tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post822139572439783666..comments2024-03-28T15:50:29.884-05:00Comments on The Nature of Things: The most armed country in the worldDorothy Bordershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-40819123418682012332013-04-19T22:05:01.508-05:002013-04-19T22:05:01.508-05:00I would say that if untrained civilians are given ...I would say that if untrained civilians are given too much power - and too many guns - they become the enemy and are the greatest danger to the common welfare and freedom of our citizens. Some 80 people died in this country today from gun violence. Their freedom is gone. The peace of mind of their families and those who loved them is shattered. Tomorrow, 80 more people will die and so on and so on... It seems we do not have the will to stop this carnage.<br /><br />As for taxes, the fact is that the United States is one of the lowest taxed of the industrialized countries in the world. I don't begrudge paying my taxes. I consider it my patriotic duty and part of the social contract that binds us all and the price that I pay for all the goods and services I receive. <br /><br />Moreover, I don't think the citizens of Boston begrudged the way their taxes were used this week. I don't think the people of West, Texas will reject the "candy" that the federal government will provide them in order to aid their recovery from the horrific tragedy they suffered this week. <br /><br />The Founders of our country put our government in place in order to "form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity." It's worked pretty damn well for 237, in spite of the wackos who from time to time try to tear it down. It's not perfect but it's better than any of the alternatives.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-31521458249640518852013-04-17T12:20:43.860-05:002013-04-17T12:20:43.860-05:00To Birdwoman, you may be right that we are either ...To Birdwoman, you may be right that we are either under protected or are in tyranny. Thomas Jefferson said, "When the government fears the people there is liberty, when the people fear the government there is tyranny." I fear the government every tax day. Try to not pay your tax that was imposed in 1913 and see if your government won't imprison you.<br /><br />The USA had just come out of tyranny from a government that was said to be able to crush their opponents but we must remember who won that war above all odds. No government can stand against a people if they desire to have freedom. <br /><br />Please read this article on gun confiscation as it will prove the need to be armed as a nation. <br />http://rense.com/general81/ligun.htm<br /><br />One last thing...the armed militia was to be formed by the states not the national government with good reason to stop invasion from foreign and domestic enemies, this kept the federal government at bay. We MUST remember that if the federal government is given too much power THEY BECOME THE ENEMY!!! Right now they are suckering in people with candy (entitlements), only to rob and steal them of pride and dignity, and to take them away like a pervert who entices a child only to molest them.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18272107783460114988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-50572430434163861442013-01-31T13:32:14.871-06:002013-01-31T13:32:14.871-06:00You are speaking of a conflict with Afghanis fight...You are speaking of a conflict with Afghanis fighting in their own country on well-known ground to which they are acclimated and comparing it to Americans fighting Americans on their home turf, and, believe me, it would be a vanishingly small number of Americans, those advocating treason and armed insurrection. The vast majority of Americans would be aiding their sons and daughters in the military.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-63511086246300085742013-01-26T16:46:39.559-06:002013-01-26T16:46:39.559-06:00US military had a hard time beating afghanis using...US military had a hard time beating afghanis using korean war era weapons, it would have a much tougher time fighting the US population, especially in class III states.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-8640509836046605192012-07-28T21:26:23.502-05:002012-07-28T21:26:23.502-05:00If you really believe that your arms protect you f...If you really believe that your arms protect you from a tyrannical government that has overwhelming firepower, I've got some bridge investments I'd like to talk to you about. This is not the 18th century in case you haven't noticed and we are not made safer by a trigger-happy populace carrying automatic or semi-automatic weapons. Ask the people of Aurora, Colorado.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-54758203552821846602012-07-28T17:57:09.864-05:002012-07-28T17:57:09.864-05:00People of the USA are afforded the right to bear a...People of the USA are afforded the right to bear arms to protect themselves from a tyrannical Gov...Thus insuring the rest of the afforded rights of the Constitution...America is heavily underarmed...It's in the Constitution...Anyone who tries to take it away should be tried by jury for tyrannical behavior such as treason...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-14918458354190384502012-01-07T07:51:06.185-06:002012-01-07T07:51:06.185-06:00people in yemen are the most armed nation in the w...people in yemen are the most armed nation in the world. Not only that, they are most heavily armed nations in the world. Poeple in Yemen can get any kind of weapons; from a hand gun to an anti-warplane machine guns.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-11455943049643312112011-11-22T13:43:20.534-06:002011-11-22T13:43:20.534-06:00you need to check you'r numbers
yemen has 61 ...you need to check you'r numbers <br />yemen has 61 million peace of weapon that's nearly 3 for aperson since the number of populating is 22 million thats puuting it ahead of the usalzaidyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17962149304866150717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-6057812175303580882011-10-15T14:25:01.782-05:002011-10-15T14:25:01.782-05:00I suppose you are enjoying playing with your semi-...I suppose you are enjoying playing with your semi-automatic handgun, Anonymous. I seriously doubt that Thomas Jefferson or Benjamin Franklin would approve and I know John Adams wouldn't, but heaven forbid that we should interfere with your fun.Dorothy/The Nature of Thingshttp://birdwoman-thenatureofthings.blogspot.com/2011/10/for-your-viewing-pleasure-simons-cat.html#commentsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-71017638980312030282011-10-15T04:13:12.652-05:002011-10-15T04:13:12.652-05:00Of course liberals want to ignore the constitution...Of course liberals want to ignore the constitution.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com