When 'They' Come - Laura Hollis

[Idaho_Cowboy]

When 'They' Come
By Laura Hollis
Published June 23, 2016
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In the aftermath of the Orlando shootings, a man named Buckley Jeppson posted on Facebook about his experience visiting a Portland, Oregon, gun store to ask why people purchase AR-15 rifles. The salespeople offered several answers — target practice, hunting — none of which convinced Jeppson, who politely concluded that the sale of these guns was "about the money."
 
As he left, however, Jeppson was approached by another store patron. This man told Jeppson that the guns are for people "to protect themselves when 'they' come." Jeppson parried with him: Who is "they"? Zombies? Yeah, he was told — "and all the others who might try to steal your food after an earthquake or take your guns or imprison your family members."
 
In the rest of his post, Jeppson scoffed at the absurdity of such a belief, deriding it as "paranoid." Many commenters agreed.

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Remember it's not if it's when.

[oldmomster]

NOT paranoid....

'Would a successful attack on our country's power supply be a crisis serious enough to cause widespread panic? Could there be mobs?

Well, let's see. Three weeks ago, we saw a mob of hundreds of people in San Jose, California, protesting Donald Trump's speech. They screamed obscenities at Trump supporters, threw eggs and bottles at them, chased them, knocked them down and kicked them in the ribs, ripped off their clothes, beat them with bags of rocks, punched them in the face, broke bones, and sprayed pepper spray in the faces of their children.

Does anyone seriously think people who can become incensed enough about a speech to turn violent, won't turn violent if the ATMs shut down? If the grocery stores go empty? If there's no way to get food, water, or gasoline?'



Better to be safe, not sorry.

[sinkspur]

Yes paranoid.  There is a segment of society, mostly on the right, who seem to buy the idea that there is some "they" who are out to get them.  To put them out of work, to stalk them, to kill them. 

The "they" changes, depending on the situation.  Democrats, Mexicans, rich people, Muslims, Wall Street, bosses.  All at one time are conspiring to bring down the hard-working white middle class.

It has always been thus.

[Chieftain]

Yes paranoid.  There is a segment of society, mostly on the right, who seem to buy the idea that there is some "they" who are out to get them.  To put them out of work, to stalk them, to kill them. 

The "they" changes, depending on the situation.  Democrats, Mexicans, rich people, Muslims, Wall Street, bosses.  All at one time are conspiring to bring down the hard-working white middle class.

It has always been thus.

Just because I am paranoid, does NOT mean "THEY" aren't still out to get me....

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