Originally published at: Indiana man arrested for threatening congressman and family bears an uncanny resemblance to Soyjak | Boing Boing
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Huh. I didn’t know that meme had a name.
ETA: I am not, however the least bit surprised that it came from the 4chan cesspool of MRAs and “Alpha males” who most assuredly resemble the meme more than they realize.
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Well, they are all highly (m)emetic, that’s for sure.
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Me neither, and I have to say the linked documentation of the origins and lineage of it is surprisingly detailed and complete. Of course it started on a chan, like everything even vaguely horrible does.
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Sure, owning a gun is a constitutional right, but threatening people with it is not. Boom boom-- jail.
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It’s clearly just economic anxiety.
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Thought experiment: If conservatives are threatening your well-being and life directly with the laws they pass, are you legally allowed to stand your ground and defend yourself via the 2nd amendment?
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The government has a monopoly on violence, so the answer is no.
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“By the people, for the people, of the people”
Is lovely marketing. It has historically been lacking in the real world.
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