"Well Regulated Militia"

[*michaelsean*]

(08-06-2019, 11:06 AM)Nately120 Wrote: I assume these people have a fluctuating view of how they view the government, in general.  Lord knows I saw a lot of people go from "It's our patriotic duty to dissent and keep the government in check" during the Obama years to "It's your patriotic duty to shut up and/or get the hell out if you don't like it" when Trump got elected.  Personally, I always try to maintain a skepticism of the government whilst recognizing that ultimately, I am the ***** of the powers that be.  So it goes.

My mainest of main takaways from this stuff is always about the irrationality of fear.  I know plenty of people who own guns because you can never be too careful who also think I'm a wuss for driving the speed limit and buckling my seatbelt.  Hell, some old lady I half know was lamenting that her poor grandson was in jail because he made a mistake and drove while drugged up.  I'm sure if I told her I was more concerned with her grandson killing me than some terrorist on the other side of the earth she'd look at me like I was crazy.

ANyways, I'm doing my usual thing where I start derailing real conversation and wasting time.  Sorry.



Good point.  Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to imagine you and I teaming up buddy-cop style to take out a drug cartel in 1980s Los Angeles.  I'll have the funniest one-liners, though.

Dammit I'm always the straight man.