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In reply to the discussion: for gun fools claiming that their guns are to protect them from the government. [View all]Glassunion
(10,201 posts)45. I resemble that remark.
I have recent bought 1 month of food for 6 people. I don't like to consider myself an idiot.
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Fresh_Start
Jan 2013
OP
Sillier than a "democratic" government using killer drones to spy upon and rule over its people?
Fire Walk With Me
Jan 2013
#9
I never voted for the Patriot Act, the DHS, TSA, HR347, FISA, or drones.
Fire Walk With Me
Jan 2013
#81
but are they going to admit its because they are afraid of unusual noises in the night....
Fresh_Start
Jan 2013
#10
I don't think you're going to see law enforcement shooting missiles from drones and blowing
cherokeeprogressive
Jan 2013
#46
Law enforcement doesn't fly drones armed with missiles, nor do they fly AC-130s or A-10s. n/t
cherokeeprogressive
Jan 2013
#47
You seem pretty sure that American soldiers would not take up arms against fellow Americans
Hugabear
Jan 2013
#61
so they will outsource it like they outsourced all the other horrible things
Fresh_Start
Jan 2013
#18
You'll never get any National Guard troops to open fire on a crowd of protesting college students.
nyquil_man
Jan 2013
#52
The Confederate traitors had the bulk of the professional army and you know it.
MightyMopar
Jan 2013
#60
I don't see any theme that could unify a disparate, comfortable and complacent nation
LanternWaste
Jan 2013
#38
Why anyone even thinks it would be reasonable to take on US military is not smart.
Thinkingabout
Jan 2013
#42
That guy that held back the red army tanks in Tienanmen Square would be more effective
doc03
Jan 2013
#30
So the next time somebody might have a sawed off shotgun, there's an immediate airstrike?
dairydog91
Jan 2013
#37
I'm assuming RW insurgents would be "insurging" against a Democratic president
Nuclear Unicorn
Jan 2013
#98
In AFGN our total manpower commitment any one time would barely fill a college football stadium. An
Erose999
Jan 2013
#84
We've lost over 3,000 soldiers in 12 years. And now, we lost because we didn't really want to win?
Romulox
Jan 2013
#87
I'm just giving you a statistic I'm not implying anything about whether we're "winning" or "losing"
Erose999
Jan 2013
#89
We've also never fought such an army on the continental US. Unless you consider the Confederacy to
Erose999
Jan 2013
#108
Its difficult to argue that France or Russia are less romantic than America
Fresh_Start
Jan 2013
#100
I just tell them they nave NOTHING to fear from the government unless they have
kestrel91316
Jan 2013
#103