08-18-2021, 06:32 PM
(08-18-2021, 06:14 PM)BmorePat87 Wrote: but comparing the Taliban to gun owners fearing tyranny was cool?
He wasn't comparing the Taliban to US gun owners as people, he was pointing out that armed insurgents with no airforce, navy or tanks, coupled with minimal support weaponry resisted the US military for twenty years. This rather puts the lie to the claims of many that US citizens armed only with small arms would stand no chance against a US military that has F-15's and nukes. So, it's nothing close to the same type of comparison as there is no ideology being compared, just facts about armed resistance to a modern, even the most modern, military.
(08-18-2021, 06:18 PM)Nately120 Wrote: I honestly assumed he meant the "religion" of Trumpism. I guess he would have said cult in that case, though.
I doubt it. Regardless "Trumpism" is not a religion. There's a reason why the de-Nazification went so much smoother than anticipated. Because the Nazi leaders were only men, claiming no divine guidance. Discrediting a human being is a far more simple task than discrediting "god", no matter how persuasive that human is/was or how many followers they had at one point. Or how absurd the "god" in question is, for that matter.