"When Chavez came to power in Venezuela, one of the first things he did was take the guns away from the people. He basically banned the private gun ownership, under the guise of safety.
Then Maduro had the election recently, he lost by a landslide and just ignored the election. People protested and they got shot. They couldn't defend themselves.
That's why you need the second amendment."
DICTATOR DETAINED: Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro is being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn — the same facility that has housed high-profile defendants including Sean “Diddy” Combs and Ghislaine Maxwell — following his capture.
Luigi Mangione is also being held at the same detention center as he awaits his trial.
@AmyMek You can promote anti-Islamic views, as I too am repulsed by fanatical Islamists, but please refrain from fabricating false news—that is the absolute limit.
Today I discussed communism with an anti-communist author. I told him I'm a former Soviet citizen, a former Russian, now living in the United States, having visited Cuba and China. I believe I understand communism—its harms outweigh its benefits, though some merits remain. Yet these merits often come with coercion, even causing mass deaths. The cost is simply too high.
The author told me I was beyond redemption, that communism is nothing but evil.
I want to ask: Do people actually buy trash like your books? When you critique something not based on facts but merely to oppose for the sake of opposing, your work becomes garbage. If you can't persuade me, why should I buy your book? Your writing is nothing but opposition for opposition's sake, not objective evaluation.
Finally, Russia is no longer a communist country. My stance is anti-communist, but I recognize that even a monster like Hitler had aspects worth studying. Learning from an enemy's strengths is not shameful, nor does it undermine my opposition to them.
@4thOfJuly365 This happened over a decade ago, yet it still moves me every time I see it. What makes us forget our childhood selves? It's truly worth reflecting on.