Good Lord, man! Is it possible for you to overvalue the role of private citizens w/guns any more than you are?? I don't think so. Do you live in the 1700s?? Please tell me the last time, post-1800, that private American citizens grabbed their weapons, rose up, and overthrew a corrupt government or government entity by force??
It's sad that you UNDERESTIMATE the value of an armed citizenry. I imagine you'd be among the FIRST to turn-in your firearms without so much as a whimper when the central government demands it.
Without an armed citizenry, there is NO TELLING what sort of oppressive and tyrannical government would exist in America right now. We've already seen what value the central government places on an armed citizenry... Unconstitutional gun confiscations, excessive and ridiculous gun control laws by the tens of thousands, all of which I'm sure that you obey to the letter.
You seem to have all sorts of problems with our system of government, so that begs the question....exactly how many revolutions do you plan on leading?? Stop being a paper tiger, a keyboard saber-rattler. Either grab your gun and do something about it or stop going around acting like Captain Avenger on these boards. It's a bit tedious.
So far, all of my sabre-rattling has been confined to this ONE THREAD in this forum. As for starting revolutions, I'd be proud to do so — but I'm sure I wouldn't see
YOU there on the front lines.
See, unlike you,
I don't believe the outrageous LIE that
"You can't love your country and hate your government." You know who said that, right? No less an un-American hack than President William Jefferson Clinton, the same president who oversaw the rise of terrorism on American soil during the 1990s, and whose justice department actually racked up quite a number of civilian kills.
See, if you knew anything about history and government — which you obviously don't — you'd know that a tyrannical government always seeks to disarm the public FIRST. We're not so politically and socially evolved that we have risen above the lessons of history. Although you seem to think so.
And as far as your avatar is concerned, when I look at it I think "showoff", "wannabe tough guy", "newbie trying too hard to impress", etc. etc.
So says my critic from behind an anonymous screen name and NO mugshot, because he fears for his identity.