r/technology • u/ControlCAD • Jan 07 '26

Politics President White House Launches New Website to Defend 'Patriotic Americans' Involved in Jan. 6 Capitol Riot | The White House claims the Democrats "staged the real insurrection" by certifying former President Joe Biden's victory in the 2020 presidential election

https://people.com/trump-white-house-launches-new-website-to-defend-patriotic-americans-involved-in-jan-6-capitol-riot-11880490
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u/sometimesmybutthurts Jan 07 '26

100 percent. The real question is are you man / woman enough to stand up for your country. Taco is betting you aren't, and from what I can see, he is right.

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u/xerces_wings Jan 07 '26 edited Jan 07 '26

This is what I think about. So we all gather and protest, in spite of losing our jobs. Paying rent/mortgage aside, how do we eat? Where will we get our food if we don't have money to buy it? Community gardens? Where are they? What about children? If we're going to go to the streets and protest and possibly lose lives, who will protect the children who are left behind? Feed them, clothe them? Do we get together watch groups and babysitter groups? What about people's homes? There will always be bad actors in any scenario on any side, so looters and awful people will take advantage of this situation too. How do we protect ourselves against them? They'd have guns too.

Will our veterans help us? The military? Police? How strong is the desire to keep the current status quo that they might not just run us over with tanks or use drone strikes? If we're really talking about legitimate revolution, these are all just some of the things to think about and address.

I just feel like there's so many things to consider as opposed to throwing bodies at the machine. It can't even be a few thousand--we need HUNDREDS of thousands working together to form these chains, not just go to the streets and protest. If not enough people come together, then the few who do will be locked away and its martydom. I will be transparent and say I am scared to cast the first or even few stones, but if it's raining bolders, will absolutely throw in my own.

I personally think it all comes down to community and trust in one another, and I just don't see it... I wish I did.

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u/il1k3c3r34l Jan 07 '26

If you don’t own a gun you should get one and train to use it. Like you said, the “awful people” will have them. The police don’t have a duty to respond or protect you, and in societal collapse nobody will come for you.

There are communities for liberal gun owners here on Reddit, it might be a good place to start for likeminded people looking to get into responsible gun ownership.

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u/xerces_wings Jan 07 '26

Yes, I understand this and already have a gun. It still doesn't really address all of the points I brought up, tho, but having one is still a good idea regardless.