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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

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Inb4 muh guns good tho, find your own shower this one's mine >:)

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All means that have been used for gun control and disarmament in the USA has been steeped in racism. Most neo-liberal anti-gun people don't seem to acknowledge this fact like with the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulford_Act. Nor how the police are almost guaranteed to kill a black person when they're armed in some capacity even if they are complying. Not like the origins of the police were systematic racism as well as classism. Nope, not at all.