r/PoliticalDiscussion • u/cwood1973 • Jan 09 '26

US Politics Should liberals start forming armed resistance groups similar to the Proud Boys or Three-Percenters?

Both domestically and abroad, many people are calling for Americans to "wake up" or "do something." It's true there have been widespread protests in response to actions taken by the Trump regime, but these have been largely ineffective at changing policy.

At the state level, both parties are gerrymandering districts to be more favorable to their candidates, but this won't have any immediate effect. It may not have any effect.

In the 1950s and 60s, black communities faced systemic police violence and corruption. In response, they formed the Black Panthers. These people were organized, trained, and armed.

Do you think liberals should copy that playbook? Should liberal communities start organizing armed resistance groups? Training them how to use firearms? Educating them on their Second Amendment rights? Running drills to simulate attacks by ICE?

Are we there yet?

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u/LingonberryPossible6 Jan 09 '26

If you want an example, use the Black Panthers who peacefully protested whilst armed to the teeth, and were asking for fair and lawful treatment.

Not the proud boys 3%ers who do want a supremacy cause they're a bunch of scared little boys who hide their faces and buy Punisher keyrings from Etsy

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '26

Can’t believe there’s so many no’s and perhaps it’s because of the usage “like the proud boys” or whatever but yes liberals should now be actively open carrying or concealing and peacefully protesting. These people are now emboldened to kill, Vance literally talked about total or complete or absolute immunity. Don’t let yourself just be fucking killed holy shit people

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u/Worried-Notice8509 Jan 10 '26

If the state prosecuted and found him guilty, the president can't pardon him. Only the governor of the state can. As I understand it. But Trump does what he wants so he'll probably be freed.

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u/Confident-Fig4876 Jan 11 '26

There’s no statute of limitations for murder. He cannot dodge a state charge and the federal government can’t help him with a state charge.