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Yes, of course in that immediate sense, they would be your enemy. But who or what created the social, cultural, and economic conditions that made such an event infinitely likelier?
Of course, in any society there will be a subset of the population prone to antisocial behaviors, but in a functional one, most members refrain from carjacking and hatecriming each other most of the time.
I like the post, but it is clear that some neighbors are really your enemy. For example, every single one that supported lockdowns and injection mandates is my enemy. More generally, every single one that wants to control everyone else is (now or in the future) my enemy.
Then you have neighbors who just want to be left alone and don't want to control you. These are your only friends.
Because you will end up disagreeing with everyone eventually. But the control freaks will not accept it. They will end up sending people with guns to force you to accept what they want. So, fuck them.
What about when they drag you out of your car and beat you into a coma during an elite-stoked protest about racism? Are they your enemy then?
Because I'm pretty sure everything I learned about combat told me that people trying to kill me are my enemy.
Yes, of course in that immediate sense, they would be your enemy. But who or what created the social, cultural, and economic conditions that made such an event infinitely likelier?
Of course, in any society there will be a subset of the population prone to antisocial behaviors, but in a functional one, most members refrain from carjacking and hatecriming each other most of the time.
I like the post, but it is clear that some neighbors are really your enemy. For example, every single one that supported lockdowns and injection mandates is my enemy. More generally, every single one that wants to control everyone else is (now or in the future) my enemy.
Then you have neighbors who just want to be left alone and don't want to control you. These are your only friends.
Because you will end up disagreeing with everyone eventually. But the control freaks will not accept it. They will end up sending people with guns to force you to accept what they want. So, fuck them.
Yeah I could have elaborated more on what I exactly meant in the last paragraph.