Yeah - in non US places gun ownership only means one thing: you own a gun. It says nothing about your politics. And yes, US democrats being referred to as “left” is ridiculous. The Democrat party wouldn’t even be a centrist party in most (western) democracies.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Believe it or not, there are plenty of Democrat and Republican gun owners alike who view gun ownership the same as you do, and don't make it their entire identity, political or otherwise. We just don't get constantly exposed to that reality, because it doesn't make for interesting headlines, or divisive online debate.

[–] Noel_Skum@sh.itjust.works 7 points 9 months ago

Good. I’m glad. I had my suspicions that was the case but it’s nice to have it confirmed by an insider. I always struggled to believe that an entire nation of so many millions of people would have a one size fits all pro/anti stance on any one topic; it’d be absurd.

[–] mods_are_assholes@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Shit in Amerika the kind of soda you drink can get you called a commie libruhl

[–] Noel_Skum@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Pepsi - the choice of a new generation… of woke, pronoun-shifting libtards. As an aside I like your spelling. It’s reminded me to listen to Ice Cube’s Amerikkka’s Most Wanted again.

[–] leljen123@lemmy.kya.moe 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

the ussr worked with pepsi and almost gave them a naval force

[–] Noel_Skum@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 months ago

I remember that now you mention it. Bartering with a super power seemed crazy to me back then. It’s amazing how little seems to have genuinely improved for Russians (specifically) since the fall of the USSR - we had high hopes of a new age but… gestures broadly at the current state of Europe and shakes head.

[–] mods_are_assholes@lemmy.world -1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Some day you'll have an original thought and it is going to scare you.

[–] Noel_Skum@sh.itjust.works -1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Are you familiar with sarcasm / irony / satire? I’m quoting and subsequently mangling a slogan from 1985. (c. Forty years ago) Surely you haven’t taken that comment at face value?

[–] mods_are_assholes@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Honestly I think its just that you overestimate how effective your satire is.

[–] Noel_Skum@sh.itjust.works 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Just had to check I wasn’t miraculously back on Apollo trawling the Snoo site. Thanks for the laugh…

[–] mods_are_assholes@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

Wow, what a chantard thing to say. I think I should be flattered.