Preaching to the Choir

[Bravo Vector Tango]

Concur. IIRC Machiavelli felt the same way when he wrote that 'War is politics by other means.'

We are all better served using terms lke debate, struggle, political action, and so on to minimize the perception that the 2A is about violence as the first option. It is not, but has served as an effective deterrent over the years.

Emphasise defense against ... (Fill in the blank).

I agree and did not intent to direct the conversation toward an actual war, I feel actual conflict would be the worse case scenario, I hope and pray that peaceable solutions that diplomacy will prevail. My comments were just in response to Stan mentioning that the 2A crowd may be in it alone IF it came down to it, Which I (respectfully, although perhaps over-optimistically) disagree with.

As with all things in life I would prefer diplomacy over other less civilized measures. especially involving fellow countrymen - even those that may not see eye to eye.

No need to put too much weight in the humble opinions of this here New blood, After spending a good amount of time on these boards reading I have come to respect and value the insight shared both Grendel related and not, and I will go back to quietly reading for the most part.