Mike Johnson said during prayer calls with right-wing pastor Jim Garlow that "depraved" America deserves the wrath of God.

He cited, as supposed evidence, the decline of national church attendance and the rise of LGBTQ youth — the fact, Johnson lamented, that “one-in-four high school students identifies as something other than straight.”

  • vivadanangEnglish
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    11 months ago

    In a country where there are 410m+ guns and 330m people I can’t endorse the ‘go get a gun’ theory of democratic government. Yes, people should defend themselves, but damn, adding shit-tons more guns doesn’t seem like a solution. Massive respect for John Brown gun clubs and the like, but (prior service army) I recoil at the fetishization of firearms as a ‘culture’ of anything but more gun violence killing kids and other innocents.

    edit: sorry about your cows.

      • vivadanangEnglish
        2·
        11 months ago

        a firearm per person should be enough for that. A NINETY MILLION FIREARM SURPLUS isn’t necessary to become ungovernable. It’s become ungovernable in a civil society.

        come on, tell me you don’t have one shirt, one hat, some piece of FLAIR that has an AR silhouette on it?

        COME ON. Don’t lie. You act like it’s patriotism and there’s something very sick going on there.

        You wouldn’t defend it otherwise.

        • cannache@slrpnk.net
          1·
          11 months ago

          Hey man, it’s nerdy, it’s like how some camgirls have a dildo collection, it’s culture for people with money to spare and little time to invest

          • vivadanangEnglish
            2·
            11 months ago

            bet those dildos get used by someone with proficiency and an eye toward safety.

            Unlike firearms.

        • IHadTwoCows
          1·
          11 months ago

          Actually it’s Marxism, not patriotism. And no I dont fetish guns; I’ve lost some people to them. I just know what happens when everyone just sits around grumbling while fascism takes over. Now tell me how we should protect free speech for fascists and how that will stop them. Cone on, don’t lie.

          • vivadanangEnglish
            1·
            11 months ago

            Cone on

            cone off. cone on, cone off, either way it’s a stupid fucking argument. let’s follow your choo-choo train of thought: how many is enough then? 500m? 700m?

            how many firearms should I have access to between the shitter and the shower for safety, son? tell me you own stock in colt without saying so already.

            I just know what happens when everyone just sits around grumbling while fascism takes over.

            sure bud. you can’t hear it, but I’m rolling my eyes at your experience. good luck with that.