Thanatosst

Thanatosst t1_ja2sc13 wrote

>Send over old equipment that's just sitting in a warehouse collecting dust

>That old equipment has shown that the Russian military cannot force project more than a few dozen miles from their domestic rail system

>The war has clearly proven that the Russian military capabilities it claimed only existed on paper and that Russia has no ability to fight a war against someone not literally next door to them

>The war has depleted whatever limited equipment Russia has been able to produce/hold onto since WWII

Yeah man. Clearly this is all bringing us closer to war with Russia. They're obviously just biding their time and withholding soldiers and equipment just in case they decide to go full send and try to take on all of NATO directly. It couldn't possibly be true that the war is crippling Russia more and more by the day, draining the male population that hasn't already fled, and it obviously hasn't depleted what few stockpiles of military equipment they had.

If Russia decided to directly attack the US or another NATO country, Article 5 would be invoked and then the Russian military would be functionally nonexistent in a couple of weeks.

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Thanatosst t1_j17cf18 wrote

I'm fully aware of the correlation/causation of poverty and crime/violent crime. That isn't going to ever be fixed except by drastic, sweeping reforms of the way the country operates. Until then, it's basically a free-for-all where you can't depend on anyone else to protect you, physically or financially.

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Thanatosst t1_j0x5dyv wrote

I'd much prefer SYG. While running away is obviously the best solution in nearly every instance, I really despise the idea that, even if you're attacked and defend yourself, if someone with a stick up their ass thinks you could have ran you can still get screwed by the law. DTR is bassakwards.

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Thanatosst t1_iskwp8p wrote

Thankfully thinly-veiled racism of needing "a good and substantial reason" to obtain a concealed carry permit was struck down by the SCOTUS recently, so now everyday people can legally concealed carry.

Edit: Lol, it's clear from the downvotes that some people are upset that self-defense isn't being restricted to the white upper class anymore.

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