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<blockquote data-quote="Glocktogo" data-source="post: 3376765" data-attributes="member: 1132"><p>Yeah, I've never condoned, much less supported acts of violence or destruction. Even totalitarian oppressors should be mitigated with the least amount of damage possible. </p><p></p><p>Yet I'll never say "All Lives Matter", simply because they don't in reality and in rare cases, they shouldn't. I mean I'll never say the lives of people like John Wayne Gacy, Osama bin Laden, Timothy McVeigh, John Allen Muhammed, Kim Jong-un, etc. matter. They don't. The same goes for anyone perpetrating anarchy that hurts and kills others.</p><p></p><p>What does matter is the acts they commit. I mean I'd never support what McVeigh did and I'd put a bullet between his eyes for his troubles if I caught him trying to blow up a building. But you have to admit that the federal government got pretty quiet after the OKC bombing. When the Bundy Ranch thing kicked off, it was WAY different from Waco & Ruby Ridge. Maybe, just maybe, a lesson was at least partially learned? </p><p></p><p>It would be so much better if people could effect change without violence and destruction. But what can we expect if change is impossible otherwise? We know very well what it feels like to have the government AND society against us overall as strong 2A advocates. So while I'll never support stupidity like riots, looting and vandalism, I can set aside my issues long enough to put myself in their shoes, and recognize that I'd never want to change places with them. You don't have to be a criminal or have an unpopular opinion in order to feel oppressed in some circles. All you have to do is look a certain way and live in a certain place. That would suck if it applied to any of us. </p><p></p><p>So maybe, just maybe, we could all learn a thing or two from their movement. If nothing else, just how to treat each other would be a positive outcome. Guess I'm just crazy like that. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>If I have to say so myself, I think I'm killing it. Positively wallowing in it as they say! <img src="/images/smilies/smile.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Glocktogo, post: 3376765, member: 1132"] Yeah, I've never condoned, much less supported acts of violence or destruction. Even totalitarian oppressors should be mitigated with the least amount of damage possible. Yet I'll never say "All Lives Matter", simply because they don't in reality and in rare cases, they shouldn't. I mean I'll never say the lives of people like John Wayne Gacy, Osama bin Laden, Timothy McVeigh, John Allen Muhammed, Kim Jong-un, etc. matter. They don't. The same goes for anyone perpetrating anarchy that hurts and kills others. What does matter is the acts they commit. I mean I'd never support what McVeigh did and I'd put a bullet between his eyes for his troubles if I caught him trying to blow up a building. But you have to admit that the federal government got pretty quiet after the OKC bombing. When the Bundy Ranch thing kicked off, it was WAY different from Waco & Ruby Ridge. Maybe, just maybe, a lesson was at least partially learned? It would be so much better if people could effect change without violence and destruction. But what can we expect if change is impossible otherwise? We know very well what it feels like to have the government AND society against us overall as strong 2A advocates. So while I'll never support stupidity like riots, looting and vandalism, I can set aside my issues long enough to put myself in their shoes, and recognize that I'd never want to change places with them. You don't have to be a criminal or have an unpopular opinion in order to feel oppressed in some circles. All you have to do is look a certain way and live in a certain place. That would suck if it applied to any of us. So maybe, just maybe, we could all learn a thing or two from their movement. If nothing else, just how to treat each other would be a positive outcome. Guess I'm just crazy like that. If I have to say so myself, I think I'm killing it. Positively wallowing in it as they say! :) [/QUOTE]
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