Interesting. Not meaning to attack you here, just making an observation if the above statement is, in fact, indicative of your general mindset. Based on that last part, that you have so little faith in Americans, perhaps that's why so many here (myself included) have been so quick to label you a liberal. The base idea behind liberalism is lack of faith in people to do the right thing (so they must be made to do the right thing, by those who are their betters). Perhaps liberalism has been confused with cynicism.
I think that contrasts with the general mindset of most of the others around here, who do have faith in their fellow Americans, at least up to a certain point. Especially their fellow gun-toters. I was really starting to wonder about my fellow Americans myself, up until recently. The "grassroots resistance" that has come roaring to life over the past few months has given me back at least a glimmer of hope. Someone said in another post that Obama might be the greatest thing to happen to this country, since he and his administration are what finally brought that resistance to the forefront, woke people up. Sometimes, especially here in America, we need a very rude jolt to bring us out of our complacency.
I am merely stating that when it comes to the issue of firearms, American tend to talk a good game. The "assault weapons ban" is a prime example. There is a ban and no one does anything about it. The "assault weapons ban" was not defeated, it expired. I am a liberal--I am also a realist that has the ability to take observations from past experience an apply them to the current day.
"Grassroots resistance" is nothing more than a handful of "tea-party," i.e. Conservatives who have a political agenda, just like all other organizations. Americans ARE complacent. Hopefully Americans will in time become less complacent, but that is not human nature IMO.
Sara Mae!!!!!
i dont want to start a fight, but im really having trouble understanding your positions here!
i dont want want to call you, or associate a poster on a gun rights forum Sylvia Plathe!
someone that is so lost, that has no hope, no faith in humanity, no reason to carry on.
you have always reeked of strength, stamina, self reliance, righteousness and resolve!
you think there is only 1% chance this country is in deep trouble?
you think there is only 1 % chance that the public will try to restore our rights?
you think an illegal gun confiscation will go off nearly without issue?
I think you are wrong.
American gun totters are the main reason that gun confiscations have Not been tried!
Americans in the whole are the main reason that this America is still "The land of the Free and the home of the Brave!
I dont hope for the collapse of my government, so i can have a revolution.
I hope to restore my government to its rightful place, by the soap box and the ballot box!
If eventually it gets to the point that non violent methods prove inadequate, the ammo box will be required!
Not that I am trying to keep my name a secret on here, but I would prefer a bit of discretion, please. You might not agree with my views, but to throw my name out online like this, without asking is inappropriate. I have faith in humanity, but it is little due to the things that I observe. The simple act of observation and logic leads me to conclude that humanity by nature is self-destructive...how do we tame that urge? God, the barrel of a gun, nuclear weapons, you tell me, how!
Americans are definitely brave, but complacency has set in, since the seventies there has been a decline.
How to 'they' have a duty to POTUS?
President Obama is the commander of the US military, you might not be aware of that fact. So, they have a duty to the commander and to the country, but most importantly, to the Federal Government. I know that is a hard pill to swallow, but that's the way our system of government is structured.
