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17. Armed Militia is still active today because of the 2nd Amendment. Armed Militia was active before

Reply to AlbertCat (Reply #14)

Mon Jan 28, 2013, 01:21 PM

Jan 2013

and after the Civil War. Armed Militia was active before the Revolutionary War in America.

Before President Obama issued Executive Actions to regulate the Armed Militia, it was not well regulated enough. Maybe more regulation needs to happen. This is my opinion.

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Chris Hedges: White Power to the Rescue [View all] marmar Jan 2013 OP

du rec. nt xchrom Jan 2013 #1

I'm glad he's writing about this. gateley Jan 2013 #2

Chris Hedges made some very similar remarks at this conference at MIT in December 2012... xocet Jan 2013 #13

Thanks! gateley Jan 2013 #19

bookmarking for reading later Lifelong Protester Jan 2013 #3

WOW, that was powerful. OneGrassRoot Jan 2013 #4

Hedges is such a great writer Blecht Jan 2013 #5

I'm glad he brought up that comparison. I had never thought of it that way, loudsue Jan 2013 #10

The naming of this park after a genocidal maniac speaks volumes... gtar100 Jan 2013 #6

I lived in NC in the 50's and Texas in the 80's. Same shit, different day. mountain grammy Jan 2013 #7

K&R. nt awoke_in_2003 Jan 2013 #8

Poor whites hated slavery also. vinny9698 Jan 2013 #9

Poor whites hated slavery also. AlbertCat Jan 2013 #16

K&R redqueen Jan 2013 #11

Excellent article. I strongly recommend reading it in full. n/t Mister Ed Jan 2013 #12

those who laud the Confederacy and those who detest it, AlbertCat Jan 2013 #14

Armed Militia is still active today because of the 2nd Amendment. Armed Militia was active before DhhD Jan 2013 #17

Kicking to read later arcane1 Jan 2013 #15

The U.S. outsourced the slavery and still fully supports it just1voice Jan 2013 #18