Armed Communists/Antifa March in Georgia

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huh?

Did they have their carry squared away or where they being haphazard with their muzzles or other actions etc.

 

[engi-ninja]

Right, I was just confused how that was relevant to my post, but maybe it was not intended to be?

 

[jamil]

Were the marchers safe while parading with their long guns? Do they represent the rest of us gun owners well, as being responsible gun owners themselves?

Okay, now I'm confused. Are you saying they SHOULDN't get to march OC-ing? Because I said that I didn't think you guys were saying that. I said that you were just saying they weren't marching to support the 2A. If you're saying the government should prohibit them from marching, I disagree with that. But I do think they don't actually give a flying **** about the 2A because it's part of a constitution that they reject.

 

[Brad69]

In the absence of popular organization and militancy, government action will do little to shift the balance of power away from capital and toward labor.

Democratic values are hollow so long as one class of citizens takes priority over all others.

Most would agree that we all deserve to live in a society where we are given what we deserve, are free, and have the capacity to be creative and reach our potential. As unglamorous as it may seem, redistribu- tive taxation is a step in this direction. The rich didn’t earn their wealth —they’re just holding on to it for us.

Wealth is socially created — redistribution just allows more people to enjoy the fruits of their labor.

You guy’s need to get onboard this is the new way of thought!

I’ll bring membership forums and party cards at the next INGO meeting!

 

[BugI02]

You know, not every member 'knows' you well enough to realize this is sarcasm

 

[GIJEW]

In the absence of popular organization and militancy, government action will do little to shift the balance of power away from capital and toward labor.

Democratic values are hollow so long as one class of citizens takes priority over all others.

Most would agree that we all deserve to live in a society where we are given what we deserve, are free, and have the capacity to be creative and reach our potential. As unglamorous as it may seem, redistribu- tive taxation is a step in this direction. The rich didn’t earn their wealth —they’re just holding on to it for us.

Wealth is socially created — redistribution just allows more people to enjoy the fruits of their labor.

You guy’s need to get onboard this is the new way of thought!

I’ll bring membership forums and party cards at the next INGO meeting!

Exactly! Like elizabeth warren and barack obama said: "You didn't build that factory, it's there because of gov't services and infrastructure".
It's not even a new way of thinking. karl marx said all of that about 175 years ago. You'd think people would know some history

 

[spencer rifle]

You'd think people would know some history

LOLZville.

 

[Expat]

You know, not every member 'knows' you well enough to realize this is sarcasm

I would take such a post from anyone on INGO other than maybe 5-6 as being a bit sarcastic.

 

[Brad69]

I think BUG is concerned for my saftey from the Socialist and Communist faction of INGO.

The Socialist Rifle Association's mission is to uphold the right of the working class to keep and bear arms for the purpose of self-defense.

 

[BluedSteel]

. . .If they deploy a firearm, are they really willing to use it? . . . they may be forced to make that decision in a heartbeat. . . Think Kent State

1st) Judging from some of the conversations I've had with people I honestly think many of these people think deploying a firearm IS using it.
2nd) Evidence shows that decision making is NOT these people's strong suit; regardless of time frame.
3rd) Respectfully, referencing Kent state assumes a level of political and historical education that this group traditionally shows little but contempt for.

 

[BugI02]

Agreed. It wasn't meant to reference any political component except the fallout after the event, mostly referencing people with loaded weapons and minimal training forced to make decisions 'on the spot'

Gimme back, gimme back my bullets
Oh, put 'em back...where they belong

 

[JettaKnight]

Yes. Compare and contrast Antifa's "2A Rally" with the one held at the state capitol back in April here in Indy. Hear anyone chanting slogans? See any effigies being burned? See any long guns carried at the low ready, or handguns unholstered? Me either. This is what peaceful assembly looks like.

[video=youtube;_KcLLN_hT2Q]https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=28&v=_KcLLN_hT2Q[/video]

Just now getting to this thread... ain't got time to watch videos...


