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[–] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 57 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Yo, quick question... Why the fuck are they allowed to have those?

[–] thesohoriots@lemmy.world 27 points 2 weeks ago

They also don't go anywhere without their mutated anthrax… for duck hunting.

[–] klammeraffe@lemmy.cafe 20 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

So, Trump and his cronies intend to declare martial law within a few months as part of a larger effort to take over the US. This is just them getting some weapons in place to crush any of the uprisings.

[–] Peppycito@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Asymmetrical warfare always works out for the missile lobbers.

[–] Mirshe@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

It does when you have a populace whose whereabouts are largely known, in easily covered terrain. Half the reason Vietnam and Afghanistan wound up the way they did was the fact that tons of people simply lived off the grid in ways that made them invisible, and lived in places that were very very hard to access in most any way.

[–] tonytins@pawb.social 8 points 2 weeks ago

They're desperate to maintain control.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 weeks ago

Because fuck you, that's why.