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"If God had intended us to have guns we'd have been born with them."
Pretty dumb remark, eh? But think about it. That's the perfect state of equilibrium that this site desires. Everybody has a gun, and carries it with him (or her) at all times. So, according to this site, the proper state of human existence is to be equipped with a gun. That way everybody is equal in the sight of our gun sights. Nobody gets to rob, steal, rape or break in anymore because everybody's got a gun and nobody is stronger than anybody else. AND the govmn't can't tell us what to do either because their guns are no stronger than ours, right?
But look at history. There was a time when the gun hadn't been invented yet. So the perfect state of equilibrium then was that everybody had a knife, I guess, or a sword or something. There are societies to this day, the Sikh's for example that worship their knives - comparable to us worshipping our guns. Or the Japanese Samuri's who worshipped (some still do) their swords. There's always been a weapon fetish. The only thing that haschanged down the centuries is the weapon. Right now it's guns. But what's next?
What if somebody invented a weapon that would neutralize any opponent withoutkilling him, or even harming him? What if we had a weapon that would simply....I don't know...change the opponents mood? Cause him not to WANT to rape us, or rob us. Make him happy for a few minutes, long enough for us to get away without harm?
Wouldn't you guys still be agitating for the right to bear arms?You would wouldn't you? You've got your 2nd Amendment and you refuse to give itup, even if thedamn things go obsolete. Becauseyou love them. The goBANG! They make noise. They're heavy and steeely and they make a big holes in things. You feel better with one. That's why you take it to church with you. What are you gonna do with it in a Church? Nothing. But it makes you feel better, safer, stronger, more alive.
It's like those guys withthe Harleys. Those motorcycles that roar down the street with their muffler's compromised so that they make as much noise as possible. It's a gas! It's a thrill! It pisses people off when they go by rattling the windows all around and setting off everybodies car alarms! They love it. They love the chaos and the 'FREEDOM'!
Never mind that we're on theverge of having electric motorcycles that are cheaper, faster, safer,andwill be able to run rings around those internal combustion dynosaurs. The problem with the electrics isTHEY'RE TOO QUIET! You can't hear them COMING! You can't scare the daylights out of anybody with an electic goddamn motorcycle, goddammit!
Well get used to it mo..f...k....rs. The day is coming when your GUNS will be similarly obsolete. Nobody will be able to get the drop on anybody else because we'llall have a 'weapon' that will neutralize anybodywithout risk or harm to anybody. No more rapes because you'll pointyour weapon at him andhe'lljust lose interest. Something like that. And all this Jeffersonian, Patric Henryist bullshit will go by the wayside.
We'll all become mild mannered,ultra-polite, nebbishy, peace loving,autonomous, self-reliant, self protectors, because nobody will have any power over us greater than than the harmless but invincible'weapons' we will all'carry' that will neutralize any and all adversaries without bloodletting.
Wouldn't that be nice?
"If God had intended us to have guns we'd have been born with them."
Pretty dumb remark, eh? But think about it. That's the perfect state of equilibrium that this site desires. Everybody has a gun, and carries it with him (or her) at all times. So, according to this site, the proper state of human existence is to be equipped with a gun. That way everybody is equal in the sight of our gun sights. Nobody gets to rob, steal, rape or break in anymore because everybody's got a gun and nobody is stronger than anybody else. AND the govmn't can't tell us what to do either because their guns are no stronger than ours, right?
But look at history. There was a time when the gun hadn't been invented yet. So the perfect state of equilibrium then was that everybody had a knife, I guess, or a sword or something. There are societies to this day, the Sikh's for example that worship their knives - comparable to us worshipping our guns. Or the Japanese Samuri's who worshipped (some still do) their swords. There's always been a weapon fetish. The only thing that haschanged down the centuries is the weapon. Right now it's guns. But what's next?
What if somebody invented a weapon that would neutralize any opponent withoutkilling him, or even harming him? What if we had a weapon that would simply....I don't know...change the opponents mood? Cause him not to WANT to rape us, or rob us. Make him happy for a few minutes, long enough for us to get away without harm?
Wouldn't you guys still be agitating for the right to bear arms?You would wouldn't you? You've got your 2nd Amendment and you refuse to give itup, even if thedamn things go obsolete. Becauseyou love them. The goBANG! They make noise. They're heavy and steeely and they make a big holes in things. You feel better with one. That's why you take it to church with you. What are you gonna do with it in a Church? Nothing. But it makes you feel better, safer, stronger, more alive.
It's like those guys withthe Harleys. Those motorcycles that roar down the street with their muffler's compromised so that they make as much noise as possible. It's a gas! It's a thrill! It pisses people off when they go by rattling the windows all around and setting off everybodies car alarms! They love it. They love the chaos and the 'FREEDOM'!
Never mind that we're on theverge of having electric motorcycles that are cheaper, faster, safer,andwill be able to run rings around those internal combustion dynosaurs. The problem with the electrics isTHEY'RE TOO QUIET! You can't hear them COMING! You can't scare the daylights out of anybody with an electic goddamn motorcycle, goddammit!
Well get used to it mo..f...k....rs. The day is coming when your GUNS will be similarly obsolete. Nobody will be able to get the drop on anybody else because we'llall have a 'weapon' that will neutralize anybodywithout risk or harm to anybody. No more rapes because you'll pointyour weapon at him andhe'lljust lose interest. Something like that. And all this Jeffersonian, Patric Henryist bullshit will go by the wayside.
We'll all become mild mannered,ultra-polite, nebbishy, peace loving,autonomous, self-reliant, self protectors, because nobody will have any power over us greater than than the harmless but invincible'weapons' we will all'carry' that will neutralize any and all adversaries without bloodletting.
Wouldn't that be nice?
