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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]Motown_Johnny
(22,308 posts)123. No, this conversation has context.
We are talking about people who are going to take up arms against this nation because they think their 2nd amendment rights are being violated.
Some imagined future where things are so bad that even the military turns against the government is not within the context of this discussion.
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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