Yup, all I want for Xmas is my two front teeth--umm, I mean--a Bushmaster (or any decent AR)! After the recent media assault re: yet another mass-loony-tunes shooting, I gotta change my wish list. Man, I cringed at the obvious propaganda play-up, aimed at instilling greater emotional reactions to the killings. The music and images used were spot-on to aggravate anger and sorrow. I'm talking so-called 'news' coverage, but especially the morning programs. I immediately said to my son…"You watch--they will be going after weapons now--their excuse is primed". The media adeptly began their propaganda Blitzkrieg--Geez--it was so transparent. They are using this tragedy as impetus for gun control, at a time when we Americans cannot afford to lose any more of our rights. Not like this...
Don't get me wrong; the killings are and were atrocious--unforgivable. I admit I was touched by the media portrayal, too. I'm human, after all. However, this is a time when we all need to keep it rational, when we are talking about losing even MORE of our inalienable rights. There is simply no room for emotional knee-jerking responses to this latest event. Just say "NO"! We were suckered by a similar dialectic after 9/11; the 'Patriot' act. Since then, Bush n'Bama have eroded our constitutional rights via knee-jerk laws, as well as through quasi-legislative acts and orders that bypass Congress and the peoples' rights. After writing this, for example, I am probably now on some nebulous HL security watch-list as a terrorist. After all, I am Christian, and I do support: the Constitution and the rights contained therein, gun ownership, third-party advocates, Food gathering/preparedness, and other such 'radical' ideas they key on in their internet-spying sweeps. How many millions of us are there now?
One can only hope that there are enough rational people out there to fend off the latest push to rip guns out of civilian hands. Luckily, many Americans saw through the media ploy, and the handwriting was completely legible to more than just myself. (On early-morning news today I saw that 130,000 new AR-type weapons were purchased in just the first few days following the propaganda blitz) We know your tactics and ploys, you damned media puppets...
I can't afford a decent AR, so that's why I'm asking Santa for one. Oh, and a couple thousand rounds too, eh?
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