Nah, you got it backwards?:)
In a normal civilized society, government jobs attract the best and the
brightest (unlike the last four occupants of the Oval office, rolling my eyes
when I think about the current one?). If your leader is an idiot, expect to
defend yourself against him and his cronies. Leaders are role models also...
As the transition from primitive to civilized progresses, the social
conciousness changes too and you do not need guns, coz there is no thugs as the
ones you just described?it is as simple as that. I have always been amazed by
the fact that the concept of people living together peacefully without being
forced to is so foreign...
On the other hand you can go with the argument that idiots are easier to
control and in this case understand the need for guns, coz idiots care about
two things only:
Easy money and kick in the ass.
Boris
This hath not offended the king.
Sir Thomas More (at his execution)
And the original message was:
Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2003 15:35:47 -0500
From: "Walt Wayman" <hiwayman@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [OM] Re: ( OM ) OT OT Mike Moore OT OT and guns
Well, I don't think anybody ever called the CDC a right-wing
organization. And certainly not Reuters.
http://www.instapundit.com/archives/011803.php
Living under the rule of a soverign that disarms (meaning it fears
and distrusts) its citizens, a couple of doped-up, drunken or just
plain mean thugs with an aluminum baseball bat can come to your
front door, force their way in and for as long as it suits them do
as they please with you and your possessions -- not to mention
your wife, daughter, son, dog, cat or budgie.
If a pair of doped-up, drunken or just plain mean thugs come to my
front door, I'll just end up with another aluminum baseball bat
and an amusing story to tell my NRA buddies.
The fact that guns are illegal is not a deterrent to criminals,
who, as a species, themselves are illegal. I am constantly amused
that so many of those who are fervently anti-gun seem to think
that making the possession of firearms illegal will result in this
sort of thought process for the criminal: "Damn, I need some
money. I was going to rob a liquor store, but it's against the
law for me to have this pistol, and I could get in trouble for
that. I guess I'll have to go get a job at the car wash instead."
But we've argued this all before, and I'm quitting now. That is,
unless somebody starts singing the praises of Michael Moore again.
Walt, still armed, but only sometimes dangerous.
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