Finwath, OMG! You’re from Louisiana! 7th generation Cajun right here! It’s a relief to hear from you on this thread. In fact, I wish there were an easier way for TYT members from the same state to find and communicate with one another on here. Maybe there is, and I just haven’t figured it out. I probably would have used these forums a lot sooner. I’ve been dying to connect with other members from my area.
Re: your thoughts on getting a gun. My partners and I got one shortly after the pandemic began, because I could no longer ignore the writing on the wall. I’ve actually lived in a mental hellscape for about a decade, because I feel like an insanely dark future is ahead is staring us all in the face, and everyone around me is in this naive bubble of “that could never happen here.” Tell that to all the other folks who watched their goverments fall into the hands of genocidal maniacs. Think about it. Cops have been arming themselves to the teeth since the late 2000s, civil liberties have been eroded (Patriot Act, secret detention camps for “terrorists,” numerous state and private spy agencies collecting info on us, now Roe, (this is not an exhaustive list), the evangelical right has incrementally broken the wall between church and state (companies not having to pay for birth control, prayer in schools/sporting events, 10 commandments in government buildings, etc.), and right wing militias are now exploding in numbers. I could go on all day about how the foundation has been laid.
You wanna talk about super scary? Louisiana police (state and local) are notorious for their abuse of power - Alton Sterling, Ronald Greene, Anthony Monroe, Aaron Bowman, and now Antonio Harris. I’m sure there are tons more cases. Hell, I’m a white woman, and I’ve been man-handled by the cops on more than one occasion, once as a teenager and once as an adult. The point is that law enforcement is ready to break some skulls should a maniac seize power. And don’t be fooled by the black face who heads Louisiana State Police, he’s done his fair share of covering up the truth. Add to that Louisiana’s own militias. I have no idea how many there are, but an ad for a group called the Cajun Guard on FB back in 2020 caught my attention. At first, it seemed like a pretty benign group but then I saw the III% sign buried in its emblem. I just went back to their site the other day to see if anything has changed, and it certainly has. The website is completely new and now it states outright that they’re a militia whose purpose is community defense. Also, the III% sign is big as shit now. My guess is that they have a larger membership now. I wish I had taken screenshots of it before so you can see what I’m talking about. Anyway, so imagine a government led by Trump or a smarter version. Is it really so hard to imagine that marginalized groups would be attacked physically?
I’m scared to death, and most of all, I’m sick and tired of the left being so goddamn weak. My advice is to you is get that gun, especially if you are part of a marginalized community.
Oh and about establishing a TYT army chapter in Louisiana, I’m down. My only concern is privacy. In fact, I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t worried that I’ve already said too much.