Militia – a better defense to internal disorder
Militias can be part of our preparations for almost any threat – such as those we face today. Large numbers, more community-based and less militaristic.
Militias can be part of our preparations for almost any threat – such as those we face today. Large numbers, more community-based and less militaristic.
We have lost touch with much of the Constitution’s meaning. The Second Amendment is about collective action. That we don’t see this shows our worst weakness.
We face an expanding list of threats, natural and otherwise. Militia can help us prepare for almost any threat.Â
Summary: The Right wing of America is active on all fronts: shutting down abortion, disenfranchising voters, and holding America’s credit rating hostage. Now we add to that list something small, but disturbing and with the potential to grow explosively: the Oath Keepers, one of the many militia-like groups, are “going operational”. This is a follow-up …
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Summary:Â The recent story about militia in Iraq is rich in lessons for us. Not about the futile lost war. But about us and our ability to see and understand the world. A hot story from The Guardian, 6 March 2013 — based on an investigation by the Guardian and BBC Arabic: After the Pentagon …
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