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Comment Re:American Revolution (Score 2) 1388

It's a pointless fantasy not even worth considering. It wouldn't even get that far because any insurgency would be stopped before it got off the ground and those people detained as terrorists and inarcerated forever. The media would 'inform' the populace about the threat of domestic terrorism and scare the shit out of them as usual and the populace would simply dismiss the insurgents as nutjob lunatics.

McVeigh is a perfect example of this. This was his exact motivation, a tyrannical government, but do you see any huge support for his actions? Of course not.

Comment Re:Nothing related to guns can be considered "smar (Score -1, Troll) 1388

McVeigh was also motivated by his fear that an oppresive government was going to take away his firearms. So he stood up to what he believed was an oppresive government and took them head on. He was incarcerated and killed for his beliefs. Funny how all those pro-gun people who trot out the "we need to defend ourselves agaisnt the government" revile Mcveigh rather than actually look up to him for doing exactly what they claim they need their guns for!

Comment Re:it tells you one thing, at least (Score 1) 1719

Timothy McVeigh was merely rising up against what he thought was a tyrannical government. He was declared sound of mind. He wasn't mental, he believed in his cause. Kind of ironic considering one of the arguments from the pro-gun side is the ability to overthrow a tyrannical government.

Given Mcveighs success with that, how do the rest of you think this is a scenario that will ever happen?

Comment Re:The U.S. has other "legal" things to worry abou (Score 1) 449

My understanding of the 2nd amendment is that it was so you could repel invaders (ie, the British) during a time you didn't have a standing army. It would allow the President to call up the population to bear arms and fight back.

Because honestly, how much shit will you let your government do before you rise up against them like you genuinely believe you will? Do you think for even a second you would be able to start the movement for such a revolution without the government snatching you up as a 'terroris't and throwing you in a dark hole?

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