If it comes down to it, how does an average person go up against the neo-klan?

I own guns. But the best way to go up against the Klan and the Capitol insurrectionists is to use the police and the US military. The Capitol attackers are not going to stop Biden's inauguration.

Run if you can, do not engage in an obviously losing encounter.

Use your truck to run away.

If you have to and can, talk your way out of the situation.

Lastly: “If you can't beat them, join them.” Until you have the opportunity to run away.

I’ve never seen these neo-klan types IRL I think they only exist on certain internet websites where they say stupid shit that in real life would get then punched in the face or worse.

The trouble is every internet tough guy is full of shit until one of them blows something up or guns down a crowd.

It's a hypothetical. I would bet enough state governors and their national guard troops will stay loyal to democracy and rule of law to stop the neo-klan. In which case my old ass would just be in their way. But throughout US history, the Klan has heavily infiltrated the military and the police, and had the tacit support of politicians at all levels. The infiltration and tacit support is less than it once was, but we don't know for sure how much is left, or exactly how big of an armed mob the neo-klan can field.

Good grief, think about it... just for a minute.

This time last year I was going to work, business as usual, planning a trip to Vegas and going to watch March madness in person. Right now I’d be playing basketball with my friends as we always did on Monday night in a school gym.

Fast forward a year, deadly virus on the loose that supposedly came from people eating bats in China, riots, looting, essentially all year long for more reasons that I can count. Congress gets raided by a bunch of crazies and now there’s talk of a new president being sworn in and there has to be 25,000 troops present because there’s a worry about violence happening. Meanwhile I just want a vaccine for the virus and it looks like I won’t be able to get one until 2023.

Please let me wake up from this bad dream!!!!

Move to any “Inner City”. You will be surrounded by a bunch of Democrats, who voted in strict gun control measures. Can’t get any safer than that.

How does an "average person" defend themself from violent nut jobs? With a gun of course!

More than half (51%) of American males live in a household with at least one gun. That means that the "average" American male has access to a gun to defend themself and their family.

I'm not sure how the average liberal defends themself since only 15% of them say they own a gun. I would say that they rely on the police to defend them but I'm not sure how effective that will be in cities that want to "Defund the Police."

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In real combat, small arms are not the most effective weapon history.amedd.army.mil . I'd also assume the effectiveness of a firearm depends on how much time you have to practice. And I've read that the shooting range is very ineffective training for combat, you have to practice shooting while moving around, looking for cover.

Defunding the police is not a yes/no thing. But it's a no brainer we should take away the funds the police get by inventing fake crime propublica.org .

What the flying fuck is the "neo_"klan""?

I'm assuming this thread is a joke or parody?

Just to he clear, if this refers in some way to the ovrrehelmingly peaceful protest in Washington a couple weeks ago, nothing was blown up, no buildings were set on fire, no serious lasting damage to the building was committed, no one was "gunned down" or purposely killed, the only direct death was one of the protestors, and the protestors left in a few hours. Basically other than the obscene media hype and distortion of the incident by the media and the politicians it wasn't even a news worthy event.

Compare this with actual political violence and intimidation for years from leftists and Democrat supported groups. In 2011, pro-Democrat groups invaded and occupied the Wisconsin state Capitol for several weeks. In 2017 at Trump's inauguration, liberals rioted, setting fires, smashing windows, and beating up innocent people. That was the beginning of 4 years of ongoing liberal violence and intimidation from anti-Trump groups.

Last Spring, in an incident that most people never heard about, a La Raza supporter derailed a train in a racially motivated act in California.

None of that starts to compare with violence that BLM and its supporters have committed for years culminating in the "mostly peaceful" riots all last summer which caused hundreds of billions of dollars of property damage, over 30 deaths, and terrorized neighborhoods across the country. Not only did many politicians not condemn the group, they openly knelt and marched with it. It received millions of dollars in corporate contributions while the rioting was still going on.

Many of the same politicians, media, and corporations feigning outrage over the equivalent of some people rushing the stage at a concert on 1/6 legitimized, excused and funded the groups behind the violence race riots last summer.

I’ve not yet encountered the types mentioned in real life.

Based on the numbers that stormed the capitol - there must be people in most every state - and possibly a few nearby.

My thought is basic - and likely prone to error. I make friends with everyone who lives anywhere nearby. I say hello, I ask how the family is doing, I make sure to offer any assistance they might need. But, I don’t get political, and I avoid any heated discussions about odd potential triggers.

I’m not thinking that my methods will keep me safe, but I’m simply hoping to buy enough time to get away, as maybe they won’t decide to come for me first.

I also live in an area where more white folks have BLM lawn signs. The Trump Pence signs seem to be gone now.

I didn’t know about the meaning of the Betsy Ross flag, but I now do. One neighbor had one of those, and that was a surprise to learn.

The KKK has gone from millions of members to somewhere around the average attendance of a WNBA game.

If I was a fucking pussy I too would be a progressive.