Lots of 30’s and 40’s era Nazi propaganda on youtube. Have a look and see how perfectly the pattern is followed here.
Fuck alright I try not to bring up gun politics too much but this is like. This is the exact kind of shit that matters a lot. Most liberals and even some of the truer ‘leftists’ will see this type of shit, understand it, spread the word about it, fully comprehend that this government is evil… and then turn around and tell people that no American should own a firearm because we all can’t be trusted due to the actions of a violent minority number of gun owners, and suggest that this exact same government disarm us
Like these days I do legit worry that we’re only a few years, or a few bombs, or a few terrorist attacks away from a federal attempt at martial law in the US. I try really hard to understand how so much of the left is comfortable giving up their right to self-defense under an increasingly fascist government, and while I understand the emotional reasoning behind wanting to prevent more mass shootings or wanting to prevent suicides or whatever other fair-minded, good-faith reason, I don’t understand the universal hatred and fear of firearms as weapons, I don’t understand why people will trust themselves with rope and knives and fire and vehicles but not guns, and I do honestly worry that a great deal of anti-gun sentiment is a government-influenced media tactic to disarm the entire American population – ESPECIALLY marginalized ppl who lean politically left, who have more of a reason to own a gun for self-defense than cishet white right-wingers do, and who already recognize that the government is oppressive and dangerous
We all see the Nazism parallels here. I for one don’t want to wait until CNN reports on martial law in major cities to start wondering if I can defend myself against a Nazi who knocks on my door and tries to take me away somewhere just because I’m trans, or just because I’m not straight, or just because I’m mentally ill. I don’t want to say “shit, I forgot laws can be unjust and that even though it’s illegal to shoot these Nazis at my door, I sure do wish I had the gun to do it now, since it’s literally my life and freedom on the line” when it’s by that point too late.
I don’t want to make this too long especially since it’s not my post but the most important thing is this: The government is not going to use military force on the streets. They are not going to bomb American suburbs. I notice so many anti-gunners saying it’s pointless to have a weapon because the military has stronger ones. No, they are going to go door-to-door and pick out the undesirables, use their faces and voices and propaganda and manipulation tactics to pressure people into submitting to their demands. Even worse, I expect they’ll make up some sort of bullshit lies to appeal to marginalized ppl about social programs or mental health facilities, try to make it look like a friendly socialist supportive thing when it’s not, get people to come willingly based on false information, and then just cut off their communication from the world
1. They’re Nazis. You’re not a bad person, a psycho, a violent lunatic, or a right-wing insurgent if you kill a Nazi while that Nazi is in the process of doing Nazi things. You’re saving yourself and/or your family and friends from a lifetime of abuse and oppression.
2. If enough people are armed, especially marginalized people, those Nazis aren’t even going to be able to go door-to-door because they will know nearly every house is inhabited by at least one person who will rightfully kill to defend their freedom against tyranny.
Please please please do not give up on the Second Amendment, our need for it in this period of history goes FAR beyond right and left
With the signing of the United States Constitution on September 17, 1787, the founding fathers approved for the people of this Nation an effective plan of self-government, which has, with its subsequent amendments – including the Bill of Rights – preserved the principles of the Declaration of Independence. It is the responsibility of the citizens of the United States to uphold, support and defend those ideals.
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“Philadelphia is a good city in which to write American history.“
-Franklin D. Roosevelt
Happy Constitution Day! Today’s the day when we celebrate the signing of the U.S. Constitution in Philadelphia on September 17, 1787!
The Constitution acted like a colossal merger, uniting a group of states with different interests, laws, and cultures. Under America’s first national government, the Articles of Confederation, the states acted together only for specific purposes. The Constitution united its citizens as members of a whole, vesting the power of the union in the people. Without it, the American Experiment might have ended as quickly as it had begun.
The National Archives is home to the Constitution, as well as the Declaration of Independence, and the Bill of Rights. Today is a great day to brush up on your Charters of Freedom history, or to learn something new about America’s founding documents. Head over to Archives.gov for Constitution Day!
“With the signing of the United States Constitution on September 17, 1787, the founding fathers approved for the people of this Nation an effective plan of self-government, which has, with its subsequent amendments – including the Bill of Rights – preserved the principles of the Declaration of Independence. It is the responsibility of the citizens of the United States to uphold, support and defend those ideals,” President Ford stated in his 1976 Proclamation for Citizenship Day and Constitution Week.
Constitution Day and Citizenship Day commemorates the signing of the Constitution on September 17, and encourages people to learn more about the history of the Constitution.
The Constitution is on permanent display year round at the U.S. National Archives in Washington, DC. Read the full transcription of it on the National Archives website.
Explore additional resources for learning about the Constitution from the National Archives feature on America’s Founding Documents.
Image: President Ford’s Citizenship Day and Constitution Week, 1976, Proclamation from the William J. Baroody Files (National Archives Identifier 1669996)
“On parade, the Pershing smile became a proverb. It broke a thousand cameras”
‘What the world admires in General Pershing is his modesty. He has been a soldier without swagger. He won battles, but he did not boast or brag about them. Some people think that he had too little praise for others; if so, he expected no praise himself. He did not flatter the doughboys. At times, perhaps, he was inclined to be hard on them. If, however, he was strict, it was only because he knew that he was risking their lives, and he did not want those lives to be lightly thrown away. Any man who honestly looks death in the face must be stern when he stands at attention.
But at mess — yes, and on parade — the Pershing smile became a proverb. It broke a thousand cameras. If Pershing can smile, it is because his conscience is at ease. So transparent is his honesty that he has never had anything to conceal, except his plans from the enemy, who, more than once, were taken by surprise when he attacked.
The big thing about this big man is the simple fact that he hates fuss. When the reporters try to interview him, he sits tongue-tied. He cannot explain things to the press. At the art of publicity and advertisement, he is a mere tyro. And some boosters — to whom any quiet fellow is a boob — have undervalued Pershing. They are wrong.
But when Pershing says “yes,” it is yes. And his “no" is no. He settles large issues with short words. And throughout his brilliant career, he has known his place.
There are officers — not so far, some of them from the United States — who would profit a good deal by General Pershing’s example of self-restraint…”
After WW1, Philip W. Wilson (1875–1956) American correspondent for the Daily News – Photo: September 17 1919, General Pershing, saluting and smiling, during the Victory Parade in Washington
Note: The Victory parade in Washington took place September 17 1919, on the 132th anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution of the United States (although not planned as such a celebration).
“The reception in Washington was very enthusiastic, and every available space along Pennsylvania Avenue, down which the parade passed, was crowded to the utmost with people eager to see the troops who had remained longest abroad and who had been most often in the fight. Flowers were showered in the path of the regiment as it passed along the avenue. Newspapers both at the capital and in New York declared the two parades to have been the greatest of the kind in the history of the nation.”Source