Is that biscuits and gravy rally?

 

[BugI02]

T.Jetta, is that you?

 

[Cameramonkey]

This thread is whacked (do the kids still say that )

Here you guys go

Socialist Rifle Association https://socialistra.org/edu/

“We had a march and left wing milita guarded us from ambush”

That's rich. Every protest I've seen its them that does the ambushing.

 

[Blackhawk2001]

That's kinda like saying that syphilis is better than HIV. Technically true, but...

I'm not sure why all of a sudden the Stars & Bars, which was an acknowledged cultural symbol for over a hundred years, became anathema just because another group of cultural bigots deemed it so. I treat this sudden change in the same way as I treat any other burst of political correctness - a cancer upon the principles of our Republic.

 

[T.Lex]

I'm not sure why all of a sudden the Stars & Bars, which was an acknowledged cultural symbol for over a hundred years, became anathema just because another group of cultural bigots deemed it so. I treat this sudden change in the same way as I treat any other burst of political correctness - a cancer upon the principles of our Republic.

I just want to make sure I understand.

The association of the Confederate Flag with Confederate values was "sudden"? Seems to me that association began in the 1860s...

 

[spencer rifle]

I'm not sure why all of a sudden the Stars & Bars, which was an acknowledged cultural symbol for over a hundred years, became anathema just because another group of cultural bigots deemed it so. I treat this sudden change in the same way as I treat any other burst of political correctness - a cancer upon the principles of our Republic.

Why not just use the First National flag? Still has the cultural symbolism some people desire, but you can be sure the SJWs don't have enough knowledge of history to even recognize it. The First National represented the Confederacy longer than the Stars and Bars, and waved over most of their greatest victories.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

I just want to make sure I understand.

The association of the Confederate Flag with Confederate values was "sudden"? Seems to me that association began in the 1860s...

I know this subject has been discussed ad nauseum, but many just see it as symbolic of the "rebel spirit". I used to really like Charlie Daniels' music when I was in high school (still do) and one of my favorites was "The South's Gonna Do It Again". Didn't/doesn't make me a racist. It was just a sort of "rebel anthem" so to speak. Many (most, I suspect) that fly it now likely see it as a symbol of that, and not all the racial baggage that some associate with it.

 

[T.Lex]

I know this subject has been discussed ad nauseum, but many just see it as symbolic of the "rebel spirit". I used to really like Charlie Daniels' music when I was in high school (still do) and one of my favorites was "The South's Gonna Do It Again". Didn't/doesn't make me a racist. It was just a sort of "rebel anthem" so to speak. Many (most, I suspect) that fly it now likely see it as a symbol of that, and not all the racial baggage that some associate with it.

Well, ok, but I guess that's not "sudden." Right? I mean, for at least a generation after the Civil War, it was associated with the Confederacy. Some time, probably post WWII, it was adopted by some as a symbol of being a rebel.

But, that doesn't divorce it from the Confederacy. The whole point was that it WAS a sign of rebels - the Confederacy.

That can't be ignored - or at least shouldn't be.

I suspect that you and I are roughly the same age (I'm probably a bit older). I get what you're saying, because I knew and even hung out with guys who considered themselves rebels and used it that way. But, that's like using the swastika symbol know in the way it "originally" was. Just because someone or some group wants to use it differently than what it was most known for doesn't mean it loses the most-commonly-associated meaning.

Same goes for the rainbow.

And red baseball hats.

 

[Blackhawk2001]

Exactly! Like elizabeth warren and barack obama said: "You didn't build that factory, it's there because of gov't services and infrastructure".
It's not even a new way of thinking. karl marx said all of that about 175 years ago. You'd think people would know some history

And of course that's part of the problem - people DON'T know "history." They aren't INTERESTED in history. HISTORY is irrelevant except as it advances the "cause."