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[–] nature_man@lemmy.world 181 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

The twitter user is making so many assumptions. It's a great look into the delusional mind of alt right people.

For example, they assume all of the gun owners are conservatives and that they are all willing to fight and die for texas, and have the means or money to get there. In actuality, plenty of gun owners aren't extremists or even right wing, and many of those who are probably won't even show up if this shit happens.

Also, if this shit happens, once those who did show up end up in prison, on the run, or dead, you can bet your ass that the same account will be calling it a false flag operation or something [not sure if it was this account or one of the other major right wing twitter accounts that encouraged January 6th and then went on to claim it was a false flag afterwards]

To sum up the right wing lunatic mind: everybody who owns guns agrees with me and would die for those opinions, but also, if we lose, it was a false flag anyway, and most people actually agree with us but are too scared to show it, etc.

It's just a bunch of hypocrisy and assumptions that go against all facts.

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[–] KISSmyOS@feddit.de 95 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Ah yes, because every single gun owner in the United States wants Texas to secede and is willing to die fighting for that cause.

[–] Serinus@lemmy.world 44 points 1 year ago

That's not even true of most of the ones in Texas.

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[–] Pratai@lemmy.ca 90 points 1 year ago (6 children)

So this dumbass thinks the entire population of American gun owners are coming to their rescue?

[–] Diplomjodler@feddit.de 40 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Unfortunately they couldn't get there in time because their mobility scooters ran out of battery.

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[–] dipshit@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (31 children)

Every gun owner I’ve talked to on the internet claims they do this to protect themselves from the US government. Every gun owner I’ve talked with on the internet doesn’t have an answer for when I discuss the massive firepower the US has in comparison to their pew pew sticks.

edit: I should qualify this a little. There are responsible gun owners, and I have talked with some on the internet. There sure are a lot of vocal irresponsible gun owners as well, and those are the ones I have spent far more time arguing with online. You know the ones - they buy the gun and expect it to do all the work for them.

[–] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 23 points 1 year ago (8 children)

The other 95% of us gun owners, such as myself, who DON'T broadcast it to the world and make it our entire personality, have guns as a hobby or as tools to use on the farm. And give zero fucks about whatever the hell the feds or Texas is up to...

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[–] nick@midwest.social 59 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I own a gun.

Fuck Texas. I won’t be supporting them in anything ever.

[–] Chocrates@lemmy.world 35 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, I'm a gun owner and am pretty "on board" with democracy so I'm not gonna help those hypothetical traitors secede.

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[–] crystalmerchant@lemmy.world 59 points 1 year ago (2 children)

So... Every gun in the US is owned in Texas?

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago

No, every person who owns a gun is part of a hive mind that thinks exactly like the person who created this. Or so they think.

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[–] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 58 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Everyone seems to have this romantic idea of a US Civil War would be like. It's either "76 million gun owners becoming patriots" or the US military will crush the secessionists with some airstrikes and drone strikes, all in time for dinner.

The first stage would be political chaos. Some US governors will see this an attempt to seize even more power and side with the Secessionists (looking at you, DeSantis, you shit head). Some US governors will wait to see if a political solution can be sought before picking sides, and other governors will side the US government. Congress will have to figure out what do with US Representatives from Secessionist States. Some members of the military will start to defect or desert for various reasons.

If a political comprise can't be sought, we move to the second stage. Secessionist States start seizing US military bases and their assets and more members of the US military and Secessionist States start to desert/defect. Russia, China, Iran, and other countries sensing an opportunity, start to exploit the ongoing chaos. This includes massive disinformation campaigns, funding violent organizations, and isolating US allies.

A small amount of far-right militias sensing an opportunity with the US government dealing with the beginnings of a civil act, start to act. Small bombings and assassinations to further their political goals. Conservatives in Northern California start terror campaigns in Southern California. Progressive groups start being targeted and band together for safety. Foreign interference becomes more involved. Refugees start fleeing.

Third stage is full out war. Battles between Secessionist forces and the US Military start happening. Every state has either decided to join one side or goes their own way. Political crises pop up in US territories. Local insurgencies break out amongst groups fighting for power as central governments are pre-occupied with fighting a civil war. Foreign inference is at a maximum with direct financial, military, or logistical support to whatever group aligns with foreign powers.

We saw this with happen with the Iraq War with it's multitude of Shiite and Sunni militias fighting each other and the US. Same thing happened in Syria, with groups supporting the government against those fighting against the government and the Kurds. We saw what can happen with a dedicated low tech insurgency can do in Afghanistan and Vietnam against a far more advanced military.

At best, the US is 11 different countries trying to be one country.. At worst, the US is 50 different countries trying to be one country.

Robert Evans of Behind the Bastards wrote an article about the beginnings of a civil war.

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[–] rustyfish@lemmy.world 55 points 1 year ago

“I support the former things” is such a stupid fucking slogan. It’s not catchy and sounds like someone tried to rephrase “The good old times” five times in a row. How about:

“Back in the day today!”

“It has been better, it will be better!”

“We chug barrels of cum!”

“Craving for Russian cock uWu”

I swear, the right has zero creativity.

[–] xkforce@lemmy.world 52 points 1 year ago (18 children)

Conservatives are not going to be happy when they find out liberals have guns too. Or what happened the last time the south tried seceding.

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[–] aphlamingphoenix@lemm.ee 50 points 1 year ago (18 children)

This kind of counteracts the "AR-15s aren't assault rifles" argument, no?

[–] ForgotAboutDre@lemmy.world 32 points 1 year ago (4 children)

The right and contradiction are best of friends.

