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Rex

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20. We live in a military nation that awards those that are authoritarian in nature.
Sat Oct 3, 2015, 11:59 AM
Oct 2015

It's as obvious as the nose on my face. It is the reason Oath Keepers get away with all kinds of stuff. Their 'authority' is recognized by other authority in charge. Otherwise Bundy would be in jail and the Keepers would be labelled a terrorist organization.

The issue is it is wrong to go against the law, yet when that system breaks down and it has people start to do what maybe they would not have done under a more stable system.

I think 'radicals' show up at times of civil unrest. And this is one of those times. Our police forces now have military hardware and that image too calls up dread in the more unstable. IMO.

We are the anti-tranquil nation. Everything is hurry up and wait. Violence is the job of the military and police. Mix that all together with civil unrest and you get radicals with far too many guns acting out their sick fantasy.

Too much violence? In a military culture that has no rules on commerce, I expect nothing less.

America will always be a military nation, we will never underspend on the MIC.

It owns us.

EDIT - Yes, I blame pretty much every modern problem on the Military Industrial Complex. So sue me.



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We do have a broken society, we have to do something about the ruptures ck4829 Oct 2015 #1
"We do have a broken society" EX500rider Oct 2015 #19
It's akin to putting a band-aid over cancer and hoping it will go away. n/t RKP5637 Oct 2015 #2
Heck I thought you were saying we should all aim at Wayne LaPierre... Human101948 Oct 2015 #3
What does it mean to "live by the gun"? discntnt_irny_srcsm Oct 2015 #27
Literary reference... Human101948 Oct 2015 #29
The US also has the largest military in the world, it's no coincidence HereSince1628 Oct 2015 #4
Excellent points, especially the trumpeting about freedom Hydra Oct 2015 #6
great post Locrian Oct 2015 #7
Thank you. JDPriestly Oct 2015 #15
Consider that people with mental disorder suffer significant prejudice and discrimination HereSince1628 Oct 2015 #21
This is my view as well Hydra Oct 2015 #5
This message was self-deleted by its author think4yourself Oct 2015 #8
I tend to agree. malthaussen Oct 2015 #9
True, but let's don't expect miracles from mousetraps. JDPriestly Oct 2015 #16
There are a lot of great comments in this thread. zeemike Oct 2015 #10
Roided cops should be outlawed. But who will arrest the roid cop? Another roid cop? valerief Oct 2015 #11
I've been taking steroids for about 40 years. Haven't shot up any innocent people yet. jtuck004 Oct 2015 #13
Roid Cops valerief Oct 2015 #14
Oh, geez, blue linkitis.' All I want is real evidence, not a bunch of supposition. This is like jtuck004 Oct 2015 #17
I don't want to chat with an angry AAS user. nt valerief Oct 2015 #18
It's an arms race between cowards - NRA versus the Police with Congress funding them both and whereisjustice Oct 2015 #12
And three cops can't subdue a 55 year old woman with a knife and need to shoot her and kill her! cascadiance Oct 2015 #22
Cops are cops because they want the right to shoot people they don't like, they are rarely whereisjustice Oct 2015 #23
Story was just updated to indicate that those shooting woman were "deputies", not police... cascadiance Oct 2015 #24
Aloha might be covered by Wash. County deputies, Beaverton is close by but Aloha might be outside whereisjustice Oct 2015 #25
We live in a military nation that awards those that are authoritarian in nature. Rex Oct 2015 #20
just to prove your point questionseverything Oct 2015 #28
The MIC inadvertently and continuously slaughters millions for trillions, cold blooded Murder !!!! orpupilofnature57 Oct 2015 #26
And I'm reminded of the old Smirnoff punch line LiberalElite Oct 2015 #30
Mass media ala oligarchy shoulders much of the responsibility. They love their divide and conquer. Dont call me Shirley Oct 2015 #31
Thanks for this POV Fairgo Oct 2015 #32
Might makes right. Octafish Oct 2015 #33
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