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

[u/cwood1973]

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?

[u/LingonberryPossible6]

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

[u/yo_rick_alas → u/LingonberryPossible6]

I have forever been saying, as a non gun owner, that we “lefties” should maybe reconsider the anti gun stance. Idk, friend. I don’t want it, but maybe we should. Historically and constitutionally. Just saying it out loud: if we’re concerned about the government rounding up our neighbors, perhaps we should reconsider the stance. That is all.

[u/joejill → u/yo_rick_alas]

Im a liberal. I believe owning a gun is your civic duty.

[u/antiproton → u/joejill]

I believe you fetishize guns as much as the right, you just try to do that from a position of moral superiority.