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Re:What World War I Can Teach Us about Misjudging Tech and S... by wait_a_minute on Wednesday February 17, 2021 @08:41PM (#26174417)
And I would die on the hill of plugging the 2nd Amendment as a damn near sacred and last insurance policy for the average person. That it is attacked when it's the obvious conclusion or tool of choice for the scenario you two are describing in this thread, is just evidence that it must continue to exist.
Re:What World War I Can Teach Us about Misjudging Tech and S... by adrianN on Thursday February 18, 2021 @06:13AM (#26178488)
Your gun won't protect you when Big Brother comes knocking at your door. Even if you can make it too difficult to actually take you by force, which I doubt you realistically can, the state can simply make your life sufficiently difficult (e.g. no way to get employment, no credit lines, no education for your children, no electricity) that the act of actually imprisoning you doesn't matter anymore.
Re:What World War I Can Teach Us about Misjudging Tech and S... by wait_a_minute on Friday February 19, 2021 @02:12PM (#26196762)
We are talking about a far future outcome where we have no choice left. I want to avoid that future, but if it came to it I’d at least want to have a chance.