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minus-squareLiberalSoCalist@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up42·1 year ago “Let’s work together and topple this invisible wall” Mr. Kwon said in the Twitter post He described himself as “dedicated to overturning communism.” showing images saying “use our votes to overthrow the government” Hoh boy
minus-squaretastysnacks@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up24arrow-down6·1 year agoVoting is the proper way to overthrown the government. The other ways are more violent.
minus-squareAfricanExpansionist@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down2·1 year agoWhat about when the “proper” way doesn’t work?
minus-squareRickyRigatoni@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up15·1 year agoNothing wrong violence as a last resort. Especially in reply to violence used against you.
minus-squareCase@unilem.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoI’m not a violent person. I abhor it honestly. That being said, actual self defense is always valid. That’s why I train and carry.
minus-squareRickyRigatoni@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoYep. Pacifism without an exception for self defense is just suicide to me.
minus-square7heo@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down2·1 year agoWhat about when the government publishes the results of the election the day before voting starts?
minus-squareBloops@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down2·1 year agoThat’s what happens when you don’t vote hard enough and let a crooked government come into power!
minus-squareKlear@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoNon-violent revolution. Worked for us in Czechoslovakia.
minus-squareDragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafelinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down2·1 year agoYeah I was expecting stuff like “Maybe don’t chain people into apartment buildings because one dude got COVID?”
minus-squarezephyreks@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down13·1 year agoThat be treason. No country likes treason.
minus-squarepleasemakesense@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down5·1 year agoCounter revolutionary let’s run him over with a tank
Hoh boy
Voting is the proper way to overthrown the government. The other ways are more violent.
What about when the “proper” way doesn’t work?
Get on your jetski
Don’t forget them 5 barrels 🙃
Nothing wrong violence as a last resort. Especially in reply to violence used against you.
I’m not a violent person. I abhor it honestly.
That being said, actual self defense is always valid.
That’s why I train and carry.
Yep. Pacifism without an exception for self defense is just suicide to me.
Vote harder
What about when the government publishes the results of the election the day before voting starts?
That’s what happens when you don’t vote hard enough and let a crooked government come into power!
Non-violent revolution. Worked for us in Czechoslovakia.
Yeah I was expecting stuff like “Maybe don’t chain people into apartment buildings because one dude got COVID?”
That be treason.
No country likes treason.
Counter revolutionary let’s run him over with a tank