An armed populace is no guarantee of freedom
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Munro Williams
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Today's Cambodia comes immediately to mind.
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Venezula fits that description. Nearly everyone is armed but last time I checked (cir. 1990), it was your basic banana republic with all of the human rights abuses and other frills of a despot (alledged democratically elected) regime.
Mordwyn.45
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Oleg,
I would call the Taliban controlled areas of Afganistan somplace that could be described that way. Everyone is armed to the teeth but have very little in tearms of true freedom.
I would call the Taliban controlled areas of Afganistan somplace that could be described that way. Everyone is armed to the teeth but have very little in tearms of true freedom.
Switzerland - The population may well be armed but they are armed for the goverment not by choice. News, books and movies are all subject to government approval and censorship.
I believe either Norway or Finland have a similar situation where all the King's SUBJECTS are armed. I believe the King censors news, books and movies also. Can someone verify this?
I believe either Norway or Finland have a similar situation where all the King's SUBJECTS are armed. I believe the King censors news, books and movies also. Can someone verify this?
Y'all who think the RKBA is or should be an all or nothing bar on the infringements of our rights should go back and re-read the Declaration of Independence.
We will endure these usurpations while they are endurable, but at some point, the people will resist. Clearly, that point comes before the Rwandan government sent armed Hutus to kill unarmed Tutsis (or is it the other way around?) and killed 800,000 of them in 102 days in the spring of 1994.
That wouldn't happen with an armed population, I think might agree.
Rick
We will endure these usurpations while they are endurable, but at some point, the people will resist. Clearly, that point comes before the Rwandan government sent armed Hutus to kill unarmed Tutsis (or is it the other way around?) and killed 800,000 of them in 102 days in the spring of 1994.
That wouldn't happen with an armed population, I think might agree.
Rick
Nominally, we still have freedom of speech, press, though, rally and
political activity. So, nominally, we're free. And of course,
ownership of assault weapons is not banned in Switzerland, unless
you've done something against the law. Even new full-autos and
silencers are legally obtainable.
Do we have an ultra-liberal press? Yes, sure. Too many of them are
anti-gun and anti-freedom.
Although, slowly, they get flamed a lot in letters to the editor. If
one had seen what happened in the local newspapers after the city of
Berne passed a new bill further reducing the size of parking lots of
big stores, some people got seriously irate.
I never have and never will vote for these green and socialist s-balls
that reduce my freedoms and ruin the city. OTOH, too many people are
on their payroll. And the centrist parties, in order to able to
'particpate' in the goverment of our city, even side with the
socialists all the time.
political activity. So, nominally, we're free. And of course,
ownership of assault weapons is not banned in Switzerland, unless
you've done something against the law. Even new full-autos and
silencers are legally obtainable.
Do we have an ultra-liberal press? Yes, sure. Too many of them are
anti-gun and anti-freedom.
Although, slowly, they get flamed a lot in letters to the editor. If
one had seen what happened in the local newspapers after the city of
Berne passed a new bill further reducing the size of parking lots of
big stores, some people got seriously irate.
I never have and never will vote for these green and socialist s-balls
that reduce my freedoms and ruin the city. OTOH, too many people are
on their payroll. And the centrist parties, in order to able to
'particpate' in the goverment of our city, even side with the
socialists all the time.