If ever there was a time for right-thinking people to stand up and tell the truth to insanity, this is it. There is so much bold talk about "We have so many guns," but what I fear is that it is only bold talk, and that the people who profess to be patriots are cowards in the public square, afraid to raise their voice. It takes courage to stand out in a fight of words. But when that fight is lost, it only takes desperation to think that guns will save you.
I've seen this in union politics. About half the members were politically conservative and they constantly complained about the left-leaning union council. But when I urged them to run for a vacant council seat, they would refuse with disdain. They would rather sit on their ass and bitch, than actually step forward and change things. I can only hope that things are better than this, but my data is very discouraging. (It is backed up by the majority of gun owners who won't have anything to do with gun rights organizations like the NRA or GOA or JPFO.)
There are a lot of people where bitching is their pastime. But we were only one Trump away from a second revolution. All that was needed was the how to proceed. Many times people will move from bitching to doing the constructive thing if they are just told how. It may seem simple, but not to them. And often the enemy makes it much more complicated than it needs to be as a barrier to entry.
I appreciate your remark and concede, yes, there are people who are frustrated and do not know what to do. But that is not what I experienced among my union brothers. The pathway to council membership was easy and begging, but they reacted with revulsion. Similarly, among gun owners, there is nothing easier than to join any pro-gun organization, pay a membership, and let the organization do all the work and provide you reports on their activity and progress. Widespread indifference. Perhaps even negligence in registering to vote.
I have been involved in political activism from time to time. My approach is to find the least stressing path for involvement. Some self-approving and arrogant activist types take the view of "Well, they need to do this, they need to do that," but this is only off-putting. My view is that something, even the most minuscule, is better than nothing. I do not disparage humble participation. It is more productive.
So, I have a slightly jaundiced view, based on these experiences. Lots of bold talk, but little appreciation of the grimness of any armed struggle. I take it far more seriously from those who have had military experience...but not from those who are commando wannabees (of which, I have to categorize myself, to be honest).
Wow. I have kind of the opposite problem. My friends want to change the world and get paid for it. But I am the one that would have to do the heavy lifting. I have to explain to them that since we are not a big think tank, to get someone to fund us we need to take a smaller bite.
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If ever there was a time for right-thinking people to stand up and tell the truth to insanity, this is it. There is so much bold talk about "We have so many guns," but what I fear is that it is only bold talk, and that the people who profess to be patriots are cowards in the public square, afraid to raise their voice. It takes courage to stand out in a fight of words. But when that fight is lost, it only takes desperation to think that guns will save you.
I've seen this in union politics. About half the members were politically conservative and they constantly complained about the left-leaning union council. But when I urged them to run for a vacant council seat, they would refuse with disdain. They would rather sit on their ass and bitch, than actually step forward and change things. I can only hope that things are better than this, but my data is very discouraging. (It is backed up by the majority of gun owners who won't have anything to do with gun rights organizations like the NRA or GOA or JPFO.)
There are a lot of people where bitching is their pastime. But we were only one Trump away from a second revolution. All that was needed was the how to proceed. Many times people will move from bitching to doing the constructive thing if they are just told how. It may seem simple, but not to them. And often the enemy makes it much more complicated than it needs to be as a barrier to entry.
I appreciate your remark and concede, yes, there are people who are frustrated and do not know what to do. But that is not what I experienced among my union brothers. The pathway to council membership was easy and begging, but they reacted with revulsion. Similarly, among gun owners, there is nothing easier than to join any pro-gun organization, pay a membership, and let the organization do all the work and provide you reports on their activity and progress. Widespread indifference. Perhaps even negligence in registering to vote.
I have been involved in political activism from time to time. My approach is to find the least stressing path for involvement. Some self-approving and arrogant activist types take the view of "Well, they need to do this, they need to do that," but this is only off-putting. My view is that something, even the most minuscule, is better than nothing. I do not disparage humble participation. It is more productive.
So, I have a slightly jaundiced view, based on these experiences. Lots of bold talk, but little appreciation of the grimness of any armed struggle. I take it far more seriously from those who have had military experience...but not from those who are commando wannabees (of which, I have to categorize myself, to be honest).
Wow. I have kind of the opposite problem. My friends want to change the world and get paid for it. But I am the one that would have to do the heavy lifting. I have to explain to them that since we are not a big think tank, to get someone to fund us we need to take a smaller bite.