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In reply to the discussion: Head Of Gun Organization: ‘TIME TO HUNT DEMOCRATS’ [View all]IrishAyes
(6,151 posts)Here I am, a single little old lady living alone in RedNeckLand, the first several years of my residency the frequent focus of threats of violence, and yet not one actual attack so far. Even the open threats have tapered off. Do I imagine for one minute it's because they're really sweet good ol' boys who'd never hurt a flea? Hell no - it's because they know I'll fight back and if anything happens to me, certain people they really ARE scared of will find out and punish them for it.
One particular fool even asked me why I moved here (for no good reason he could see). I grinned and said maybe I was sent here to keep an eye on people like him. Sometimes you have to turn their paranoia to good use against them. He hates me with a purple passion because I represent his worst fears in so many ways, but for the same reason he's afraid to actually hurt me. Otherwise after 7 years he would have.
He's that crazy, and he's not alone. I know which ones play weekend soldier in the woods. When the GOP took the House, some of those creeps loaded up in a truck and parked outside my house, hooting and hollering and waving their penile substitutes. I came out of the house grinning, waved and called a couple by name, and started taking pictures. They drove away pretty fast and never came back.