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eirrann | he/him
@eirrann.eth
Politically, I lean progressive. When I left the US military 20+ years ago and moved overseas, I was against owning a gun. A decade ago, I moved back to the US. A year later, I saw a feral dog attack a man in front of my house. It shook me. I bought my 1st gun (Glock 19) to protect family and neighbors. It was too large for comfortable concealed carry, so I switched to a Sig P365: compact, concealable, practical. Then I saw openly armed neo-Nazis marching with AR-style rifles: functionally identical to what I trained on in the military. I decided Nazis shouldn’t be the only ones armed. I bought an AR “pistol” (thanks, weird gun laws), chambered in the larger .300 Blackout round. Better for short barrels; more practical for home defense. So: I’m a progressive gun owner. This piece by “liberal gun-owning sociologist” David Yamane resonated. (1/3) https://theconversation.com/guns-in-america-a-liberal-gun-owning-sociologist-offers-5-observations-to-understand-americas-culture-of-firearms-251084
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Elias VM
@eliasvm.eth
I am Venezuelan. I lean to the opposite political landscape than you. I hate communism and have lived very dark times because of it. Today I can say we (The People) have lost our country. We may in the future reclaim the land, but that happy carefree society we used to have is no more. We gave up guns. That was the first step in the total overtake we’ve suffered was lobbying and politics against guns. As civil members of a (maybe the last one) free society it is imperative that you the North-American People advocate for gun ownership. In educated hands it could and will protect you not only from extremist crazy people but also from foreign adversaries. To live peace, one must prepare for war. Wish you blessings bro and thanks for the nice reading.
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eirrann | he/him
@eirrann.eth
I do not equate progressive ideals to communism. I'm a property owner. I've lived and worked as an adult in Eastern Europe for a decade and have studied the Soviet Union. I do think that the govt should meet certain basic needs that equate to human rights. But not communism. Thanks for reading and engaging with me politely in this difficult topic.
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Elias VM
@eliasvm.eth
It is a difficult topic indeed, specially because of the effects of over 70 years of engineered demoralization communism has implanted in our societies. Your experiences of course differ mine. I do understand that almost every NGO, almost every social cause, even rightful social movements are already infiltered by communism, therefore all the causes nowadays called progressism are intrinsically communist. Communism doesn’t need to be called like that to thrive, i.e “whats the difference between socialism and communism? - none.” These are Fidel Castro words. They will always conceal: communism, socialism, progresists, humanists. The entire left and some right wing as well works for them, even unknowingly. Wish you peace and safety.
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