They don't care about logic, reason of reality. That's why they can scream about family values and support a degenerate rapist like Trump.

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[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 48 points 1 year ago (4 children)

They aren't the largest army.

They are the largest infantry.

Big difference.

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[–] Crass_Spektakel@lemmy.world 46 points 1 year ago (4 children)

How little the average redneck understands this joke... I'll explain it like to a five year old:

72 bazillion guns are USELESS against one single B52 carpet bombing the shit out of you.

Modern Warfare makes a gun fight look like a cave men throwing stones.

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[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 43 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (8 children)

“EndWokeness”?

Do these people even listen to themselves?

I nearly spit out my coffee when I walked past a bookstore and saw Ted Cruz’s “Unwoke” on display.

This is just as golden as them being against antifa. Y’all ever stop to think that maybe that leaves you standing with the “fa”?

[–] efstajas@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago (6 children)

They have absolutely no idea what they're even talking about is the craziest thing. If you ask them to define "woke", they stumble.

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[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 42 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What makes them think all those gun owners would be on their side?

[–] st3ph3n@midwest.social 37 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Gun owner here. Texas can suck a bag of dicks.

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[–] Fades@lemmy.world 41 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)

Many gun owners are democrats, so their moronic stance against the U.S. fucking military is not off to a great start planning wise

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[–] Omega_Jimes@lemmy.ca 36 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Does Texas not know the ac130 exists?

[–] SupraMario@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago (9 children)

Civil wars and these memes are dumb, the military isn't going to bomb anything...on top of that, you probably live in the same building or next to a neighbor who would be a target, and bombs aren't that accurate, you will be collateral damage.

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[–] WallEx@feddit.de 35 points 1 year ago

An army is comprised of trained soldiers, not a bunch of jackasses with guns.

[–] rothaine@lemm.ee 35 points 1 year ago (10 children)

Weird how all the gun people didn't do a goddamn thing when Citizens United happened

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[–] pjwestin@lemmy.world 34 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Curious to see how an army of 72 million angry, obstinate people functions. I'm sure that will be a very cohesive military.

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[–] SleepyBear@lemmy.world 33 points 1 year ago (2 children)

If the American government came after Texas (as in they seceded) how would they have 72m gun owning Americans to join their cause? They wouldnt be part of the U.S. at that point.

[–] ADTJ@feddit.uk 28 points 1 year ago

You're right, shame that's the only flaw in this otherwise well reasoned argument

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[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 33 points 1 year ago (13 children)

Yeah, I’m not worried about the gravy seals. They can only carry so much ammo on their mobility scooters.

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[–] LillyPip@lemmy.ca 32 points 1 year ago (23 children)

Entire nations know better than to take on the US military, who have a larger budget than the next ten nations combined and won’t even give you a target to shoot at, and these dick weasels think they can do it with commercially available weapons and no training?

LMAO. Go ahead, try it. I’ll be here with popcorn.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 36 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

Entire nations know better than to take on the US military

The US isn't just a military stick, it's also an economic carrot. The folks that end up wrangling with the stick are inevitably the ones denied the carrot.

Countries like Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, and I guess now Yemen had been in an economic conflict with the US - via embargos and proxy wars - long before the first American soldier arrived.

The thing about Texas is that a handful of jerk-offs posting from their 8086s in Beaumont aren't the guys who will feel the pain in a serious break away.

It's Dell Computer and Exxon and fucking Pizza Hut that will hurt. And their executives will drag these dissidents out back to the wood shed themselves long before The Republic of Texas dipshits need to worry about a B-52 over their heads.

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[–] dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 32 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Not all of those 72 million people are chuds. Statistically speaking, like 50 million of those 72 million can't make it to the end of their driveway without needing to catch their breath.

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[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 32 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Equating gun ownership with sedition and secession is pretty stupid. Go for it, Texas. Your backup numbers are fewer than you think.

There was an article a few weeks ago about how Texas is the least-free state in the union. They have the fewest liberties, yet they can carry guns and that's all they care about.

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[–] ohlaph@lemmy.world 32 points 1 year ago (3 children)

And? Not all gun owners are joining this joke military. The rest of us will be popcorning the show.

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[–] userdata2@lemmy.world 31 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Bruh I'm a gun owner for sport, don't lump me in with the stupid crowd. I don't care if I couldn't own guns anymore, I'd just find a different hobby. I'm sure as shit not coming to the rescue of Texas

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[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 27 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] violetraven@lemmy.blahaj.zone 23 points 1 year ago (3 children)

It's amazing the people that deliberately avoid "CRT" topics and push defunding schools do not know the events ov Blair mountain, the bombing of MOVE in Philadelphia, and/or black wall street. Absolutely shocked!

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[–] TehBamski@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago (12 children)

In case there is anyone in here who thinks Texas has a chance of winning a civil war against the rest of the US. Watch this.

[–] Stern@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago

If Texas decided tomorrow they were seceding, Abbott and everyone else involved in that decision would be hogtied and presented to the feds within the week after

  1. Every electric plant in the state was bombed. This works because TX has its own grid to dodge fed rules. Hence why it fails in winter because capitalism means fuck safety rules.
  2. Every credit and debit card in the state stopped working, along with likely every bank account, which is vaguely related to 1 but also for its own reasons.
  3. Every grocery shelf went bare. We saw what COVID did.

In a smart system, they'd try everyone involved and lock them all up for life and the incident would serve as a reminder that if you fuck around you will find out. Of course with our luck we'd get some dipshit president to fuck up that bit just like after the civil war

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