Yeah I think it will. Of course it wont remian static, it will change. I think the biggest thing that GW has done for they way people like us would like to see things done is his appts to the supreme court. They will be around for a while.
When I comes down to a "Red Dawn" type of invasion and within a generation seeing our way of life and liberty stripped...of course not.
Can I see it modified in a way where I will tell my grandchildren stories about the way it used to be...absouluty...that has already happened.
Im 35...when I was in the 8th grade, I took my compound bow into school and did an instuctive speech on its use....They would call the SWAT team out for that these days.
I remember when I was 15 or so, my buddies would pack up our shotguns and strap them on our back and ride accross town (a medium sized blue collar town) and go dove hunting on the way, we would stop at Kmart and buy a few boxes of shells (maybe four or five boxes...who am I kidding)....that wouldnt happen today...those kids would be stopped and arrested.
My youngest boy in the second grade got in a a verbal altercation with a classmate and the word "stab" was used by both of them...they were both hauled down to the principals office and I was called. The principal asked informed me of the situation (hes not a liberal dirtbag, he is however, governed by them) and asked me if he thought my son was capable of carrying out that threat...interested at what he was getting at I politely asked him to cut to the chase...of course my boy is physically capable of stabbing someone...mentally...ive raised him to not be afraid and to protect himself...do I think we would stab someone...NO! Well thats not the answer he was looking for...he himmed and hawwed and then asked me if there were any knives in the house...I kind of laughed...and said..um yes. And then he kind of chuckled and said...."anything other than eating utensiles?" I kind of stopped and the phone got real quite...I said "are you serious, are you getting around to asking me if I have weapons in the house?" He said "yes".....YES! Twenty years ago, that question would have been a given, and would not have needed to be asked. Today...in a fairly conservitive town, and as far as public schools go...a conservitive school. I told the man..."we probably shouldnt get into that discussion"...He replied that we was required to inquire to find out if the threat of my little boy stabbing another little boy should be taken seriously. I told him that I was taking it seriously and I would take care of it on my end, as for his "inquiry" I told him he was overstepping his bounds...again..very contrite, he replied that he was only doing what was required of him. This isnt the best part. Later his teacher called me. We have had a very constructive relationship regarding communication about my sons academic activity (hes very bright), and she has helped me immensly as Im a single father raising two boys. She kind of rehashed what the principle had said and added that she didnt think my son was serious, she just thought the two boys got carried away with theyre argument....Then she added.........If we thought your son was capable of carrying out these threats we would have the police search your house for weapons!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I choked on my coffee when she said this and kind of blurbled out....ARE YOU SERIOUS???? She really didnt know what to say at my response...she just kind of stumblem over her words and I told her. "We have met on numerous occasions, I feel like you know me fairly well, youve had both of my sons in your class, I have great respect for your compassion and ability to teach children, but know this about me...the police will not search my house without due process and if due process ever comes about for whatever earth shattering reason...it wont take them long to find a weapon" She was back peddling pretty hard by now and I continued "Im not a violent man, I teach my kids that violence should be used as a very last resort. You should know better than to tell me that you will have the police search my house for weapons because of what two little 7 yr olds were over heard talking about out on the playground..your out of line, further more, you know that I hunt, you know that my kids go hunting with me, my oldest shared pictures of his first hunt with the class, Im frankly suprised that you dont take is as granted that there are weapons in my house" She was very apologetic at my apparant offense. I told her that it was really no harm done, but she should maybe temper the what she tells parents when she is confronted with this sort of thing. Later in the convo, again this wasnt heated, I didnt raise my voice, she mentioned that the other kids dad was concerned that my son would carry out the threat and mentioned that he has overheard the boys talk about me, shooting, hunting etc...and was fearful that I would intervene somehow. He also mentioned, evidently that he had no way to protect himself and needed some reassurance that there would be no repercussion....I felt like saying...."I think everyone is over reacting here". I think over reaction is the norm these days.
So yes this country is changing. Will it still exist...or do I think it will collapse like the USSR did...no. It wont be the same, but it will exist.
