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So, the noob with the low post count is going to speak up here.
As I understand it, the base tennents of OCDO are to 1) excersize our rights to open carry and 2) to de-sensitize the average Joe/Jane to the fact that folks DO open carry.
In the photos you have of our Soldiers & Marines ( I **think** they are all Army - can't tell in a couple)they are in areas of the world where the gun is (or was) the law and everyone has one and carrys it. Thus - they are de-sensitized.
However, in the U.S., we were all, supposedly, "civilized" a hundred years ago and no longer need to carry a side arm with us. So, folks that do carry are "paranoid," "whack jobs," or compensating for not driving a Ferrari.
Well, that's my analysis. I'll go back to my corner now.