Hi,
Got a quote from an Australian friend the other day that needs recalling. It's from Cicero in 55 BC--that's 2.067 years ago, folks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"THE BUDGET SHOULD BE BALANCED. THE TREASURY SHOULD BE REFILLED, PUBLIC DEBT SHOULD BE REDUCED, THE ARROGANCE OF OFFICIALDOM SHOULD BE TEMPERED AND CONTROLLED, AND THE ASSISTANCE TO FOREIGN LANDS SHOULD BE CURTAILED, LEST ROME BECOME BANKRUPT. PEOPLE MUST AGAIN LEARN TO WORK INSTEAD OF LIVING ON PUBLIC ASSISTANC E."
Sound familiar?????????Obviously the lesson is a hard one and OBVIOUSLY CLEARLY UNLEARNABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Of course, not learning that lesson destroyed the Roman State. AMAZING, ISN'T IT????????????
Another recent quote--this one from Mark Levin on his show is a good one and about GUN CONTROL. Evidentally he stated that whether you agree with GUN CONTROL or not, the REASON THE SECOND AMENDMENT EXISTS IS TO ARM THE POPULATION IN ORDER TO OVERTHROW A TYHRANNICAL GOVERNMENT. That's it. No further discussion. Our forefathers knew by their own experience what a tyrannical government could do. THINK ABOUT IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This blogger has been fascinated by a book called "WATCHING THE ENGLISH: THE HIDDEN RULES OF ENGLISH BEHAVIOR" by Anthropologist, Kate Fox. She puts the unconscious habits of the English national character under the scrutiny of THE SOCIAL SCIENCE'S ANSWER
TO RADAR. It is interesting how many beliefs, habits, foibles etc. are hidden with a national character!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What about our AMERICAN NATIONAL CHARACTER and what lurks within.???????????
The issue of guns is certainly part of that national attitude. Americans as late as the early l950s grew up with guns in their homes. They were considered an essential element for protection, hunting, and various amusements. It was not uncommon to see them lying about a home in various stages of loaded or unloaded and any child who picked one up without permission wound up under the bed after a severe whomping. It was necessary to have protection in most parts of the country in those days because there was not a protective infastructure. Hunting was a beloved sport inherited from the early settlers and England and France's influence.
IN OTHER WORDS--THEY WERE COMMON--NO BIG DEAL AND FOLKS WERE TAUGHT TO CLEAN THEIR GUNS, UNLOAD THEM TO AVOID ACCIDENT, AND TO BE TRAINED FULLY BEFORE DISCHARGING THEM (THIS DID NOT ALWAYS HAPPEN) and generally regard them as part of their world.
This blogger recalls a story my Dad told about picking up a gun from their kitchen table at breakfast and shooting it out the open window without permission. It narrowly missed his younger brother's ear as the bullet flew by. My English grandfather, who was a sturdy man, grabbed the gun, strode outside and broke it to peices WITH HIS BARE HANDS. TODAY GRANDPA MIGHT WELL BE THREATENED WITH JAIL AND LOSE CUSTODY OF HIS KIDS!!!!!!!! Needless to say, my Dad after witnessing that destruction, took off for the woods where he resided until he felt it was safe to come home. THIS BLOGGER HAD A COLORFUL FAMILY-
Can you imagine that in the average home today???????????????? NONETHELESS, GUNS ARE PART OF OUR RECENT HISTORY and ALTHOUGH NOT NOW A BREAKFAST TABLE ORNAMENT, are still part of our national consciousness. TAKING GUNS AWAY FROM AMERICANS IS OBVIOUSLY A NATIONAL "NO!!!NO!!!" and no matter how hard THE GOVERNMENT VILIFIES THE NRA, IT IS IN THE AMERICAN PSYCHE TO STAND FIRM AND GUARD THEIR GUNS AND FREE POSSESSION!!!!!!!!!!!!
Try taking the weather away from the English as a conversational topic and find yourself facing a personal deep freeze. TAKE THE RIGHT OF AMERICANS TO HAVE GUNS AND THE GOVERNMENT MAY FACE MORE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES THAN ANYONE NOW BELIEVES AMERICANS CAPABLE OF ACTING UPON!!!!!!!!!! IS THAT AMERICAN PATIENT, CALM EXTERIOR ONLY POSSIBLE WITH THEIR INBRED LOVE OF FIREARMS AND THE RIGHT TO POSSESS THEM???????????????????????
IF THEY ARE DENIED THE RIGHT, WILL THAT MEAN THEY GIVE THEM UP OR THEY JUST BECOME PART OF A NEW AND UGLY BLACK MARKET?????????? NO GOVERNMENT (EVEN WITH TECHNOLOGY) CAN CONTROL A DETERMINED PUBLIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
IT'S REALLY NOT A RISK WORTH TAKING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AFTER ALL THOSE GUNS WERE ORIGINALLY INTENDED TO OVERTHROW A TYRANNICAL GOVERNMENT AND THAT IS HOW AMERICANS WILL SEE ANY ATTEMPT TO REMOVE THEIR WEAPONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If Cicero were alive today, he might suggest that if the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CONTINUES ON THEIR CURRENT FINANCIAL AGENDA THAT THE FINANCIAL DEBT RISK INVOLVED MIGHT MAKE THEM THANKFUL FOR AN ARMED AND ALERT PUBLIC TO STEM THE TIDE OF ENEMIES WHO WOULD SEEK TO OVERTAKE A WEAKENED NATIONAL STATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THINK SO?????????????
BUT THEN CICERO WAS A WISE BUT IGNORED PROPHET UNTIL AFTER HIS TIME SINCE HIS ORATORY WAS OFTEN OVERBLOWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CHEERS, CONNIE
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