[mmercier]

>> The only thing that bullying can force is the hiding of the contempt under a layer of fear.

"The challenge to prosperity is precisely that predatory violence does pay well in many circumstances. War does change things. It changes the rules. It changes the distribution of assets and income. It even determines who lives and dies. It is precisely the fact that violence does pay that makes it hard to control."

James Dale Davidson/Lord Rees-Mogg "The Great Reckoning"

All political power stems from the capacity for violence and the willingness to use it to further ones goals. If you do not believe this then you have no concern if the Second Amendment is repealed and all private firearms are removed.

[TigersEye]

All political power stems from the capacity for violence and the willingness to use it to further ones goals.

And the measure of respect you earn stems from the level of reason and restraint you use in applying that force.

If you do not believe this then you have no concern if the Second Amendment is repealed and all private firearms are removed.

Ultimately I do not have any concern if the 2nd A. is repealed and firearms are banned. The Constitution does not grant me the right to keep and bear arms. That right is inherent in my existence as a human being.

MOLON LAVE

[LexBaird]

All political power stems from the capacity for violence and the willingness to use it to further ones goals

What has that to do with respect? I might force you to kneel at gunpoint, but I cannot force you to respect me for doing so. Your understanding of the word is on the level of a gangbanger who will pull a gun on someone who "disses" him.

Further, this is just a rehash of the old commie statement that power proceeds from the mouth of a gun. It is false. Political power can also stem from the ability to convince enough people to agree with you. Gandhi and King had this kind of political power. Popular democracies are based on this kind of power: that which is given voluntarily.