Since Trump’s election, gun groups catering to progressives and people of color report a surge in interest as they look to defend themselves in a country that, to them, feels increasingly unstable.

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    13 hours ago

    I’m not sure how you’re getting that out of what they posted. Reads more “know thine enemy” than power fantasy to me.

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      12 hours ago

      If know thine enemy is code for living in an oppressive gun nut culture where we lose around fifty thousand Americans to gun violence every year, then sure.

      Number one killer of children in the US and the best we can muster is, “You have got to be familiar with guns because we are surrounded by them.” This is the definition of pathetic resignation.

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        12 hours ago

        Sorry I forgot that I can just wiggle my nose and make it go away. It’s the reality of the situation, like it or not.

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          11 hours ago

          Dealing with our problems isn’t easy. I guess we can just go back ignoring it. Cheers!

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            10 hours ago

            You can acknowledge present reality while also trying to change it. They’re not mutually exclusive.