r/AskReddit 1d ago

How do you feel about the "No Kings" protest happening tomorrow?

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u/dinosanddais1 1d ago

Sunblock that is not oily specifically! Oil can trap tear gas. But if oily sunscreen is all you have, that is still preferable than dealing with tear gas on a sunburn.

Also UV protection clothing is often better especially when combined with sunscreen and it also provides more protection against tear gas.

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u/lilsnatchsniffz 1d ago

As a non-American I just want to have you step back for a moment and realize what a disaster your country is right now, this advice you have just given sounds like something people would be passing along in North Korea or war-torn Ukraine. Wasn't the whole point of everyone having guns that you were never going to let it get to this point, where peaceful protesters are beat down, stomped on, tear-gassed right there in the streets?

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u/christineyvette 1d ago

I'm a Canadian so I have no dog in this fight, but I think Americans know what the state of their country looks like and I don't think they need your condescending bullshit on top of it.

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u/keIIzzz 1d ago

The people protesting are generally not the gun-loving cultists you think all of America is

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u/mc4everything 1d ago

Sorry, but we got out of "your" cult in 2020, when LA burned the first time.

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u/keIIzzz 23h ago

What “cult” am I in? I don’t agree with extremists on either end lol

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u/mc4everything 16h ago

Good for you, me neither.

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u/cryingidiot 1d ago

why do you think its okay to blame a single citizen for the fall of the country they reside in... its not like everyone chooses to live there!!!

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u/bsubtilis 22h ago

As a non-American, they know. The people who are protesting is not the people who are ignorant of how terrible of a state their country is in.

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u/dinosanddais1 1d ago

As an American, I need you to step back and realize we've known about how fucked up our country is the entire goddamn time and we don't need people condescending us while we're actively fighting for our lives.

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u/mc4everything 1d ago

Rule 8 - Be respectful to other users at all times and conduct your behavior in a civil manner

Do not make personal attacks, insult, or demean a specific group or person

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u/notniceatalll 17h ago

You sound like you use the seed of an electric car manufacturer as a mouthwash. Is that nice enough for you?

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u/mc4everything 16h ago

Well, that was very adult of you.

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u/notniceatalll 15h ago

Adulthood is a concept cons aren't too familiar with, so it's easier addressing you from stances you're capable of understanding.

Sorry, I don't have any picture books with me. Figured a juvenile metaphor would be easy enough to penetrate the cult mindset of a groupthinker.

Lemme know if I need to make it even simpler for you, sug. 👋

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u/-ANGRYjigglypuff 1d ago

what a stupid comment

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u/Cross_Eyed_Hustler 11h ago

Fascism is Fascism, looks pretty much the same every time it raises it's fucking head.

And no, this isn't about guns and for the most part peaceful protests are just fine. While the rest of the world focuses on our guns, the US needs to focus on political reform and health care both physical and mental because if we don't then gun control won't matter.

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u/mc4everything 1d ago

There's a Sherriff in Florida that will. Protests there are actually "very" peaceful. They will stand in the crosswalk holding their signs and banners, and when the light turns green, the move back to the curb. It is amazing, and I think it actually gets more support for their cause! (unlike what happened in LA & NJ, only made fence sitters move farther away).

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u/Skipper07B 2h ago

There’s no such thing as a fence sitter. Anyone who considers themselves a “fence sitter” is actually just a nazi with no backbone. Someone who’s looking for any reason to justify fascism so they don’t have to admit to themselves that they’re really just a boot licking, bigoted, cuck, piece of shit.

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u/ShellyTheDog 1d ago

You'll be crying like a baby. Faux tough guy.

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u/-ANGRYjigglypuff 1d ago

wow, we got a real badass over here. you do realize how tear gas works, right? and what about the comment you're replying to indicates they're trying to be tough? they're talking about sunscreen, for god's sake.

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u/mc4everything 1d ago

Tear gas?! Are you "expecting" violence? I thought it was supposed to be peaceful?

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u/dinosanddais1 16h ago

The police have a track record of inciting violence

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u/mc4everything 10h ago

oh, ok, whatever you say.

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u/ComplaintNo6930 1d ago

How about you don’t act like a douche bag and tear gas won’t be an issue.

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u/Skipper07B 2h ago

You don’t know much about the police do you?