Summary
During a House Oversight Committee hearing, Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) repeatedly shouted an anti-trans slur despite objections from Democratic Rep. Gerald Connolly.
She defended her remarks by attacking transgender rights and dismissing criticism.
The outburst drew condemnation from LGBTQ+ advocates and political figures, highlighting her shift from previously supporting LGBTQ+ rights to embracing anti-trans rhetoric.
Mace has used the slur in past statements and introduced legislation restricting transgender rights.
Against rando MAGAts, sure, but against the government? It’s going to take more than commercial-grade weaponry to take on the military.
The US government has lost all wars against gorilla warfare since i have been alive. And that is with an untouchable economy, uninterrupted logistics, and numbers.
None of that would be a thing in a revolt of the US. US Civilian weaponry is some of the finest in the world. And a 22. Will kill a man just as dead as a .50 BMG
Yeah, but they lost in the sense that the cost-benefit of conflict on the other side of the world was no longer worth it, not an existential loss. And they were fighting people whose backs were up against the wall in a big way. A Vietnamese farmer didn’t have the option to sit around in air conditioning watching TV.
The thing people don’t realize about guerrilla warfare is that being a guerrilla really fucking sucks. Nothing is safe, you’re constantly on the run and crawling through the dirt, no security from bombs falling, no secure supply lines, etc. You need a reliably supportive population to make it work.
If you compare a Vietnamese rice farmer to an average modern day American, you’d be hard-pressed to find two people more different from each other.
I’m all for armed resistance, but it’s important to look at the specific material conditions and not just assume the same tactics will be viable.
I’d like you to be right, but I have my doubts. Maybe we’ll find out.