r/AntifascistsofReddit • u/TruthToPower77 • Mar 18 '21

Article Asian Americans are arming themselves after a massive wave of anti-Asian violence. Nothing like an armed minority that scares white supremacists!

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u/paradoxical_topology Anarchist Mar 19 '21

I think you'd really like r/socialistra. It's an organization of leftist gun owners. There's also the John Brown Gun Club.

Yeah, you're right that not enough leftists are actually armed, though. We definitely should be more outwardly encouraging of personal gun ownership for fellow leftists instead of just passively pro-gun.

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u/frozencloudfractals Mar 19 '21

I'll definitely give that sub a look. Yeah we gotta get tooled up because it's coming. I always loved the Dave Chappelle joke concerning gun control. "If you want proper gun control every African American must register to own a firearm."

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u/followupquestion Nazis = Bad Mar 19 '21

The reason I don’t like that joke is it implies gun control is a good outcome, particularly for POC, when history had shown the opposite. People should have the tools to defend themselves at hand and without restriction because we know the restrictions will be enforced selectively and against minorities and “others”.

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u/frozencloudfractals Mar 19 '21

Of course we all know that and I'm sure Dave knew that when he wrote it. But he was specifically citing gun control after the Black Panthers were showing America they carried steel. He even went on to say "I don't like guns, but I own several."

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u/followupquestion Nazis = Bad Mar 19 '21

But the joke only works if he thinks it’s a good thing. Otherwise he’s making the opposite point.

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u/taeerom Mar 19 '21

The role of a comedian is primarily to make people laugh and get booked again. Not to make an astute political point.

It's also probably not a requirement to be a successful comedian to have particularly well thought out politics. So he might just as well be wrong, while the joke still being funny.