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Re:We should have the ability to run any code we want on har... by hungmung on Monday September 01, 2025 @01:11PM (#45094551)
Assuming what you're saying is true, this is the kind of thing 2A was written for. I don't mean for you personally, but for society it's really the last line of defense against a rogue government. But, even if your story is totally made up it's completely believable. Scary times.
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Re:We should have the ability to run any code we want on har... by novok on Monday September 01, 2025 @10:31PM (#45098532)
Not if the supreme court wouldn't enforce it!
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Re:We should have the ability to run any code we want on har... by FuriouslyAdrift on Tuesday September 02, 2025 @10:55AM (#45103922)
The Supreme Court does not enforce laws.
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Re:We should have the ability to run any code we want on har... by bdangubic on Monday September 01, 2025 @10:41PM (#45098595)
2A might have been written hundreds of years ago but it is now an instrument to sell guns. no amount of guns you buy will help you against rogue government
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Re:We should have the ability to run any code we want on har... by hungmung on Monday September 01, 2025 @11:28PM (#45098848)
Hard disagree. Guerilla resistance has proven itself surprisingly effective against modern militaries. Multiply that by a military which would be going to war against its own citizens and you have a very uncertain situation.

Yes, if the military was targeting you individually you'd almost certainly be fucked. But a guerilla resistance spread out over a continent would be very difficult to eradicate. Just look at Afghanistan.

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Re:We should have the ability to run any code we want on har... by petre on Tuesday September 02, 2025 @12:07AM (#45099048)
I think there are enough stories of armed religious groups raided by three letter agencies to prove otherwise.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waco_siege

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Re:We should have the ability to run any code we want on har... by hungmung on Tuesday September 02, 2025 @12:37AM (#45099183)
Apples and elephants. I'm talking about a double digit percentage of the population fighting a guerilla resistance against a rogue state and you link me to like 50 guys in a house that's surrounded.
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Re:We should have the ability to run any code we want on har... by bdangubic on Tuesday September 02, 2025 @07:52AM (#45101865)
the only thing you might get double digit percentage of population to do is like a picture on insta :)
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Re:We should have the ability to run any code we want on har... by trunnell on Tuesday September 02, 2025 @12:33AM (#45099170)
lol, rebuttal https://youtu.be/WOSqCjMRXWA
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Re:We should have the ability to run any code we want on har... by hungmung on Tuesday September 02, 2025 @12:48AM (#45099250)
> Just look at Afghanistan.
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