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In reply to the discussion: Poll: 29% Think Armed Rebellion Might Soon Be Necessary [View all]get the red out
(13,462 posts)85. Reality vs fantasy
Most of these people couldn't go two days without Taco Bell, let alone hide up in the mountains scavenging and planning their next attack.
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I see nothing about your views and activities to suggest you are progressive...
Eleanors38
May 2013
#100
you pretty much only post from the right on one issue here --guns but you expect us...
CreekDog
May 2013
#135
Actually, I'm very liberal on the Second. What did you think of Occupy in your area?
Eleanors38
May 2013
#139
We need standardized testing to make sure teachers are doing their job! (nt)
reACTIONary
May 2013
#113
like rotten fruit the lone/tiny group nutcases will drop off the vines and act out.
Sunlei
May 2013
#80
Do they think they're going to have to strap on a bandelaro and head to the mountains?
htuttle
May 2013
#6
Is the suggestion of hanging those folks an endorsement of the death penalty? nt
bike man
May 2013
#105
I have no problems for death penalties for insurrection, pedos or other heinous crimes.
Katashi_itto
May 2013
#117
that's about the same percentage as the proportion of American voters comprising...
mike_c
May 2013
#8
I wonder how many of this "29%" would lose their stomach for rebellion as soon as they faced a burst
Victor_c3
May 2013
#20
Brilliantly phrased poll question. What percentage thought that the moon MIGHT be made of Jello? n/t
Bossy Monkey
May 2013
#21
shocking to see that opposing gun regulation is predictive of being a Sandy Hook Truther
geek tragedy
May 2013
#22
And you would get the same racist baggers who are talking about an "armed rebellion" eom
rdharma
May 2013
#35
See the civil war. Same people would lose just as bad as the traitors lost back then.
graham4anything
May 2013
#52
The faux newzed, dittoheaded, hannitized, gun-loving, bible-thumping, RW moron crowd.
DCBob
May 2013
#38
That is just about 80-20 or 75-25 NOT. Extremists on both sides need to be rendered obsolete.
graham4anything
May 2013
#51
I think you would be looking more at states succeeding rather than little groups of people
davidn3600
May 2013
#62
And just how do they think they will win against drones, heavy artillery, tanks
RoccoR5955
May 2013
#74
don't understand what that 29% of armed idiots? internet overloaded? want to shoot?
Sunlei
May 2013
#78
Yea well our masters will call out the army on any rebelion and our beloved soldiers will kill them.
L0oniX
May 2013
#84
an armed rebellion in this country would be no different than one in the middle east.
olddad56
May 2013
#93
soon = when there aren't enough Republicans left in Congress to plausibly surrender to
yurbud
May 2013
#103
Poor old Honest Abe! Unreconstructed secessionists have taken over his party
struggle4progress
May 2013
#110
If we tried to pass COMPLETE CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM (CCFR) we would need to arm
Dustlawyer
May 2013
#121
They may be right. These southern know nothing's may need their ass trashed again
on point
May 2013
#129