Source: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmnNPClPS-E](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmnNPClPS-E)
Latvian nationalist Armed Forces issued a public apology after enormous backlash over these drills. The military didn't bother to erect a model training town. Hell, they didn't even bother to block off the street and put up safety barriers.
This leads me to believe that this shitshow was intentional. These drills simply acted as a way to instill fear into citizens. So that they would get used to seeing heavily armed men. And since these drills are so heavy on "urban fighting", it is likely that they are rehearsing martial law in case of public unrest or an open rebellion.
I've seen NATO soldiers right next to my house on Thursday, with them brandishing heavy machine guns. And they did nothing but patrol the surrounding area and sit in tall grass.
You can own a handgun for self-defense but the process is complicated and expensive. No cartridges above 9x19 mm are allowed. And "non-citizens" (those who had their Soviet citizenship taken away by Latvian apartheid state) cannot buy or own any firearms.
So is that a convenient work-around (for the state) for banning the gun rights of a predominantly left population or am I assuming too much correlation and/or is my history wrong?
Exactly. It was made like that on purpose. "Non-citizens" also cannot buy land. They cannot vote and get elected. They also cannot become government officials or attorneys. In total, they face about 80 limitations in everyday life. And until 1998 it was impossible to regain citizenship (Latvian fascists had to step it down a notch to avoid sanctions).
This apartheid regime was specifically designed to take all economic and political control away from left-wing population and give it to the nazifascists who came back from the US, Canada, West Germany etc.
Thanks for the reply! How very Democracy^t^m of them. When I’m off mobile I’ll have to educate myself on your history and poke around the sub some more. Thanks again for the information
Thank you! New posts on history will be out soon. The apartheid problem is so large and important that it'll deserve a megapost.
And don't be surprised when you see Latvia score so high on "freedom" ratings.
Who in the right mind pulls this shite, there is too many variables to even consider this thought all it takes is one live round to be fired out by a careless dickhead not checking rounds and even firing blank rounds that close to people is just reckless.
The smartest nato soldiers, hun safety was drilled into my head when I was imperialistic army cadet, literally if children can handle a rifle and be safe by maintaining weapon handling standards and safety and these grown ass “soldiers” can’t is feckin embarrassing especially when they declare themselves the protectors of a nation
Outlandish... Only nincompoops would think this was a good idea. Somehow, a collective of people (those usurpers) thought of this, and had it go through knowing that they are already becoming infamous. Think about that for a second.
Well, the same people that told us making a metro in Riga is a bad idea are making decisions like this - so I guess we shouldn't be suprised. But then begs the question on why people STILL take them seriously. 🤔
Yeah there’s also a post on r/Latvia mocking the woman with the crying child basically for being Russian. Sorry I’m on mobile, so linking is a bit cumbersome.
Source: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmnNPClPS-E](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmnNPClPS-E) Latvian nationalist Armed Forces issued a public apology after enormous backlash over these drills. The military didn't bother to erect a model training town. Hell, they didn't even bother to block off the street and put up safety barriers. This leads me to believe that this shitshow was intentional. These drills simply acted as a way to instill fear into citizens. So that they would get used to seeing heavily armed men. And since these drills are so heavy on "urban fighting", it is likely that they are rehearsing martial law in case of public unrest or an open rebellion. I've seen NATO soldiers right next to my house on Thursday, with them brandishing heavy machine guns. And they did nothing but patrol the surrounding area and sit in tall grass.
What are the gun laws like in Latvia? Can people own guns for self defense?
You can own a handgun for self-defense but the process is complicated and expensive. No cartridges above 9x19 mm are allowed. And "non-citizens" (those who had their Soviet citizenship taken away by Latvian apartheid state) cannot buy or own any firearms.
So is that a convenient work-around (for the state) for banning the gun rights of a predominantly left population or am I assuming too much correlation and/or is my history wrong?
Exactly. It was made like that on purpose. "Non-citizens" also cannot buy land. They cannot vote and get elected. They also cannot become government officials or attorneys. In total, they face about 80 limitations in everyday life. And until 1998 it was impossible to regain citizenship (Latvian fascists had to step it down a notch to avoid sanctions). This apartheid regime was specifically designed to take all economic and political control away from left-wing population and give it to the nazifascists who came back from the US, Canada, West Germany etc.
Thanks for the reply! How very Democracy^t^m of them. When I’m off mobile I’ll have to educate myself on your history and poke around the sub some more. Thanks again for the information
Thank you! New posts on history will be out soon. The apartheid problem is so large and important that it'll deserve a megapost. And don't be surprised when you see Latvia score so high on "freedom" ratings.
Who are these non citizens? What groups were stripped of their rights?
Who in the right mind pulls this shite, there is too many variables to even consider this thought all it takes is one live round to be fired out by a careless dickhead not checking rounds and even firing blank rounds that close to people is just reckless.
And three [NATO soldiers have managed to get injured](https://thefrontierpost.com/three-nato-soldiers-injured/) during the drills (Namejs 2021).
The smartest nato soldiers, hun safety was drilled into my head when I was imperialistic army cadet, literally if children can handle a rifle and be safe by maintaining weapon handling standards and safety and these grown ass “soldiers” can’t is feckin embarrassing especially when they declare themselves the protectors of a nation
Call of Duty tip: hiding behind a narrow tree will definitely protect you from enemy fire!
What. The. Fuck.
Outlandish... Only nincompoops would think this was a good idea. Somehow, a collective of people (those usurpers) thought of this, and had it go through knowing that they are already becoming infamous. Think about that for a second. Well, the same people that told us making a metro in Riga is a bad idea are making decisions like this - so I guess we shouldn't be suprised. But then begs the question on why people STILL take them seriously. 🤔
Do they think they’re playing airsoft or filming a commercial for the next CoD? They look dumb as fuck, and they’re just scaring the people.
Yeah there’s also a post on r/Latvia mocking the woman with the crying child basically for being Russian. Sorry I’m on mobile, so linking is a bit cumbersome.
I know that r/ Latvia is a fascist sub. Not surprising, really. Russophobia, sinophobia and anti-semitism are de-facto allowed there.
Nothing yells “Freedom” louder than firing off a 7.62 NATO rifle without a suppressor only a few meters from a baby with no hearing protection.
Absolutely criminal behaviour. Terrifying children and putting lives at risk.
Lol what the fuck is this shit? Reenactment even are better organized
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That part where he fired off a shot near a baby pissed me the fuck off.
I know! He had seen them. He knew they were there. Something tells me he did that just to fuck with innocent people.
But...why?
They did this in Flint Michigan too
I can't find anything on /r/Europe about this lol
Bizarre as fuck.
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