You hit the nail on the head -- societal problems have created what we're seeing and for the most part I blame the liberal indoctrination of our youth. Two generations if not more of that indoctrination which includes instilling lack of patriotism and lack of respect for others that have been taught differently. That and the increasing population with a change in demographics.
More than that
@libertybele , I think there is a direct causal link to technology and a wide gap between city life and reality. That has been my suspicion for some time now, but I am forced to make the conclusion.
You can see it plainly on voting maps. Mega-cities are all invariably liberal, and rural areas invariably Conservative. That is because liberalism cannot survive reality. I will confuse the issue by proposing that the more rural you get, the more Conservative the people, and the more citified, the more liberal, with the battle line between reality and bat-shit crazy liberal (as distinct from merely liberal) having been extended to townships by way of media and school systems, which get their cues from their hierarchical structures, which all inevitably end up in big city power.
That's a relatively new demarcation by the way... In this generation, maybe in the last decade even, with townships (other than college towns which have been bat-shit crazy for years) being new ground for liberals, albeit they they have bent liberal for a long time.
But the takeaway is this: Liberalism cannot survive reality. It requires advanced technology in order to function.
You must think about that. Where I am, nearly everyone knows the sanctity of life, because we kill our food. We know where our meat comes from, because we looked it in the eye, and pulled the trigger. We cut its throat. We skinned it and cut it up.
Most city folks have never killed a chicken. How then do they quantify the difference between that and killing a man? It all means nothing at all in their video game world. they don't know what it is really, until they have really pulled the trigger.
I've known what that is, nearly all my life. I honor the blood every time I spill it. I know how hard that is, every time. And that means something more when I am carving up a steak.
I could go on and on about this. The citified folks are far away from the land, and the ways that Yah has given. I think the two are one thing. You cannot walk this land without at least some understanding. And the way of her people reflect that.
And if you think they're wild it's just because they can't be broken. It's a strong and gentle people living there - John Denver, the Wrangle Mountain Song
I would never propose hindering liberty. All I am proposing is the importance of practicing responsible gun ownership which includes teaching our youth to respect a weapon.
But in that demands a standard. And a standard demands a decider. And then that will be averaged to leave us with the citified standard. Gun safes and trigger locks, and skyrocketing liability insurance, And God help us, It's YOUR fault if you don't follow it and someone you know and trust does something with your guns that you would never endorse.
Remember: This is not about law. The law says 'Shall not infringe'. Plainly. This is about disarmament. No matter how you wiggle, no matter how you dance, That is what it is for.
Perhaps more important is teaching them respect for God and one another.
Amen to that, sister!
