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ICRockets2

A Good Example Of How Badly Democrats Want To Kill Us AND Why It's Imperative They Win Elections

tl;dr Dems wanted to giftwrap billions more for police and increased surveillance powers by coupling it with the assault weapons ban- which would have given fascists everything they need to institute a police state once in power- but activists spoke out and got them to table the cop cash for now.

Terrifying how little they understand the threat we face (this is the charitable interpretation; less charitable would be they know exactly what they're doing), but there's no question this would have gone full steam ahead if it were Republicans that people had to try to appeal to.

We're so insanely fucked.

https://twitter.com/equalityAlec/status/1553008588553175040

Posted Jul 29, 2022, 6:45 PM UTC

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Avantasian538•

Everyone please vote in your local Democratic primaries for the furthest left candidates. Thank you.

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Inmedia_res•

Aren't Republicans less likely to push through an assault weapon ban tho? Is this even a policy they have?

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ICRockets2OP•

They're separate bills that they were planning to vote on as a package. The AW bill still got voted on today (or will be soon) but they're delaying the cop bill.

Think of it as similar to how they got Bernie to vote for the crime bill because the Violence Against Women Act was attached, their plan was to compel people who would otherwise not vote for the cop money to have no other choice.

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Inmedia_res•

I see. Do you think it'll pass? Seems like a step in the right direction but I really do not have my finger on the pulse of how normal Americans think

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ICRockets2OP•

This is in the House, so yeah the assault weapons bill will pass. I think it's possible the police bill will as well whenever they get to it, it's just a question of how many GOPers cross the aisle to give Dems an optics "win" (I am rolling my eyes so fucking hard when I say that word right now) on a pro-cop agenda.

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Inmedia_res•

yeh that's pretty shit for real. I honestly have never understood why the push to "demilitarise the police" has never really been a big movement. It's completely insane you have all this military equipment, new military equipment being pumped out because... some very good reason I'm sure.... and state police just get fucking insane war machine artillery. The 1033 program is legit mind-blowing to me, and it seems to be completely bi-partisan.

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TheIceKing420Destiny lost this debate•

but I don't want assualt weapons banned, I haven't started building my AR yet :(

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