MaverickNH
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“At the Nation’s Gun Show in Chantilly, spirits seemed high. People wandered from booth to booth, and the scent of popcorn filled the air. It could have been mistaken for a state fair or weekend flea market were it not for the rows of weapons and accessories — gun parts, AR build kits and body armor — laid out on every surface. It was easy to overlook the one common emotion underlying the event: fear.
Here were weekend shoppers intently inspecting tools of death: moms testing the heft of handguns and fathers stocking up on ammo. When I asked attendees and sellers what gun ownership meant to them, most replied with the same word: “protection.”
… Perhaps the most troubling aspect of gun ownership for “protection” is the sharp-edged individualism it implies: an every-man-for-himself mind-set. Institutions can’t be trusted, police will be unresponsive, and the government might one day turn on you.”
This is where the liberals make their biggest mistake - thinking being prepared is driven by fear. That self-reliance for “protection” is a sign of delusion. That the notion of individualism in a governed state is a fantasy.
The author, an Opinion columnist and Editor for WaPo, appears to see the world through her own lens of progressive socialism, where Big Brother will take care of all, if only the Proles can be kept in line and kept working. I expect she’s not a fan of our Founders, nor their wisdom:
“Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.” attributed to Ben Franklin
“At the Nation’s Gun Show in Chantilly, spirits seemed high. People wandered from booth to booth, and the scent of popcorn filled the air. It could have been mistaken for a state fair or weekend flea market were it not for the rows of weapons and accessories — gun parts, AR build kits and body armor — laid out on every surface. It was easy to overlook the one common emotion underlying the event: fear.
Here were weekend shoppers intently inspecting tools of death: moms testing the heft of handguns and fathers stocking up on ammo. When I asked attendees and sellers what gun ownership meant to them, most replied with the same word: “protection.”
… Perhaps the most troubling aspect of gun ownership for “protection” is the sharp-edged individualism it implies: an every-man-for-himself mind-set. Institutions can’t be trusted, police will be unresponsive, and the government might one day turn on you.”
This is where the liberals make their biggest mistake - thinking being prepared is driven by fear. That self-reliance for “protection” is a sign of delusion. That the notion of individualism in a governed state is a fantasy.
The author, an Opinion columnist and Editor for WaPo, appears to see the world through her own lens of progressive socialism, where Big Brother will take care of all, if only the Proles can be kept in line and kept working. I expect she’s not a fan of our Founders, nor their wisdom:
“Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.” attributed to Ben Franklin
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