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In the final act of capitalism the corrupt government is made up of oligarchs who destroy the institutions of government that benefit the people and the oligarch loot every last penny that they can before the people rise up, murder them, redistribute the wealth of the country to the people, and start again.
In France it was the guillotine. In the US it will be in 9 mm pistol.
They're afraid because they see it coming.
Makes you wonder what the French Revolution would have been like with a 9mm.
Quicker? Or deadlier?
The spectacle of the guillotine was part of its function. There were easier ways to kill aristocrats, but there deaths were also a message, and smothering them in their sleep isn't as effective as a public execution with 6 meter tal technological marvel.
Guillotine: old, cumbersome, hard to find, frankly boring to a modern audience
Woodchipper: easy to find, easy to transport, new and exciting, sends a message
The big ones you need a tow hitch. Govern yourself accordingly.
I will take due notice thereof.
I guess the modern day equivalent is a security camera the guy clearly was aware of and the internet.
Iirc, it was also a newfangled, more effective/humane method, and a symbol of progress.
Crazy to think something so gruesome is pretty damn painless and quick.
Yeah, but then the blades get dull, and you have to do it a couple times.
Well this is not a fun fact I was aware of.
I just sort of thought it was heavy enough that it pretty much didn't fail
You're rethinking your billionaire-killing strategy?
Nothing to do with that. I just didn't realize the dull blade was a thing. As far as I know it was used in capital punishment outside of the revolution as well, and that's where I was lacking the knowledge
We have better media coverage now.
Hey, hey, hey. Some of us prefer .45.
I've always been a 12 gauge guy myself but that's a bit showy for the purpose.
Shop smart! Shop S-Mart!
This is my BOOM! stick!
Groovy
Hail to the king, baby!
Just saw off part of the barrel, that Kyle Reese dude did it once and it hid super well in a trench coat.
Check out the Mossberg Shockwave. I have one of these lovely things. No sawing required. Barrel is 14 and a third inches, which is legal in my state.