alien ideas about gun ownership
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alien ideas about gun ownership---
Alien is a darn good description of the anti-gun attitude; but on to my philosophy.
I have actually seen most of America, having hitch-hiked from Indiana, to Long-Island New York, to Florida, through Georgia, Texas, Through Minnesota, South Dakota Wyoming, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Missouri....and back to Indiana. This all occurred within a 5 year period of my youth.
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The logic of a person's ideas are traceable, almost always, to their core assumption.
The core assumptive of the person embracing "alien ideas" is probably something vaguely identifiable as a proposition that there is no conflict in human experience.
That may sound absurd; but there are people who actually do adopt ideas as though they lived within a bubble of immunity.
One of the reasons I state this is because I've victimized myself, by nearly every absurd ideological view that exists. Frankly, I have been a featherhead, in believing that using violence and force is entirely wrong.
Obviously, I changed, and one of the aspects of changing my philosophy was that I began to study what the most ordinary people believed and did. Of course, the stereotypical image of the proverbial "Southerner" is of interest in that regard.
Because I believe that in considerations of philosophy of life, Southerners often seem to hold a key to a deep wisdom. In our on-line discussions, Texans feature prominently in that regard. Over many years (I am now 60) I have traced the cultural currents in American life, as well as following them through history. Some of the most powerful currents are from the South, inclusive of unique people such as those from Texas. I respect these people very much for reasons of their cultural impact. In any war or conflict, I would prefer a Southerner over a Northerner, in my foxhole, any day.
Perhaps "Northerners" trust their own government implicitly. Perhaps the diffierence with the "Southerner" is that he tends toward a self-reliance, not necessarily trusting those not of his close-knit community or family.
There are both positive and negative stereotypes for Southerners, which are more iconic than a Northern counterpart. In fact, the Northern stereotype may be more evident in its absence, than the Southern.
The whole gist of this however, is that in philosophy of arms and life, concerning self-defense propositions, I have often admired Southern ways, for the strange virtue I find in its people. I do not know if it can be explicitly identified. Being born in Indiana, I'm a Yankee for sure.
However, my Scotch Irish Ancestors lived in North Carolina, departing suddenly about 1860 for Indiana.
Perhaps, there's a bit of the "Southerner" in my blood; but I do believe in the the inherent determination for the right to self-defense.
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In this regard, and the original poster's identification of how an "alien" personality comes to your home, with hostility and starts telling you what to do, it identifies something of a cultural difference. Generally, a Southerner would not do that to his neighbor, whereas a Northerner will.
Allow me to illustrate, that I am not blind in this cultural distinction. In the movie Gettysburg, if you recall, there is a scene where some Southerner soldiers are questioned by the Union officer.
The philosphy expressed by one Southerner enlisted man, was:
"Some say, LIVE AND LET LIVE." (or words to that effect)
That is why I think there is a virtue in the Southern mentality, that is a formula for a philosphical courtesy and a type of spiritual courtesy, not necessarily evident in the Northern mentality.
[Otherwise, to be brief: Remember the Alamo. Ozzy Osbourne gets what he deserves.......all of it. Sorry, just had to air out that resentment.]
I suspect my kin saw a War coming over slavery, and departed the South for more peaceable lands; but I also think the South stays in a man's blood. I'm a better man for it. As my father said: "You've got to have a certain respect."
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