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  • Early on after the Revolutionary War concluded, there were several rebellions quelled by the new government, Shay’a rebellion, the Whiskey rebellion, and several slave rebellions to name a few. All were quelled. The last “real” rebellion, you might argue, was the Americanbcivik war, and that played out like the others. Not that any of these occurred under color of the second amendment, as such, but certainly these are cases where people took up arms to redress grievances and it didn’t so much work out.

    So no, I shouldn’t think people asserting their 2A rights to redress grievances with the government is a viable path. And really, the 2 amendment isn’t intended to keep Tue government in check or prevent overreach. It was written in an era where the standing army was comprised largely of state militias and irregular volunteers. It wasn’t necessarily intended or written to keep itself in check. That’s a later phenomenon and, if history serves, a fantasy



















  • SolidGrue@lemmy.worldtoAsklemmy@lemmy.mlAre you cancelling streaming services?
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    9 months ago

    I’m not your down vote, but fuck Plex. Resource-intensive code to start, and also fuck their pushy cloud-first posture. I dropped them like a hot potato when they obfuscated requiring a cloud account to watch streaming locally. Shady stuff, especially when you’re self-hosting.

    Jellyfin is WAY less intrusive. It just works for local streaming, and for discreet sharing among trusted affiliates. Maybe not as pooshed or feature complete as Plex, bit it’s far less obnoxious on my resources, and my affiliates