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  • Yeah not sure what Ukraine is doing there, clearly a troll. But not even the Soviet Union, China, US, UK all the other does not excuse them from their atrocities. They are all bad, it does not matter if a Communist or a Capitalist is oppressing you, oppression is oppression. Trying to excuse your oppression by referring to the other side does it too is not a valid argument. People deserve freedom not subjugation



  • notaviking@lemmy.worldtoComic Strips@lemmy.worldGun Nuts
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    27 天前

    Living in South Africa, I had to reluctantly get a gun, hate it but after they shot my neighbours leg off through her daughter’s window I knew I had no choice because I had 3 other women living with me.

    I will call it a successful gun ownership if I never have to use it, I really do not wish to be placed in that situation.

    Having seen people be killed by firearms in front of me, the police’s apathy as they were giggling at me when they saw my red eyes and saying it’s what rural poor people do (I think it was their way of comforting me).

    Some gun owners are reluctant owners, but really when you have as high a violent crime and murder rate as we do, you have to make a difficult choice.


  • One of the very few businesses excluded from the municipal licence exemption.

    Cannot start a watering hole without the municipality’s blessings (some money needs to grease the wheels).

    But basically led to a lot of underground drinking spots. They were a godsend during COVID lockdowns, any sale of alcohol was prohibited, there was some guy that was killed by the military when they found him drinking a beer in his own yard (which technically was legal).

    But yeah some stupid alcohol rules here in SA, not all for example drinking and driving, but most