Wise. ;-)

good plan

Do NOT attempt to Post BC ..

BEFORE COFFEE!!!!

I agree with your perspective, and our interest in striving for new challenges; however, I wonder how prevalent that perspective is. I was suggesting that prosperity can breed a perspective of well-meaning, but misplaced, entitlement among those that don't.

I don't think it's so much that they really believe that their ideas are working in other countries as much as their arrogance makes them think that they can do a better job and make them work here.

It's the concept of a selfish altruism, because in their concepts of wealth re-distribution they get to receive the taxes and then pass them out. Any time you handle the money, you get to skim some off for yourself. It's no different than the multitude of 'charities' throughout the US that promise to feed all the poor children overseas, but you find the managers living luxuriously rich lives far beyond their ability to actually earn.

But taking weapons is a special kind of fear and arrogance. If they can take the weapons, they believe that the US individual will lose what gives them the power and personal esteem to stand up to them in their power. They truly fear people like Cinque in Conn. and believe that if they take his guns, that he wouldn't dare stand up and say NO.

Si. Capice?

perfetto

Lol,

Hahaha snort!

That's not a parallel discussion, it's a misdirection. Prosperity didn't eliminate challenges, it enabled us to move forward and tackle different ones. It's great that we inherited the infrastructure; however, I posit that we did earn it. We maintain it and (hopefully) improve it for the next generation.

Power attracts thugs.
Thugs in power strive to maintain that power.
Documents such as the U.S. Constitution stand in the way and therefore must be circumvented.
"Double-think" is merely a thug's way of deceiving his audience while doing anything he can to maintain and increase his power.
The deceptions used to be far more subtle.
In the past few years they have become much more blatant.
The time to "shrug" is rapidly approaching.

Along these lines, it seems there is a parallel discussion. Did the freedoms which enabled prosperity, thereby eliminate the challenges that press us to strive to succeed. Therefore the only ones of us that do are self-driven, a relatively rare skill, and one that don't are entitled to this that they didn't earn, just like they are entitled to the significant infrastructure that wasn't created by socialism.

Clearly not logical in their rationale. A=good for everybody. One size fits all. History is a great teacher, but only if one pays attention.

I've asked the same question many times. My hypothesis is that the people pursuing these IngSoc policies are engaging in a special kind of double-think. This particular one is a blend of two other double-think ideas. First, they hold on to the idea that these policies ARE working in the other countries, despite mountains of evidence that they aren't. Second, they think the US could be more prosperous and generous with IngSoc despite mountains of evidence that it is prosperous BECAUSE it rejected those very policies. To them, defenselessness = security, and scarcity = prosperity.

This is only the beginning of what will become growing civil disobedience . The President and Attorney General have pretty much told everyone that it's OK to disregard any law you don't like. Unfortunately, a government that finds itself in this position usually reacts badly, leading to violent confrontation. CT doesn't have enough law enforcement capability to make all the arrests and confiscations they're threatening, so this could open the Pandora's box of asking for Federal assistance from the BATF under blanket warrants. There's no way this ends well.

Just great discussion Mr Cinque! You couldn't have said it better or more clearly. You are a great American.
There are a wealth of countries that have the laws (lack of freedoms) these people are pursuing, rather than force them here, why don't they just move there?

They don't just want your guns; they want your children, your assets, and your life. Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata, in the latter part of the 19th century said it best," I would rather die on my feet than live on my knees."

Almost worthy of Frank Reardon

Now if only he would run...

Great article and Mr. Cinque is a true patriot and absolutely right.