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[–] hamid@crazypeople.online -4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Quick, name a revolution resulting in decolonization or AES that didn't involve guns? I'll wait forever.

[–] Mangoholic@lemmy.ml 5 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Quick find a person, who wants armed conflict instead of peaceful resolution. Nobody wants to die in violence its sometimes a necessity, but if you enjoy shooting people your not left.

[–] hamid@crazypeople.online -1 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (2 children)

Shooting people? Dude, you can shoot targets for fun. It is literally an Olympic sport. People like guns because they are fun to shoot all over the world and I'm not American. Maybe you don't like guns but trust me when I say guns and marksmanship are normal and popular hobbies, you just need a license where I live lol

[–] Tigeroovy@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 hours ago

People also like guns because it helps them feel like a hero in their fantasies that require guns due to some unknown threat.

I’m sure plenty of them like target shooting, but don’t kid yourself that that isn’t also likely fuelling their fantasies of having a justified reason to use the gun on another person. Surely it’s just coincidence that shooting ranges are using humanoid shapes for those targets.

For what purpose ultimately do you think being a good marksman would actually be used for?

They call it target practice for a reason, and it’s not for shooting more range targets.

[–] papalonian@lemmy.world 2 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

you like guns

No, they're a necessary tool for change.

So you like guns because they provide change.

No, I'd prefer if we could have change without having to shoot people.

Who said anything about shooting people? They're just fun range toys.

My friend, it's ok to be wrong. The more you shuffle goal posts around the more foolish your argument looks. Nobody once said that guns or marksmanship aren't normal hobbies, they said leftists don't inherently like guns. Not even that leftists specifically don't like guns.

[–] hamid@crazypeople.online 1 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

I'm not wrong. Moving goalposts lol, you're insufferable. Lots of people like guns but also you are reading this fucking meme so literally, fuck off

[–] papalonian@lemmy.world 9 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

In what way does this detract from what they said?

"We don't like guns, we need them"

"Oh yeah, well what about the times you needed guns?"

[–] hamid@crazypeople.online 0 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

People all over the world like guns. Marksmanship is literally an Olympic sport. It is fun to shoot targets and clay pigeons and you should try it.

[–] papalonian@lemmy.world 2 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

It is fun to shoot targets and clay pigeons and you should try it.

I go to the range every week to shoot my collection of guns. You and I liking guns due to them being fun does not mean leftists as a whole need to enjoy them.

[–] hamid@crazypeople.online 2 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Literally every leftist org I've ever been around likes guns and goes shooting. You have to be prepared and liking guns isn't some horrible thing with American consequences. I don't even live in America, people have guns here and we don't have school shootings.

[–] papalonian@lemmy.world 3 points 9 hours ago

You have to be prepared and liking guns isn't some horrible thing with American consequences.

Again... Nobody is arguing that this isn't true.......

... Just that every leftist does not have to like guns. Don't know why this is so hard a concept.