And why praytell are you dragging the little blog into this discussion? It was going fine until you did that.
Trolling is a great way to get the jack-boot.
The blog was linked to by a poster. If I link to a blog, that usually means I support what the blog says. Perhaps that assumption was incorrect?
I just get tired of seeing so much talk about violence. If you want me to start quoting for examples I certainly can. I hope there is a better definition of trolling than 'isn't a conservative libertarian who thinks martial law is imminent'
I had a discussion with someone else on this board about that, via PM a while ago. If APS wants to threaten banning every time a ‘liberal’ opens their mouth and has the audacity to disagree with the majority here, that is fine. But please change the site name to “Armed, Conservative, Sometimes Polite Society” then update the FAQ to include a list of political opinions posters are not allowed to have.
@AJ: I was going to point out that it was more complicated than that, but Giga beat me to it. To me, the only valid reason for armed rebellion is when the political process is actually broken or a minority is being truly oppressed by the majority. The colonies had no political power, they had no choice but to rebel. Conservative libertarians still have political power.
As long as the democratic process is still intact, that should be the only option considered. If a group is unable to get what it wants through that democratic process, well, too bad. If conservatives come into power and privatize everything you aren't going to see me on forums waxing poetic about violence as the only solution. Politics isn't about minority groups getting what they want, it is about finding a solution that is the most acceptable to the most people.
But maybe the difference in viewpoint is just too vast. I can't imagine something like 'Obamacare' being worth killing over, maybe some think it is. Honestly, I don’t see the founding fathers starting a rebellion over public healthcare either. To me, the split in economic ideology in this country will never be something worth killing over, it is just economic ideology! If one side wins conclusively in the political arena then that system will be implemented. If it works it will stay. If it doesn't work then either the balance of power will shift, or the country will collapse and a new government will be born.
And maybe that is the final point. I would rather see a political and economic collapse followed by a new government than a civil war.
I mean, I *could* advocate violence. I am a ‘liberal’, I am armed, I know how to use my ‘assault rifles’ as well as most people here. I could talk about how I’ll defend Obamacare with my life, bullets and blades, or how I think violence might be the only option if Roe v. Wade is repealed! But then I wouldn’t be any different than those I am criticizing, and you would all be lined up to tell me how stupid I am.
