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I'm anarchist left, but I do think every human should have the right to defend themself and thereforce should be able to bear arms
I'm not american if anyone's gonna ask
Is that an uncommon stance among Anarchists?
hmm, it's kinda 50/50 in my experience, I've met a lot who think that the union, community, or whatever organised groups of people you have should enforce some kind of gun controll, especially true for people in countries without at least some gun culture
Anarchism requires revolution, so at minimum guns are necessary for that.
why would anarchism require a revolution? we could weaken the state gradually, which is a way better idea, since there will likely be a power vacuum after a revolution
Because, historically, the ruling classes never cede power willingly. I'm not an Anarchist though, I'm a Marxist-Leninist.