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I think the fantasy is probably "far-right extremist kills an expendable minority, granting me a free murder with my cool guns".
I think the fantasy is "I go to vote and some far-right extremist, intent on gunning me down for being trans, gets an argument against doing that promptly offered or constantly visible in opposition instead of simply killing me." At the very least, people willing to put themselves "out there" as willing to fight/kill/die could then be the ones to do so rather than your method of just watching us die. "Expendable minority" you say, offering nothing for any of us.
Seriously, am I supposed to want you watching me get murdered saying "at least no centrists got hurt" over IHadTwoCows keeping me from getting murdered or, hell, shooting the person who did it? I really don't understand how you think "instead of shooting people for doing murder or trying to stop them from it, just quietly let it happen" will help anyone. I wasn't going to post, even, but this baffles the hell out of me especially since you're suggesting that minorities dying is what you expect, difference being the reaction will be either "shoot the killer [before they make a mass shooting of it?]" or... what? Thoughts & prayers to the family of the deceased?
tl;dr: What are you gonna do for your "expendable minority" other than just watch them die? Seems like you're the one happy to throw people's lives away for nothing.
Here is your saviour using far-right insults and homophobic slurs to try and hurt my feelings by calling me effeminate
Please just get a mail in ballot if you feel unsafe.
Cool idea, but if it actually worked then America would be the safest country in the world for minorities (and by a huge margin).
IHadTwoCows openly supports the gun laws that arm far-right extremists in the first place.
The Club Q shooter was a legal gun owner. He'd previously been arrested for making bomb threats. None of the people who stopped the shooting were armed.
The pulse nightclub shooter was a legal gun owner, despite losing jobs for joking about bringing a gun to class and in a different incident, threatening to shoot other classmates because his food may have touched pork.
I've physically defended a trans friend from violence and verbal abuse. I strongly oppose the current gun laws that routinely arm violent bigots, resulting in a homicide rate 400% higher than comparable countries. I've never voted Republican and never will.
IHadTwoCows arms neo-nazis and makes it extremely clear that you're nothing more than bait to him.