[cripplecreek]

"Americans have long convinced themselves that there is a link between guns and overall freedom. The more guns there are in the hands of individuals, the more difficult it would be for a dictator to take power."

I live in a gun heavy town and haven't seen my house key in years.

Oddly enough, the british did all they could to prevent a revolution through acts like banning the importation of iron farm implements to the colonies. They didn't want those uppity colonists hammering their plowshares into swords.

The idea of a non violent revolution in Egypt was a media created fantasy. I saw the rock throwing and firebombing in the very first days before the media created the "Pro government thug". We have yet to see the result of prison doors thrown open and tens of thousands of criminals being unleashed on the world.

The Egyptian "revolution" has barely started and there is violence whether the media wants to acknowledge it or not.

[AppyPappy]

It reminds me of when I shared an college apartment with a Marine Recon and we had this conversation:

Me: Why do you leave the door open at night?
Him: It’s hot. Besides, no one is going to bother us.
Me: Then why do you keep a machete under your bed?
Him: In case someone does.