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First, John I’m sorry for my poor reaction yesterday.
Martin Luther King was not a failure. I believe in non violent protest but I also believe in self defense. I will defend my house, friends, family, self and community with any means necessary. That said we must be careful not to give the socialists and their media cheerleaders ammunition to use against us. We have momentum in the court of public opinion let’s not waste it. We should only fight back when we have no choice. We should make sure our side is well documented. When we are required to make a stand no retreat. The optics of a Christian army of peace loving people is much more powerful than a few guys with ar15’s and Confederate flags.

Here is what I wrote to another responder: I am armed to the teeth and intend on continuing to be so. And if anyone comes to my castle with ill intent, they will pay for it with their lives. However, I was looking for a way to resist the resistors, and I read about the way the MLK resistance worked, as opposed to Malcom X, the Black Panthers, etc. I served in the Navy during those times (although I served during Vietnam, but Stateside), and am well qualified and prepared to defend myself, my family, and my country. But it seems to me that what the rioters and protestors are doing is to provoke armed resistance, which I do not believe will work. IN fact, as King pointed out, it will only inflame tensions and lead to further violence. God is the answer. I can think of nothing that will inflame the liberal left more than Gospel songs that are shouted out when they proceed to shout out their blasphemy. That is how to drown out their message. Contrary to what you might think, I am certainly no pacifist - I did take an oath to defend the Constitution and love my country. However, I did not sign on to blow people away because I don’t like their message. I can counter their message with the truth. That is my point entirely. Alas, I am an old man now and cannot fight with them physically any longer, but as the good book says, truth is mightier than the sword. And even though I am old, I can still shoot better than most folks when I have to. My truth bullets will hurt much more than my S&W .45, my shotguns, my rifles, or my other weapons.

No sweat enduserindy and absolutely no need to explain. We're all on edge and frankly leaderless in today's events. DJT is basically alone as the professional Republicans cower under their desks. I'm very familiar with large, disorderly groups/riots from my days in NYC in the late 60s and 70s. Things were handled much different then and force is what it took to beat back the likes of Dohrn, Ayers and their Marxists acolytes. The Hard Hat riot in 1970 was the beginging of the end of the NYC street riots.

IMVHO, the Solzhenitsyn quote above in this thread rings true. I see a backlash as inevitable, and I'd love it to come through peaceful means, but I have my doubts.