Anyone unclear about what socialism does to a country and all it entails, merely needs to monitor current events in Venezuela. What's happening there, is a perfect example of why our founding fathers created the 2nd amendment. It's also why those pushing Socialism/Communism/authoritarian regimes, immediately remove guns from the equation leaving the masses with no means to fight back against a tyrannical government. And that's the real reason democrats (socialists) are trying hard to remove arms here. It's socialism 101. FIGHT SOCIALISM AND BY NO MEANS EVER GIVE UP YOUR GUNS! https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/venezuelans-against-maduro-hindered-by-2012-gun-ban
What can the people do now? BTW, after the govt confiscated firearms, it redistributed them to govt allied gangs.
The progressive elites here in the states want us disarmed for the same purpose. The founders were wise, they knew tyranny would return again.
Yea the leftists are doing it all wrong in America. They started open bigotry against white middle class males BEFORE they confiscated the guns. If they had any kind of foresight, they would have gotten our guns BEFORE expressing their hatred for us. As it stands now, there isn't a snowballs chance in hell that they will ever get our guns voluntarily.
I think they lost patience and realized they could just flood the country with impoverished Third Worlders.
Feel really sorry for them..all they have are rocks to throw while Maduro's minions shoot or mow them down with vehicles. After long fruitless days of this, they go home and have to stare their children in the eye and explain why daddy couldn't bring them any food. Heartbreaking for sure....especially when aid is being sent that that FAT rotten sociopath pile of dung Maduro refuses them access to. No difference between him and Assad of Syria.
I think there's an old thread about this, if anyone's interested: Maduro disarmed civilians in Venezuela, now he wants to arm his supporters
They voted for socialism there. So they got what they wanted. And no, it's not as if Maduro won with 99% or something. Not even close. He barely won, and that is thanks to the opposition who boycotted it. And now they are sobbing their eyes out. And look at them dodo's.... You go attack the police in the US,... see how that ends! You will got the same right wing nationalists saying... damn straight that they all got shot. Blue lives matter.
This should be a wake up call to all liberal supporters who are advocating America do the same. The road to socialism/communism/authoritarianism comes in stages. First people allow themselves to be schmoozed by con men and women trying to buy their votes by offering freebie entitlements (democratic party). The next step is to push socialism and even more freebies. Once accepted, they immediately go after the guns because they know a country's economy can't survive on giveaway programs. Supplies become scarce and people begin to starve and not get the proper medical attention and medicine they need to survive. At that point it all breaks down. Crime goes through the roof. People can't defend themselves And their families due to having no weapons. In hard times like this, history tells us in order to feed their families, some have had to offer themselves and their children for prostitution. Socialism NEVER works.
lmao, yes they voted. that said, only a fool would think small armed militias are going to take down a fully equiped professional army.
They're doing the same thing in the U.S. by making it more and more difficult to purchase or qualify to own a firearm, coupled with very restrict laws on everything from clips to ammo. But do nothing to remove them from the ghettos and the illegal thugs that carry them.. Who do you think these Government dependent folks would/will side with if things went all Venezuelan in this country?
So in not so many words, "They should just bow to tyranny"? Thank God this wasn't the type of mentality out nation founders entertained or we would all be wearing pretty white wigs and working lands for Kings
The nation's founders needed a standing army in order to separate, otherwise they would have been hung!!!!!
This is often what happens in socialist regime. Socialism grants the Govt vast power, and they use laws like this to maintain that power
last time I checked,.. it's the US who refuses to buy their oil... their main way to make money. That's why their economy is in shambles. the crime goes through the rough, because drug cartels are making billions upon billions. They sell their dope in the US, and that's where they buy their weapons.
Doesn't dismiss the fact that they were greatly outnumbered and for a time unarmed! But they fought on resisted and died with pitch forks in their hands.. Granted there is a stark difference in the courage of men today then even their fathers and grandfathers, I believe this is symptomatic in direct study's of the testosterone levels in todays males. CNN The American male is/has given/giving up much more then just their guns
They were not unarmed!!!! I see you are not suggesting that an armed militia would have taken down the British Army anymore!!! BTW, maybe your testosterone is down, but you certainly don't speak for others!!!
I don't speak at all, I'm simply providing a study that was featured on CNN heath section is all.. Facts are facts and the study was conclusive, todays males are less aggressive then their predecessor! Could be the reason why so many simply cower when faced with dangerous situations and back down so easily when confronted by more virial men. It might also be the reason why 30 year old's are popping Viagra too
Yes, and health is considered a main reason, particularly obesity, which is very prevalant. Ironic, when Michelle Obama wanted to start a healthy school lunch program, it was stricly conservatives that wanted children to remain to be allowed to eat unhealthy. https://www.forbes.com/sites/neilhowe/2017/10/02/youre-not-the-man-your-father-was/#d7b0b878b7fd The decline in testosterone levels is almost certainly linked to higher rates of obesity (which suppresses testosterone) and may be linked to lower rates of smoking in men (since nicotine is a potent aromatase inhibitor). In the 2007 study, however, the age-matched declines persisted after controlling for these variables.