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In reply to the discussion: To our friends who claim they need guns to protect them from the Government [View all]SQUEE
(1,315 posts)106. giggle..again
Not being a Roman, I have no cohorts, and as you don't know me or anything about me in anyway, you assume I am right wing or racist?
My Leftist predecessors were very adamant in the use of arms. Che, Mao, Ensslin and Giap.. not exactly going on the Right Wing Rushmore
I know how many combat soldiers feel about leftists, having taken quite a bit of heat for my beliefs, so tell me there frylock, how does the military feel about the Left?
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To our friends who claim they need guns to protect them from the Government [View all]
DainBramaged
Jan 2013
OP
Once you shoot your first ATF- oder FBI-agent, you are gonna be an all-american hero.
DetlefK
Jan 2013
#1
I am yet to see that meme here or in real life. The closest I ever get is people concerned about
ProgressiveProfessor
Jan 2013
#2
If they're so concerned about the government coming to get them, why not cut military funding a bit?
ck4829
Jan 2013
#4
Apples and Oranges obviously. In those countries it was us against an entire country.
A Simple Game
Jan 2013
#14
you and your buddies that dispise [sic] the left are in a very vocal minority..
frylock
Jan 2013
#88
The main problem with this theory is that in those campaigns the US Still cared about most UN and
stevenleser
Jan 2013
#132
Today they're neocons. The same philosophy has existed for a long time under different names
jeff47
Jan 2013
#110
With the possible exception of Iraq, all of those were receiving material assistance from outside.
Adsos Letter
Jan 2013
#109
Also, if people hate their government it lets business do as they wish....
Spitfire of ATJ
Jan 2013
#39
Big bidness is reducing government to the size they can hire their own thugs to do it.
freshwest
Jan 2013
#60
Their dream is to link business to government so talking back to your boss is Treason.
Spitfire of ATJ
Jan 2013
#96
To be fair, what does that say of the original revolutionists? Were they wrong to revolt?
NYC_SKP
Jan 2013
#13
You can just drop that "willfully ignorant shit" right now, thank you. To continue...
NYC_SKP
Jan 2013
#21
People are free to, and may do, disagree. In fact, the 1% are doing just fine!
NYC_SKP
Jan 2013
#113
Thanks and welcome. I know that many good workers are unable to advocate publicly.
freshwest
Jan 2013
#56
People who hate the United States and don't want to be a part of it need to go live in another
kestrel91316
Jan 2013
#92
How many guns do you need? Why do you need assault-type weapons or automatics and massacre magazines
DainBramaged
Jan 2013
#54
Sorry, but Jefferson thought a revolution may be necessary every 2 decades
Blue Palasky
Jan 2013
#58
Oddly, the government is engaging in treason against the American people and Democracy itself.
Fire Walk With Me
Jan 2013
#62
All true, with a footnote: the American people, on the sugar tit of capitalism, have ENABLED every
patrice
Jan 2013
#87
Those yahoos can go from SUPPORT OUR TROOPS to SHOOT OUR TROOPS in the blink of an eye
Martin Eden
Jan 2013
#84
"Our attachment to no nation upon earth should supplant our attachment to liberty."
One_Life_To_Give
Jan 2013
#86
All of which add up to "Better dead than __________" but if freedom means anything at all, wouldn't
patrice
Jan 2013
#93
One life to give is fine as long as you make it your own & don't coerce others into the very thing
patrice
Jan 2013
#94
If Freedom isn't free, you* are not the ONE to decide the terms of its consequences for anyone
patrice
Jan 2013
#97
Perhaps it doesn't matter to you that it appears our military, or police, could get involved in
patrice
Jan 2013
#100
I thought OP is flamebait. Can't take the heat? Quit mucking around in the kitchen.
patrice
Jan 2013
#102
Not "the thread" that I "want to be 'mucking around' in" - Is that somekind of threat? Will
patrice
Jan 2013
#124
explain? But then that wouldn't be "plain and simple" would it? Have your read this yet?
patrice
Jan 2013
#139
Yayayayayayayaya of course you folks are going to spew all kinds of examples that matters
DainBramaged
Jan 2013
#130