Posted on 10/30/2013 9:56:36 AM PDT by hoagy62
I was speaking with Mrs. Hoagy62 this morning about some of the threads I was seeing here on FR. There is a LOT of things being said about defense in the face of tyranny, tactics to be used when going up against tyrannical forces, and general commentary about what one does in certain situations.
One of the things that I found a little disturbing is the thought that one should target families of those who may be in the employ of the government/military/police forces on the opposite side of a possible CWII conflict. I refer to the comment on the "Breaking MRAPS" thread that "Families of operators don't sleep in the MRAP".
Would we, being the 'moral' people that conservatives claim to be, be willing to stoop to levels that we'd expect our enemies to go to? "If Joe Policeman takes up arms against us, we'll blow up his wife and kids! That'll larn'em!".
If that is how we're planning to respond....what makes US any different from THEM?
We tout our respect for human life, respect for the laws of God, and desire to be law-abiding citizens of a free land. However, when you're openly or almost-openly speaking of blowing up your enemy's families...doesn't that go against the very core of what we're about?
Yes....I acknowledge that the forces that might be arrayed against us would be willing to blow away OUR families. Even so...do we want to become LIKE our enemies? Do we want to be as cold and ruthless as they? If we make the claim that we're better then them, would we be?
Would we then be fighting for a lie?
Even though it's a fictional tale, on the show "Babylon 5" when the forces of a Free Earth fought back against the forces of President Clark, Capt. Sheridan made it clear that only those who actually took up arms against them were the ones who would be punished. He went out of his way to make sure that those who weren't involved in the fighting were spared from it as much as was possible.
If the conflict that many are sure is coming actually happens, will we be willing to discard our morals? Will we be willing to use terror and deadly force against families of those we don't agree with?
Do we really want to go there?
Americans have been extremely evil and cruel to other Americans and it has happened since the early days of our existence. Our own government has interned citizens without due process... allowed slavery... they have killed maimed and murdered citizens... they have burned, raped and pillaged American citizens... just look at what we did to the American Indians. Now reread the thread and learn. Others have explained it to you and their efforts should be utilized.
Fair enough.
Happy FReeping!
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