• bdonvr@thelemmy.club
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    14 hours ago

    Depends on what kind of leftist.

    I don’t think most like USA style gun culture, nor are they against regulated gun ownership.

    In most cases they become more anti-gun in post-revolutionary society but are more pro-gun when faced with the threat of living under fascist rule or wanting to one day organize a revolution.

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      The crazy thing is successful armed uprising in the name of these left-wing movements generally ended up with fascist leadership.

      I think in theory leftism isn’t interested in guns, but obviously as a slave accepting your chains won’t evoke change. Problem is guns are not very effective against the state military apparatuses in the modern world now. Not unless those militaries mutiny.

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        generally ended up with fascist leadership.

        Huh? I think you’re confusing authoritarianism and fascism, you may not like either - but they are different things.