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Posted by: John_Hamilton on 01/16/2013 05:47 PM Updated by: John_Hamilton on 01/16/2013 05:47 PM
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The History of Conquering People in 4 Easy Steps ~Letter to the Editor By Cameron Bur

Mountain Ranch, CA... 1) Show them fear. 2) Let fear divide them. 3) Breed hope that you and only you can protect them. 4) Disarm them...

While good intentioned people sometimes execute these steps without malice - perhaps due to their ideology, a fabled view of how things should be, or a historically unsound belief that humans are good by nature – their actions pave the way for wicked men to reign over entire nations.

History has shown us that evil is opportunistic, and that there will always be tyrants in our future.

This is the purpose of the 2nd Amendment. The Founding Fathers were not protecting hunting, or target practice when they convened on this subject.

They were protecting their new country from future tyrants.

And yet, in our misplaced comfort and arrogance, we have already handed that gift back. Because we were shown fear, and our majority believes that we can no longer protect ourselves.

Do you hope our Government will keep us safe?



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