08-05-2019, 05:11 PM
I am sorry to see Stan's posts go. While Stan and I may not always agree, I appreciate his candor.
Stan, you're wrong by the way. You have immense weight to throw into threads. Your learned wisdom is welcome anytime. How you choose to use it or throw it is entirely your prerogative.
Stan seems to rub too many folks the wrong way. He's right here, technically. The majority of my post is a rant. And individually they have nothing to do with the second amendment in and of themselves. However, I believe each of these issues are a perfect illustration about how we are being stripped of our rights; how we have been stripped already of our rights. So, to bring light to the fact that removing our second amendment freedoms are being eroded by a mindset that believes that the ultimate goal is a society in which no one is free to make choices for themselves any more.
I've had enough of the losing. Keep your filthy fingers off my guns. So: "No. You've taken enough from us already, here are some examples." is the entire point.
Stan do you really believe the mindset of the folks that wish to disarm us is not well illustrated in the litany of ways our lives are being forcibly controlled, especially by some of the few listed here? You're right that the list is full of things that have nothing to do with arms. They are each and every one perfect examples of rights and beliefs that have been forbidden or ostricised to the fringe the way gun ownership is being treated. They give shining example to what happens when society cows to the influences that seem to insist that they "know best for everyone, so just make it easier and go along".
The entire point is that while the current target is our right to keep and bear arms, other targeted rights and beliefs have already been taken. And shining the light on how poorly that has worked out for us is absolutely related. Directly. Plainly.
Stan, you're wrong by the way. You have immense weight to throw into threads. Your learned wisdom is welcome anytime. How you choose to use it or throw it is entirely your prerogative.
Stan seems to rub too many folks the wrong way. He's right here, technically. The majority of my post is a rant. And individually they have nothing to do with the second amendment in and of themselves. However, I believe each of these issues are a perfect illustration about how we are being stripped of our rights; how we have been stripped already of our rights. So, to bring light to the fact that removing our second amendment freedoms are being eroded by a mindset that believes that the ultimate goal is a society in which no one is free to make choices for themselves any more.
I've had enough of the losing. Keep your filthy fingers off my guns. So: "No. You've taken enough from us already, here are some examples." is the entire point.
Stan do you really believe the mindset of the folks that wish to disarm us is not well illustrated in the litany of ways our lives are being forcibly controlled, especially by some of the few listed here? You're right that the list is full of things that have nothing to do with arms. They are each and every one perfect examples of rights and beliefs that have been forbidden or ostricised to the fringe the way gun ownership is being treated. They give shining example to what happens when society cows to the influences that seem to insist that they "know best for everyone, so just make it easier and go along".
The entire point is that while the current target is our right to keep and bear arms, other targeted rights and beliefs have already been taken. And shining the light on how poorly that has worked out for us is absolutely related. Directly. Plainly.
Nothing kills the incentive of men faster than a healthy sense of entitlement. Nothing kills entitlement faster than a healthy sense of achievement.