That can't be your point. The difference is that I was describing liberty and choice, and not taking issue with the liberty and choice of anyone, as you clearly were.
So am I. I am at liberty to chose. Just as 'they' are at liberty with the ability to choose a certain course of action today, that does not affect my liberty to choose a course of action tomorrow. That IS the choice of a freeman, which I am.
What is your point?
You said: "When ammo availability gets better, remember who took advantage, and who did not. That is when we have the power again."
I am at liberty to decide that at times of scarcity some folks chose to charge me much more than they normally do, or what I am calling a larger margin simply because they have the liberty and power of possesion to choose to. At the moment, I do not have as many choices, which tends to limit some of my liberty in no illegal or negative way in and of itself. That is unless someone in their situation chooses to take advantage of my loss of choices. It really is that simple. In law the extreme example is called a monopoly, that is not the case here, just more limits than I would like to see.
I am choosing to use my liberty, and purchase power, some time in the future if I get more choices and have MORE purchase power than I have right now, and choose not to purchase from folks who I think either in fact did, or tried to take advantage of me. That future may never be, but I think it will be.
That is what freedom, liberty, and choice allow me to do, in not only appropriate manner, but the rational response of any freeman.
The words you used set forth a proposed course of action for a whole, undefined category of people ("we", "us"), and additionally intoned that there is something weak or wrong about those who elect not to participate in your "reaping" : "Of course many folks will be able to rationalize this away."
I can speak for a bunch of guys at my Gun Club(they just so happen to be shooters who consume ammunition). I am not the only one keeping tabs on who charged what. I don't know of any other category I recognize other than freemen. Who or what category are you worried about?
You may or may not be weak, I am not your judge. I can speak for myself and at least a few other shooters who will return the favor to those who we feel charged reasonable prices, and those who, in our opinion did not, accordingly.
I am not at liberty to say how anyone would choose to rationalize anything I say. I can only say what I mean.
Rationalize away. But please don't say things I didn't say, or invent interpretations. I said what I meant.
Go figure.
Fred