    I won’t lie, I don’t like your gun policies, but especially in this case, they’re absolutely necessary. It’s also good these groups exist. Must be absolutely terrifying for these groups at the minute. As a Brit I can’t understand it. I’ll have to look them up.

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  • [+] 13 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
    [–] 12 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    America, you're not well, are you?

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Half of this country wanted a violent revolution. Seems the other half is happy to give it to them.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    Trumps new head of the Department of Health, Robert Kennedy, has said he would like to create a list of every American citizen who takes HRT drugs or mental health meds and forcefully put them in labor camps to cure their mental illness.

    Tell me how you protect yourself against that without a gun.

    Guns aren't evil if your government wants to kill you

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  • [+] -13 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Guns are for pussies - 311

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  • [+] -24 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    So.... The maga crowd was right all this time? No way

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