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Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

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[–] FUCKING_CUNO@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Almost every tyrannical regime in the 20th century systematically disarmed their citizenry, leading to some of the greatest atrocities the world has ever seen. It's not a coincidence.

[–] breecher@sh.itjust.works -1 points 1 week ago (2 children)

That's not true, they disarmed their undesirables.

However private gun ownership would have done next to nothing in those scenarios anyway.

[–] FUCKING_CUNO@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I guess "undesirables" don't count as part of the citizenry? You're only reinforcing my point, that the government stripped firearms from the people they wanted to kill/oppress. If it wasn't worth doing, nobody would have done it. Instead, Pol Pot, Hitler, Idi Amin, Stalin, Kim I'll Sung, Mao, Mussolini, etc., have ALL taken away firearms in some way from their peoples.

[–] breecher@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 week ago

Moving the goalposts a lot is your favourite pastime I guess.