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[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 75 points 3 weeks ago (15 children)

I should learn it just in case ... but the trainers are probably fascists ... but thats exactly why ... but what if they will shoot me on sight because im one of those "transgender ideology terrorists"

[–] crank0271@lemmy.world 44 points 3 weeks ago

There are some very accepting organizations dedicated to teaching self and community defense. One such example, but I'm sure there are others: https://socialistra.org/about/

[–] sorghum@sh.itjust.works 42 points 3 weeks ago
[–] LoH_Mobius@lemmy.radio 36 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

There are a lot of SRA (Socialist Rifle Association) chapters that have classes available. Worth it to look up to see if they have instructors or instructors they recommend if nothing else.

[–] nagaram@startrek.website 19 points 3 weeks ago

If not classes, some homie who's an ex combat vet who's not certified because they don't want to give the feds or the NRA any money.

I've paid the fascists for their classes and its nothing special. I can save you a Sunday and several Friday afternoons and at least $300 in training with these blog posts I wrote.

https://thinkstoomuch.net/post/buyingagun/

https://thinkstoomuch.net/post/50rdtrain/

[–] PolarPirate@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 3 weeks ago

Hi! Moderate here, I've had a lot of interactions with both left and right leaning establishments. The fact if the matter is that money is money. If you pay them to train you then they will. That being said, there isn't much they'll teach you that you can't learn for free. If you plan on carrying a handgun you might have to take a course, but youtube can teach you the same or better info. Shooting is a pretty fun hobby if you can find a cheap range.

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[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 65 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (4 children)

I don't get it. Please explain. All I see is just four panels of a woman standing there. What's the joke?

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 33 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Honestly it's so contextual I don't think a single person seeing this would read it the exact same way same way in terms of determining motivation and meaning.

Does OP think guns can't be self defense tools? Are they implying they want to use it offensively instead? What does the original author intend?

Is it just about a trans person challenging their previously held beliefs?

[–] Simulation6@sopuli.xyz 28 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

She sees the sign
She considers the training
She comes to her senses and realizes what a bad idea owning a gun would be
She feels bad for having considered it

It's one of those common human reaction things, Oh yeah, I have done that.

[–] JandroDelSol@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

Why would it be bad? The right wing wants trans people dead, we need to defend ourselves

[–] oplkill@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
  1. She can't have it, because guns banned for transgenders
[–] maximumbird@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Pretty sure that transgender folks are still people and therefore are governed and given rights (including the second amendment) by the constitution.

Fucking nuts how the constitution applies to everyone in the U.S. huh?

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The joke is that they will be banned. Once the government declares transexuals as mentally ill, no guns. Watch. Money says the next Form 4473 asks the question.

[–] maximumbird@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

My apologies, I got defensive

Thought you were defending the idea.

Thanks for being nice cause it would have been easy to be rude to me back

[–] JandroDelSol@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

for now lol, republicans are trying to get transgenderism to be legally a terrorist organization or mental illness

[–] Railcar8095@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

I don't want people carrying guns on the street. But I want even less to be the only one without a gun in the street.

Luckily, I live in a country with proper gun control.

[–] Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah no idea

Must be something I'm to Australian for

[–] Joelk111@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

I'm American and haven't the foggiest. She realizes something in the third panel, but I'm not sure what that is.

[–] UntitledQuitting@reddthat.com 9 points 3 weeks ago

does it have something to do with the initialism of the poster being "DHT"? the person is wear a trans flag and from the little I know DHT is used in transitioning ftm.

[–] SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 22 points 3 weeks ago

Armed minorities are harder to oppress

[–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 14 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Can somebody reupload the image at a non-feddit.org host? Feddit is incredibly annoying in that it geoblocks most of Asia.

[–] AntiBullyRanger@ani.social 18 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

sure!
tiffandevecomics: “Are things getting that bad for us?” 🔗

I complete disagree with the comic.
I may satirize it l8r.

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Yo! It's later already. I demand satire.

[–] AntiBullyRanger@ani.social 3 points 3 weeks ago

decided brutal honesty deserved a retrospective.

seems folks forgot fascists are nothing without their resources.

[–] mathemachristian@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

do they really?? Thats hilarious

[–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] mathemachristian@lemmy.blahaj.zone -3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

These people are living caricatures of the reddit shitlib, I see no reason for them to geoblock asia other than them actually believing there are russian bots infiltrating lemmy

[–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

No need to go into conspiracy theories. I already explained why they're doing it, and I understand it even if I disagree strongly with their decision.

[–] mathemachristian@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Ok, can you link the explanation?

[–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Oh right, it's a different post, my bad.

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Thanks!

Wait what? Why?

Well apparently asia is the source of a lot of scraping traffic, and they're an European focused website, so they went with the nuclear option of blocking the entire continent and change. Never mind that as one of the bigger instances on the Threadiverse, they're degrading the user experience for an entire continent. I brought the issue up to them previously, but they didn't seem too concerned about it.

Example of degraded user experience for Asia:

[–] mathemachristian@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Ah thanks, that's pretty moronic but not (or at least not blatantly) racist

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It's a little racist. I sense strong "who cares about whether those non-europeans can see our content?" vibes.

Fair, especially when federating content.

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 10 points 3 weeks ago

Is this Loss?

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago

I've got this pin on nearly every bag I carry.

[–] BandanaBug@piefed.social 7 points 3 weeks ago

Well the store next doors supplies offensive handgun training. Jokes on you

[–] morriscox@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

Was the handgun being defensive?

[–] AntiBullyRanger@ani.social 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

What stops this:
ICE kidnapping children at gunpoint

Is this:
Bombing of fascists

Learn to arm yourselves.

[–] remon@ani.social 15 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Exactly. When you see ICE approaching a house ... carpet bomb the entire neighbourhood!

[–] SlartyBartFast@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 weeks ago

The whole country, even!

[–] AntiBullyRanger@ani.social 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Mar-a-Lago is one singular building, with one owner in house. There’s not a single “neighbourhood” there, or in any of the fash-cilities.

My timeline has been extremely clear on what Ameridumbs need to do to bluecoat their coup.

I am still waiting on operation «melt points» to see a single liberation.
Get to demo! Chop-chop!

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