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It's the same magical thinking conservatives use. Believing or so desperately wanting simple solutions to complex problems. They have nuclear weapons for Christ's sake. Even assuming you could get them all to just stand down and comply. What would you even do? Would take possession of the weapons Etc. It's just absurd on its face.
But that doesn't stop them. I pointed out the similarities between them and the magats they hate a year and a half ago. At the height of the propaganda surrounding the 24 elections. Receiving reactionary hatred. Hell. I recently told them plainly. That the issues in Gaza were unfortunately never on the balance. Seeing as both Biden and Trump had largely the same stance. And it was always going to be one of the two elected. The sad pyrrhic down voting and shrill calls of Zionist and Israel lover were very predictable. And laughable.
I'm just honestly not sure if they're really that young. That ignorant. Or if there's some bigger conspiracy going on. Honestly though I think it's just delusion.
Just delusion. As you said, it's the same as MAGA types. Mirror the script and improve the grammar slightly, and it's literally the same arguments peddled by fascists.