Re: CHAT (POLITICS!!!): Putting the duh in Florida

Cristophe G. crit:

>En réponse à Padraic Brown <pbrown@...>:
>> >Part of it was about a man who was always carrying a gun to "ensure
>> >that his right for free speech will be preserved"... Well, I'm sure
>> >it's quite an extremist way of acting,
>>
>> It is a tad odd (_I_ wouldn't think it particularly extremist);
>
>Then I wonder what would be extremist?!
A group of people (sometimes disaffected exmilitary) who actually
get together and plan out the Second (or Third, depending on Civil
War point of view) American Revolution, which is not long in comming
since it is the unstated goal of American Government to strip away
liberties and control the populace a la the Soviet Union, 1984, etc.

In other words, military experience + money + paranoia + conspiracy
theories = tendency towards extremity.

One guy (or even a bunch of guys) that believes in the sanctity of
the C and is out to prove a point by carrying a gun isn't really
extreme.

>> >but the mere fact that it can exist is quite frightening...
>>
>> Perhaps. I am, nevertheless, thankful for them!
>>
>
>Well, not me. You may need weapons to obtain freedom, but as soon as you have
>it, stop using weapons, because they are the easiest means to lose it again. Oh
>well, I'm too much idealistic I think...
Possibly! I think a typical take in many parts here is 'weapons are
the easiest means of _keeping_ it'; because it's a lot easier to
control an unarmed population.

>> >:)) (What does JM&J mean BTW?)
>>
>> Jaysus Mary and Joseph! An expletive of sorts.
>>
>
>Strangely enough, we have it also in French: Jésus Marie Joseph! (without
>coordination).
:)

Padraic.

>Christophe.