My friend, its clear you have never been to an area of conflict. Its also clear that you have no historical knowledge. Because you would know that empowering the citizenry to protect themselves is how you avoid mass graves and genocide. Im sure the Armenians, Jews, Syrians, Kurds, Bosnians/Kosavars/Albanians would agree.
Also,in the last 100 years TWO OF THE LARGEST EMPIRES INVADED AFGHANISTAN AND GOT DEFEATED BY MILDLY ARMED CITIZENS THAT FORMED MILITIA.
You have no IDEA of what or where I have been bro. And "this country" is a shyte hole in case you've missed it. You think you have some special monopoly on experiencing the horrors of what people can do to each other. some special monopoly on applying violence. You aren't special. People have been doing it to each other since the first cave man picked up a stick.
The only retard here is you. Your nice "civil Canadian discourse" is what has led this country into the crapper. Im not advocating FA in terms of civil war, I state the definition, and how easy empires fall and what Molon labe actually means. Which was a message sent to an INVADING ARMY not the government FFS. And no I don't want society to collapse, I like my life and being able to come home to piece and quiet. Had enough excitement thank you.
If you understood history you would know things not have a liberal seizure and attack people.
like seriously people like you are a fuccn national security risk. First to collaborate with the enemy and turn in your neighbours. First to get on the government dicc when sh*t goes south and oppress. Its people like you that need to be banned.
You’re right bro, I don’t know what you’ve been through bro, but I’m sure playing Call of Duty in your parents basement has left lifelong scars, bro.
I certainly don’t have a monopoly on experiencing the horrors people inflict on each other, and was substantially more insulated than those on the ground. That said, I’ve seen enough to know that Canada is far from a shyte hole and remains one of the best places on earth in which to live. While there are things I would like to see changed, this being one of them, I still feel relief and gratitude every time I step foot back on Canadian soil after extended time away.
Recent history shows that an armed populace doesn’t do squat. The quantity of small arms floating around in the Balkans, Middle-East, Southwest Asia and sub-Saharan Africa hasn’t done a damn thing to preserve individual securities, rights, or freedoms, nor those at a national or state level. People love to use Afghanistan as this shining example of an armed population fighting off the great armies and presumably preserving liberty, but show of hands, who wants to live there these days? And yet, in the 50’s and 60’s it was one of the most progressive, advanced, and stable country’s in the region. Look it up. History is, indeed, very interesting.
The fact that guns keep coming up as the guarantor of freedom is part of the problem. Guns just are. They aren’t good, they aren’t bad, they just are. Open and democratic societies are established and maintained by education, dialogue, and compromise towards common objectives. When populations become polarized beyond reason by extremist elements is when problems occur.
####.....I hope I’m not a national security risk.....guess I should ask to have my clearance level reviewed. Bit of a risk though. I kind of want to keep my reserve position given my airline career might be taking an untimely and indefinite hiatus. Tough call.
Banned? Banned from what, bro? Can’t handle another bro’s brotherly opinion, bro?
If you were one of the guys on the ground then you have my gratitude and respect. But I’m still not your bro.
