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In reply to the discussion: In case you missed this, Thom Hartmann on 2nd Amendment. [View all]4th law of robotics
(6,801 posts)17. The founders weren't concerned that the US would be taken out in a coup by the military
that's absurd.
They knew, quite rightly, that nations with large standing armies could use them equally well against domestic enemies as they could foreign ones.
There's a reason that all the large standing armies of continental Europe coincided with the rise of totalitarianism whereas the relatively weak army of the Brits* allowed the average citizen there far more freedoms than they would have enjoyed in say France.
A standing army has always been seen as a threat to freedom, not the nation itself.
*they relied on a powerful navy which while great for colonization and trade doesn't prove too valuable in keeping angry peasants on their farms.
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Not a "bunch of guys" just playing with their guns -- they are a bunch of racist assholes playing
Hoyt
Aug 2012
#9
Right, hoyt. Because it's plainly obvious that any white guys out in the woods are
HALO141
Aug 2012
#15
You need to get off those right wing gun sites, and pay attention to what is going on.
Hoyt
Aug 2012
#25
Hey, there are several gun carriers here who cite "thugs" as the reason they carry.
Hoyt
Aug 2012
#28
No, those who think racist militias, the Border Klan, assault weapons, etc., are all good,
Hoyt
Aug 2012
#32
Lots of things are legal, but immoral and just plain wrong. Hopefully DU will be good for you.
Hoyt
Aug 2012
#14
"That the people have a right to bear arms for the defense of themselves ..." Sounds good to me. nt
hack89
Aug 2012
#8
The founders weren't concerned that the US would be taken out in a coup by the military
4th law of robotics
Aug 2012
#17