States push for allowing concealed carry of guns without permit
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❝Cops, Karens, and the Coming Dystopia❞ by Foundation for Economic Education. Out of Frame
Comments“It's a scary time in America. In the last few weeks, we've seen police violence, protests, riots, snitch lines... all framed by the backdrop of a viral pandemic. It's not hard to see that a lot of people are hurting and angry. It's also not hard to understand why.
It's a formula for conflict involving cops, Karens, and the threat of a dismal, uncertain future -- and dystopian fiction has given us prescient previews.
With the coronavirus lockdowns and the fear they spread both causing massive economic and emotional damage in this country, Americans have been strained to the breaking point. This country's founding promises of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness have every appearance of being betrayed. Three high-profile incidences of police (or police-adjacent) killings of unresisting people in just the month of May lit the fuse, but the explosion was primed and ready to go well before that.
The echoes of dystopia in today's reality are clearly heard. Movies like "V for Vendetta" and the genre of dystopian fiction in general are incredibly important to our way of thinking about and our reaction to the world around us. Here's why.”
❝GUNS: LESS IMPORTANT THAN EVER BEFORE!❞ by FreedomToons
Comments“GUNS? WHO NEEDS THOSE! TOTALLY USELESS AND OUTDATED! EVERYONE IS SUPER CIVIL AND SOCIETY IS VERY STABLE RIGHT NOW!”
Shady side of murky by NeoWayland
We've lost the lessons of the Whiskey Rebellion.
Adapted from a discussion at another site.Protests versus riots and looting by NeoWayland
Something very screwy is going on. There are at least eight agendas here.
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