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The community for creating a new US political party, so far our guiding principle is that billionaires are trash, United Health CEO had it coming, The Adjustor is our mascot and our main raison d'etre is to shit on the rich and take back whats rightfully ours.

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[–] meyotch@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 week ago

I'm afraid that to solve the guns issue we need a deep cultural shift, not necessarily policy changes. Humans can be violent, but most humans are not violent usually. My best realistic hope is to build a culture that keeps that violence to a minimum and kept small in scope.

One of the most peaceful and friendly experiences I have had lately was at a gun show. It was a total lark for me, I don't want a gun. I wanted to see how many LGBTQ+ people I could spot. There was a notable minority of people with the sartorial trappings of 'family' and a couple of gorgeous closet-cases. No one cared, everyone was friendly and willing to make random stranger-talk.

Even an anarchist utopia full of fully realized human beings will have crimes of passion and crimes motivated by mental, social and emotional problems, such as greed. There will still be need for violence in cases of self-defense and to discourage the establishment of hegemonic ideologies.