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Our Justified Response

I recently found myself in a conversation where a friend's wife tried to convince me that the terror attacks of 9/11 were the only way that a very frustrated al-Qaeda could express their "justified" rage. I felt like I was in an advance screening of Sean Penn's "When Liberals Attack" as I tried to imagine how those who jumped off of the 100th floor of the Twin Towers to escape the incinerating heat would have responded.
It suddenly became clear to me that she and other "civilized elite" like her often make flawed decisions that pave the way for psychopathic dictatorships. It's as if they'd even vote for Hitler if he were to promise enough "for the good of the people" legislation. Oh, wait a minute; that's how Hitler got elected in the first place.
I don't know. Maybe I'm still angry. I wonder if 160 million Americans and I can get a group discount on therapy. We didn't become the land of the free by being the home of the helpless and passive. Maybe it's just that I'm glad to live where slightly more than half still understand the meaning of "Never Again".
 
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Never would see that person again. I might tell the friend that if it were necessary. It would mean ditching the friend but that's life.

Al-Qaeda might have rage. It might be worthwile to understand their thought patterns as a tactical matter. To say that their actions were justifiable - nope! :fire:

A good book on this is Terror in the Name of God. It does have some real insights into these folks. Their 'justifable' rage comes from a failed culture, personalities and sets of values.

I can understand behavior but that doesn't mean I have to accept it or value it. I have little use for folks who are self-hating Americans. Of course, over time, our country hasn't been perfect. How does that excuse the killing of innocents?

When I hear this kind of thing, I flash back to my kid's college graduation in NY. At it, there was a family of a fireman who was going to night school to get his degree. He was killed in the WTC. They gave his wife and kid his diploma posthumously. We all cried. The family walked down the aisle past me and I cried again.

At work, we had folks right to the school paper saying that we should not take action after 9/11. The next issue, 12 of us signed a very strong letter expressing a quite different view.
 
If someone is annoying me, and I get mad at them, I have no right to kill them. If she would agree that it was right for militant Muslims to kill Americans, she probably thinks its all right for me to kill annoying people. Otherwise, her logic is flawed.

I try to stay away from people like that. To me, se would be annoying using that logic, and if I follow her logic, well...
 
The reason why I post these from time to time is because of RH Crossman's quote, "Freedom is always in danger, and the majority of mankind will always acquiesce in its loss, unless a minority is willing to challenge the privileges of its few and the apathy of the masses."
I'm not a professional writer, but I've had over 30 of these in print in major pubs. People do read this stuff and it does make a difference even if only a very, very little bit at a time. But, getting more of you writing Letters to the Editor is one of the ways to participate in the endless fight. Right now we're barely a majority, but we could easily become barely a minority.
The overall point is this:
I've taken some of the same themes from the Right to Keep and Bear Arms and applied them to other issues. When you get down to it, personal responsibility, accountability and self reliance crosses the entire spectrum of all issues. Just last night, a raving liberal (at a party) very graciously asked me how we raised such wonderful children. I referred her right to the above sentiments. Not to brag, but everyone who raises good kids does so with a healthy dose of personal responsibility, accountability and self reliance. It's not that difficult and the same applies to our Constitutional Rights.
So... Since gun owners are notorious for being completely uninvolved, you might wish to start small. "Before" is going to be a lot easier than "after". When writing, begin with a topic. Mine have mostly been the RKBA. Maybe your Letter will be in response to a completely hysterical call to action by a blissninnie. Let your exact thoughts effortlessly flow off of your fingertips. Then sit on it, maybe run it by a few people, let it stew and then tighten it up. That's all.
Sorry for the sermon, but someone said that the pen is mightier than the sword. If all else fails you can push the pen through someone's neck. I saw it in a movie once.
 
I would politely ask her never to speak to me again. I've done that over less than an explanation that 9/11 was a justified expression of social rage . . . .
 
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