Thread:4th of Augustball/@comment-38190122-20200311185625/@comment-31790865-20200312214315

Because the populous in times of economic/political strife (during the times pre Metaxas and pre Franco) turn to radical alternatives. Arming them will simply result in either another Spanish Civil War or an armed insurgency of Nazis/Communists or Anarchists.

Even if it was during peace time, I wouldn't trust something like "Second Amendment" (and no, not because of muh school shootings). I wouldn't trust it because the idea of "the populous rising against a totalitarian government" can be abused by those who possess differentiating divisions. An Anarchists views all governments as "oppressive and totalitarian". Leftists view Donald Trump as "literally Hitler". Do they possess the right to rise up against these government based off of their biased definitions?

(note: I am an Australian, thus we don't have things such as the "right to bear arms" or the Second Amendment. If I have misunderstood the amendment, feel free to school me)