Wednesday, April 30 2008, 2:28 pm
People are afraid of what they do not understand, and what they cannot control.
This explains much of the current political trend towards gun confiscation. Certain segments of our current politcal topology want to tramble the citizens' right to bear arms because they fear guns... for the above two reasons.
They do not understand them, and they cannot control them.
This approach is wrong-headed from the start. Politicians ARE NOT in the business of control. In fact, they had better not be treating it as a "business" at all. They are in the role of servitude, servitude to the people. The government, at least in the late, great United States, is a tool of the people, serving only to effect the people's will.
I'll say it again. Politicians should not *try* to control people. The should be concerned only with the self-sacrificing service that they are employed in: effecting the will of the people.
The passage of the post-Katrina, non-confiscation law is a step in the right direction. However, it is the first right step after a long series of missteps.
There should be MASSIVE PUBLIC OUTCRY over those events -- and what they signify.
However. I see no reason why we can't rescue this country from within the current legal and political system.
The rudiments are all there. It just takes education, a steadfast commitment to the truth, sacrifice of all kinds, and a tireless, dedicated minority.
This explains much of the current political trend towards gun confiscation. Certain segments of our current politcal topology want to tramble the citizens' right to bear arms because they fear guns... for the above two reasons.
They do not understand them, and they cannot control them.
This approach is wrong-headed from the start. Politicians ARE NOT in the business of control. In fact, they had better not be treating it as a "business" at all. They are in the role of servitude, servitude to the people. The government, at least in the late, great United States, is a tool of the people, serving only to effect the people's will.
I'll say it again. Politicians should not *try* to control people. The should be concerned only with the self-sacrificing service that they are employed in: effecting the will of the people.
The passage of the post-Katrina, non-confiscation law is a step in the right direction. However, it is the first right step after a long series of missteps.
There should be MASSIVE PUBLIC OUTCRY over those events -- and what they signify.
However. I see no reason why we can't rescue this country from within the current legal and political system.
The rudiments are all there. It just takes education, a steadfast commitment to the truth, sacrifice of all kinds, and a tireless, dedicated minority.
problem is, as the liberals keep pushing the country left, gun control will become ever more prominent in their wishes. it has been the ruse of dictators for the last century to seize power under the auspices of a socialist govt. they will try here in the future, but not until the weapons are out of the hands of the people.