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Old 05-04-2009, 06:42 PM   #40 (permalink)
Baraka_Guru
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Originally Posted by timalkin View Post
There shouldn't be a revolution until the system is completely broken down. It ain't broken yet, thanks to the people who support the 2nd Amendment.
Whether anybody supports the 2nd Amendment has little to do with "the system" still working. That the 2nd Amendment is in place and working is a given. This plays such a minor role, which is why I'm always intrigued by how rabid people are about it, all the while there seems to be relatively little energy plowed into such things as the problems of education and poverty in the U.S.

You want to see the system break down? Let those two things spiral into oblivion.

But, hey, at least you have guns, right? Seems a bit like a self-fulfilling prophecy if you look at it this way.
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