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Romulus Quirinus

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9. Masses do not act on reason

Reply to dtom67 (Reply #3)

Tue Jan 29, 2013, 04:05 PM

Jan 2013

so give them guns.

Perfectly sensible, lol.

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"The best defense against tyranny is an informed and engaged citizenry. Not millions of petty armed [View all] srican69 Jan 2013 OP

Man, that nails it. That is exactly what an a-hole with a gun is: a tyrant. SunSeeker Jan 2013 #1

Hard to argue against this logic regjoe Jan 2013 #2

I'm sure if those thousands of petty campers all had AR-15s, you'd just love them. Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2013 #12

Post removed Post removed Jan 2013 #15

Please explain "those types" Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2013 #16

Why, the type who prefer to protest regjoe Jan 2013 #17

Oh, obviously. Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2013 #18

Obviously regjoe Jan 2013 #21

Further erosion of the right, or further erosion of the Right? Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2013 #23

What erosion? bongbong Jan 2013 #30

Banned at KOS/DU is that U? Rex Jan 2013 #57

those types? smiley Jan 2013 #19

Isn't it Obvious? Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2013 #20

So you are for some form of gun control it looks like. hrmjustin Jan 2013 #34

The occupy movement is trying to get economic justice for the people of this nation. hrmjustin Jan 2013 #33

Define success union_maid Jan 2013 #38

Ahhh...trolls...they never can get history correct. Rex Jan 2013 #56

no... dtom67 Jan 2013 #3

But if the mob is coming for you or your food, you wont be able to stop them all. WHEN CRABS ROAR Jan 2013 #7

What mob? Are you planning to be Left Behind from the Rapture? Hekate Jan 2013 #8

My point simply was, his guns wont save him from WHEN CRABS ROAR Jan 2013 #14

Perhaps I misunderstood your intent Hekate Jan 2013 #22

Masses do not act on reason Romulus Quirinus Jan 2013 #9

+++1 patrice Jan 2013 #55

It is not rational to assume that since something has not happened it cannot/will not happen, especi patrice Jan 2013 #54

& it is rational to hypothesize that "less and less probable" I mentioned in my previous post *IS* patrice Jan 2013 #59

K&R. JDPriestly Jan 2013 #4

Perfectly Stated cer7711 Jan 2013 #5

Yeah. If you listen to these idiots you'd think SheilaT Jan 2013 #6

I will agree with you on your last points, WHEN CRABS ROAR Jan 2013 #10

And no revolution has ever been successful without a huge influx of guns Democracyinkind Jan 2013 #28

But the influx of guns in the recent revolutions I'm thinking about SheilaT Jan 2013 #29

I must have misread your post yesterday... It was late.. I thought you were saying the opposite of Democracyinkind Jan 2013 #37

No problem. It's amazing how often I will SheilaT Jan 2013 #61

LOL bongbong Jan 2013 #31

Edited Democracyinkind Jan 2013 #36

+ a million Blue_Tires Jan 2013 #11

Bunch of Ramno wannabees that think life is a movie libtodeath Jan 2013 #13

Al Capone legaleagle_45 Jan 2013 #24

That is terrific advice for a one on one situation ....not so terrific when you consider the srican69 Jan 2013 #25

True enough legaleagle_45 Jan 2013 #27

Threat of force???? bongbong Jan 2013 #32

Do you really think that snort Jan 2013 #40

I'm reminded of a study where Fox News viewers are less informed Incitatus Jan 2013 #26

Until that tyranny decides to start murdering an informed and engaged citizenry. Throd Jan 2013 #35

Then you are fucked irrespective of whether you own guns or not. srican69 Jan 2013 #39

Better to die on my feet than live on my knees derby378 Jan 2013 #41

I just don't understand paranoia that USA is going to turn from a mature democracy into a srican69 Jan 2013 #44

Well, there WAS George W. Bush... derby378 Jan 2013 #46

As disastrous his presidency was, on every conceivable level, save humanitarian efforts in Africa... srican69 Jan 2013 #50

K&R stonecutter357 Jan 2013 #42

What do you mean? Eleanors38 Jan 2013 #49

TROLL stonecutter357 Jan 2013 #52

I guess you have no intelligent answer, do you? Eleanors38 Jan 2013 #62

re:"The best defense against tyranny is an informed and engaged citizenry. Not millions of petty arm allan01 Jan 2013 #43

"challenged in court?" It had been. nt Eleanors38 Jan 2013 #47

TROLL stonecutter357 Jan 2013 #63

Nothing intelligent from you? Again? Eleanors38 Jan 2013 #64

Smart stonecutter357 Jan 2013 #65

After repeating the same word twice, I flushed you out... Eleanors38 Jan 2013 #66

- is public education, hence privatization on the lessons. grahamhgreen Jan 2013 #45

Is this now a main ideology for Occupy, or is this a breakaway or affinity group? Eleanors38 Jan 2013 #48

no there is no 'main ideology' from occupy .. there are no official positions .. this was a just srican69 Jan 2013 #51

KICK!!! patrice Jan 2013 #53

Informed and engaged yes rustydog Jan 2013 #58

Yes, the second group blocks the first group from acting most of the time. freshwest Jan 2013 #60