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To: Dead Corpse
No. It isn't. The trend of government growing to the detriment of liberty is reflected in every society from the "Bread and Circuses" of Rome to the "trains running on time" in fascist Italy and Austria.

Disarming the populace to achieve that control is a hallmark of the downfall of every civilization that takes that path.

That's debatable. What isn't debatable is any notion that an armed population will necessarily stem socialism.

Almost everyone in Switzerland has a fully-automatic military rifle and they must attend annual training on it. The also have a health-insurance mandate similar to what we have here. Why aren't they having a revolution? Israel requires everyone to have military training and encourages people to own weapons. They also have a universal health care mandate.

Is the US government more oppressive than either of these governments? If so, how? Why should I believe that the US is more likely to explode into internal conflict than Israel or Switzerland?

85 posted on 01/08/2013 8:50:19 AM PST by Mr. Know It All
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To: Mr. Know It All
That's debatable.

No. It isn't. The particulars vary from culture to culture, but the end result is the same.

Is the US government more oppressive than either of these governments? If so, how?

Free speech. Freedom of economic liberty. Personal liberty. The number of laws and regulations being promulgated on annual basis with which we must content...

So arguably, yes. And getting worse daily.

A gun ban, magazine ban, attempt at universal registration... These are "last straws".

We've been given warnings. From the writings of Cicero to our own Founding Fathers. We can ignore them, or we can take their advice.

You want to ignore them... That's your right. It just doesn't make you "right".

91 posted on 01/08/2013 9:29:09 AM PST by Dead Corpse (Sine ullo desiderio vive et ama.... Carpe diem.)
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