In the past week, I've heard more than one tirade including some comment along the lines of, "Why the fuck are we even letting Muslims into the goddamn military? Look what happened! Big fucking surprise!" One particularly heated ex-New Yorker went on to suggest—no, insist—we should lock all American Muslims up until the end of [...]
Protection from our own Government: The Ridiculous Pretense for Gun Ownership
guest post by Kavan Wolfe
As far as I have seen, detractors of gun control advance three basic arguments:
People need guns to defend themselves and their families against other people
People need guns to defend their country during an invasion
People need guns to defend themselves against a [...]
President GW Bush, on the American troops fighting in Afghanistan:
I must say, I’m a little envious. If I were slightly younger and not employed here, I think it would be a fantastic experience to be on the front lines of helping this young democracy succeed. It must be exciting for you … in some ways [...]
So yeah, we all know the US is a nation in love with weaponry. The NRA pretty well guarantees nobody's getting elected who threatens our legal ability to stockpile personal firearms. And believe me, were I live, if you don't own some kind of firearm (and at least one dog), you are a serious, serious [...]
