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JinxRemoving wrote:well, that's the rub: there is such a fanatical, militaristic "fall in line" attitudes amongst what would appear to be a fair number of these people (from what I've seen at rallies, protests on tv, and other gun-oriented forums) that I fear people may really be taking things a few steps beyond the pale with their own "preparedness" and assessment of the ideological conflict. Is there anything more frightening than an angry, ignorant, armed majority that believes they are being threatened?

So yes, while I believe I could take most of them in a footrace, I do fear, at least a little, an angry mob of tea partiers with full autos chasing me around for stating that I believe in worker's rights, women's rights, and corporate oversight. It's a bully/mob rule mentality, where dissent is met with violence instead of reason.

Subtlety seems to be lost on this crowd, as every conversation I have seems to prove, and tolerance is in even shorter supply. And I'm from f%$#ing MASSACHUSETTS. I dread what these people are like in their own, isolated, unchallenged enclaves.

Vodkin wrote:

JinxRemoving wrote:well, that's the rub: there is such a fanatical, militaristic "fall in line" attitudes amongst what would appear to be a fair number of these people (from what I've seen at rallies, protests on tv, and other gun-oriented forums) that I fear people may really be taking things a few steps beyond the pale with their own "preparedness" and assessment of the ideological conflict. Is there anything more frightening than an angry, ignorant, armed majority that believes they are being threatened?

So yes, while I believe I could take most of them in a footrace, I do fear, at least a little, an angry mob of tea partiers with full autos chasing me around for stating that I believe in worker's rights, women's rights, and corporate oversight. It's a bully/mob rule mentality, where dissent is met with violence instead of reason.

Subtlety seems to be lost on this crowd, as every conversation I have seems to prove, and tolerance is in even shorter supply. And I'm from f%$#ing MASSACHUSETTS. I dread what these people are like in their own, isolated, unchallenged enclaves.

fair enough,it was more of a question than anything but on the ironic side of things I used to have a Gadsen Flag sticker on my car and it was the only sticker on my car and i used to get shit thrown at me from Subaru typrs with peace signs and Obama stickers on them,on my other post with Immesesse I was trying to say that being judgemental works both ways

JinxRemoving wrote:

Vodkin wrote:

JinxRemoving wrote:well, that's the rub: there is such a fanatical, militaristic "fall in line" attitudes amongst what would appear to be a fair number of these people (from what I've seen at rallies, protests on tv, and other gun-oriented forums) that I fear people may really be taking things a few steps beyond the pale with their own "preparedness" and assessment of the ideological conflict. Is there anything more frightening than an angry, ignorant, armed majority that believes they are being threatened?

So yes, while I believe I could take most of them in a footrace, I do fear, at least a little, an angry mob of tea partiers with full autos chasing me around for stating that I believe in worker's rights, women's rights, and corporate oversight. It's a bully/mob rule mentality, where dissent is met with violence instead of reason.

Subtlety seems to be lost on this crowd, as every conversation I have seems to prove, and tolerance is in even shorter supply. And I'm from f%$#ing MASSACHUSETTS. I dread what these people are like in their own, isolated, unchallenged enclaves.

fair enough,it was more of a question than anything but on the ironic side of things I used to have a Gadsen Flag sticker on my car and it was the only sticker on my car and i used to get shit thrown at me from Subaru typrs with peace signs and Obama stickers on them,on my other post with Immesesse I was trying to say that being judgemental works both ways

Ha, true enough--
I know someone with a t-shirt of the gadsen flag, and he's what you might refer to as a "hippie." I want to be non-judgmental, but holy moly this "love thy neighbor" idea is really difficult to implement!