There I was going about my day minding my own business, boycotting S&W, you know, the usual. Then something struck me, like the Grinch who stole Christmas hearing the Who’s singing after he “thought” he stole Christmas. The news of S&W closing plants didn’t make me feel the way I thought it would. In fact, I feel kinda bad.
There is only one real winner in this whole sorted mess and that’s the Clinton Administration. Things couldn’t have gone better for them if they tried. They destroyed a gun-maker, and got a nice political market test to “spin” along with their media lapdogs. The British, like the rest of the Europeans, are all too accustomed to bending over. The bloodshed of two major world wars seems to have wiped out most of the back bone from their gene pool it seems. When these “fish” come to swim in our waters, we expect them to behave the “American” way… something they are obviously incapable of doing. The masters in the government (whichever one) say “jump” and the little spineless surfs (CEO’s of major international corporations in this case) say “how high my lord!” It’s pathetic.
While the pressure we have exerted on S&W to just die has been very effective to say the least, I do not rejoice. The idea of equipment that used to run around the clock manufacturing the implements of Freedom sitting idle bothers me. Do you really think the people who made the decision to sell out are in any way suffering? Do you think the Corporate helicopters are grounded, or their favorite Yacht club turns them away? I seriously doubt it. I think they are sitting around with their lawyers figuring out a way to minimize the loss. Close a few plants, secure a few backdoor contracts, sell off some equipment…. whatever it takes. I think they have learned a valuable lesson about American style backbone, but the deal is done. ”No way out” says the Klinton’s.
There is no doubt that the rest of the gun makers are paying attention. S&W has become the sacrificial lamb of all this lawsuit nonsense, and they are getting what they deserve. It had to happen in order to give the importance of the Second Amendment a real focal point for both sides it seems. Isn’t it ironic, however, that the people who should be made to suffer the most for this blunder, (namely S&W execs, their lawyers, and the Klinton administration) are suffering the least. I want to rejoice that the traitors are being crushed, but instead I feel sad. I’m sorry, but gun factories with locked gates does not make me feel very happy. We do what has to be done to preserve our Freedoms, and killing this Corporation seems proper. It still doesn’t make it any less of a shame.
Instead of Bill Clinton being led down the steps of a Federal Courthouse in an orange jumpsuit and shackles to make us happy, we rejoice at the death of a once great gun maker. I strikes me as some sort of misplaced aggression. Is it just me, or has the whole world gone mad? Any thoughts would be appreciated…!
Regards in turmoil,
SM
There is only one real winner in this whole sorted mess and that’s the Clinton Administration. Things couldn’t have gone better for them if they tried. They destroyed a gun-maker, and got a nice political market test to “spin” along with their media lapdogs. The British, like the rest of the Europeans, are all too accustomed to bending over. The bloodshed of two major world wars seems to have wiped out most of the back bone from their gene pool it seems. When these “fish” come to swim in our waters, we expect them to behave the “American” way… something they are obviously incapable of doing. The masters in the government (whichever one) say “jump” and the little spineless surfs (CEO’s of major international corporations in this case) say “how high my lord!” It’s pathetic.
While the pressure we have exerted on S&W to just die has been very effective to say the least, I do not rejoice. The idea of equipment that used to run around the clock manufacturing the implements of Freedom sitting idle bothers me. Do you really think the people who made the decision to sell out are in any way suffering? Do you think the Corporate helicopters are grounded, or their favorite Yacht club turns them away? I seriously doubt it. I think they are sitting around with their lawyers figuring out a way to minimize the loss. Close a few plants, secure a few backdoor contracts, sell off some equipment…. whatever it takes. I think they have learned a valuable lesson about American style backbone, but the deal is done. ”No way out” says the Klinton’s.
There is no doubt that the rest of the gun makers are paying attention. S&W has become the sacrificial lamb of all this lawsuit nonsense, and they are getting what they deserve. It had to happen in order to give the importance of the Second Amendment a real focal point for both sides it seems. Isn’t it ironic, however, that the people who should be made to suffer the most for this blunder, (namely S&W execs, their lawyers, and the Klinton administration) are suffering the least. I want to rejoice that the traitors are being crushed, but instead I feel sad. I’m sorry, but gun factories with locked gates does not make me feel very happy. We do what has to be done to preserve our Freedoms, and killing this Corporation seems proper. It still doesn’t make it any less of a shame.
Instead of Bill Clinton being led down the steps of a Federal Courthouse in an orange jumpsuit and shackles to make us happy, we rejoice at the death of a once great gun maker. I strikes me as some sort of misplaced aggression. Is it just me, or has the whole world gone mad? Any thoughts would be appreciated…!
Regards in turmoil,
SM