07-08-2016, 12:14 PM
So, I saw someone post something that I thought could potentially generate some interesting discussion, or a flame war, let's hope for a civil discussion.
Something that is often brought up when gun control arguments are hashed out if the need for the citizenry to be able to rise up against an oppressive government. We don't know all the details about the Dallas shooting as of yet, but the assumption has been made it is reactionary to the recent killings of black men by police that are being viewed as unjustified. If this is the case, what could be argued is that the incident in Dallas last night is an example of people exercising their 2nd Amendment rights to rise up against an oppressive government.
It is often said that one person's freedom fighter is another person's terrorist. This is another angle on that, but one that hits closer to home because of it being entirely within our borders, citizen against citizen.
Do you agree with this sentiment? That it is all about perspective?
Should this affect how we handle these sorts of situations in any way?
Does it complicate any of your current political stances? Why or why not?
Edit: I want to add that I don't justify violence because I abhor it no matter the situation. Many violent acts justified by the majority in the country I am still against. So this isn't me trying to go down that road, I just thought this might be a little more thought provoking than some other stuff we see sometimes.
Something that is often brought up when gun control arguments are hashed out if the need for the citizenry to be able to rise up against an oppressive government. We don't know all the details about the Dallas shooting as of yet, but the assumption has been made it is reactionary to the recent killings of black men by police that are being viewed as unjustified. If this is the case, what could be argued is that the incident in Dallas last night is an example of people exercising their 2nd Amendment rights to rise up against an oppressive government.
It is often said that one person's freedom fighter is another person's terrorist. This is another angle on that, but one that hits closer to home because of it being entirely within our borders, citizen against citizen.
Do you agree with this sentiment? That it is all about perspective?
Should this affect how we handle these sorts of situations in any way?
Does it complicate any of your current political stances? Why or why not?
Edit: I want to add that I don't justify violence because I abhor it no matter the situation. Many violent acts justified by the majority in the country I am still against. So this isn't me trying to go down that road, I just thought this might be a little more thought provoking than some other stuff we see sometimes.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
