I suspect they have already written off the presidential election and are focusing on remaining in control of their own party and electing centrists to other offices. This is a message to the progressives that they aren’t interested in cooperation.

The Dems really just want the growing, well-organized, enthusiastic progressive wing to just fuck off to form th their own party, don't they?

I think most constitutional lawyers and scholars would agree that the US Constitution and legal system are grounded in the concept of Natural Law, which is about God-given rights. It may not be your philosophy or mine, but they very much legally exist in the US.

I’m not necessarily disagreeing, but the US legal system is kinda based on the God-given freedoms thing.

As literate people on Twitter explained, it isn’t. I know you love your internet cranks and feeling clever without much effort, but maybe step back, think about where this has lead you (anti-Semitism, for example), read a few printed books with bibliographies and stuff, and ask yourself if you really want to be a…

Indicating that you are prepared to defend yourself or someone else is not a threat or a bluff.

You're just lifting crackpot Twitter takes now.

If have haven’t noticed who it this the cops sympathize with, I’m not going to convince you of anything. We don't necessarily need to organize and defend with guns, but we do need to organize and defend.

All arms to the people.

I’m glad you’re willing to give us devils our due, but, yeah, we’re still coming for those means of production. 

Listen, 'Rona. You and I have had our differences, but it's not too late for you to use your power for good and not exclusively for evil. 

I’m not interested in a bad faith discussion of that case, but I didn’t say the SRA isn’t political. It’s OUR political, while the NRA is THEIR political.

You’re probably right about that, but there's violence now and more is probably on the way, whatever happens with the election. You're also right that armed self defense is inherently risky and not the only way to protect oneself and others. In my opinion, organizing and solidarity are what's important and effective,…

Black people have been shot for holding cell phones, tools, toys, etc that supposedly looked like guns. The difference here is that anyone thinking about shooting these black people knows they will be defended.

Standing up for yourself and others always involves risk.

You may not know this, but it's possible to oppose liberal anti-self-defense garbage, and all liberalism, from the left, not just the right. These are not reactionary yellow -vests.

Any form of standing up for yourself or others involves risk taking.

I’m not understanding that “no” part. My reaction is “Yes, but yes. And also yes, as well as yes. "

Good for them! If want information about the legalities and.practicalities of arming yourselves, stay far away from the NRA and look up the Socialist Rifle Association.

Not only is better possible, but the current is unsustainable.