Arming Ourselves Isn’t the Answer to Rising Authoritarianism

Unknown Cluster #290 Status: Active First seen: 2026-01-29 Last activity: 2026-01-29

Escalating political violence in this country — including the recent killings of Alex Pretti, Renee Good, and Keith Porter by federal immigration agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the US Border Patrol — has raised the question: In the face of an increasingly authoritarian state, should people on the Left arm themselves? Although […]

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Title	Source	Tier	Published
Arming Ourselves Isn’t the Answer to Rising Authoritarianism Representative	jacobin.com	S2	2026-01-27 10:31:19