Re: The Hunt (Cancelled!)
Ok, Roger O opened the door. I'm going full political too!
I could never understand why the second amendment is sacrosanct compared to all the others. Nobody seems to care that the first amendment is violated routinely. Freedom of the press has been restricted numerous times in the past, and vehemently attacked by the current president. Religion is constantly inserting itself into our government, and our government uses tax dollars to fund "faith based initiatives", despite a clear separation of church and state. The 4th amendment has all but been eliminated by the Patriot Act and online surveillance. Due process (5th amendment) is violated every day. All these are just as important to maintaining democracy. But why are those amendments routinely ignored or chipped away, but not the 2nd?
And I would argue that the current interpretation of the second amendment, as redefined by the NRA since the 1970s (thanks a lot, Harlon Carter), is not what the founders intended. It was clear from the first (and often ignored/forgotten) half that arms were intended for a "well-regulated militia", because the founders (and the populace) feared a standing army. Given the times, that was understandable. A large, powerful army could take over the government, which has happened many times throughout the course of human history. So instead, the founders wanted to limit arms to a militia to defend the country from foreign invaders. Of course, that has all changed. We now have the largest military in the world and the militias are now the National Guard. The 2nd amendment, as conceived by the founders, was to protect them. It's basically pointless now.
But I'll give the NRA credit. They've done a stellar job of warping the amendment's meaning and intention. And they really don't give a sh!t about the constitution. They're pimps for the gun industry, which does $28 billion per year. To them, the blood our children flowing in the streets is a small price to pay for their "freedom" to reap massive profits.
Anyway, back the topic at hand. The Hunt shouldn't have been pulled. It's beyond hypocritical -- hell, it's disgusting -- that the oaf in office complains about video games or a movie, while he incites and inspires violence at his rallies (I won't give examples; there are plenty). He's also ordered acts of violence by the heinous acts he's committing at the border. Seriously, f*ck him in his orange ass with a rusty golf club.
And the media really has some nerve as well. They feed off real violence every day. War, shootings, murder, whatever. They have way more responsibility and ownership on our violent culture than Hollywood. At least our violence is fake. They drink the blood of the real thing and happily ask for more. F*ck them, too.
Ok, Roger O opened the door. I'm going full political too!
I could never understand why the second amendment is sacrosanct compared to all the others. Nobody seems to care that the first amendment is violated routinely. Freedom of the press has been restricted numerous times in the past, and vehemently attacked by the current president. Religion is constantly inserting itself into our government, and our government uses tax dollars to fund "faith based initiatives", despite a clear separation of church and state. The 4th amendment has all but been eliminated by the Patriot Act and online surveillance. Due process (5th amendment) is violated every day. All these are just as important to maintaining democracy. But why are those amendments routinely ignored or chipped away, but not the 2nd?
And I would argue that the current interpretation of the second amendment, as redefined by the NRA since the 1970s (thanks a lot, Harlon Carter), is not what the founders intended. It was clear from the first (and often ignored/forgotten) half that arms were intended for a "well-regulated militia", because the founders (and the populace) feared a standing army. Given the times, that was understandable. A large, powerful army could take over the government, which has happened many times throughout the course of human history. So instead, the founders wanted to limit arms to a militia to defend the country from foreign invaders. Of course, that has all changed. We now have the largest military in the world and the militias are now the National Guard. The 2nd amendment, as conceived by the founders, was to protect them. It's basically pointless now.
But I'll give the NRA credit. They've done a stellar job of warping the amendment's meaning and intention. And they really don't give a sh!t about the constitution. They're pimps for the gun industry, which does $28 billion per year. To them, the blood our children flowing in the streets is a small price to pay for their "freedom" to reap massive profits.
Anyway, back the topic at hand. The Hunt shouldn't have been pulled. It's beyond hypocritical -- hell, it's disgusting -- that the oaf in office complains about video games or a movie, while he incites and inspires violence at his rallies (I won't give examples; there are plenty). He's also ordered acts of violence by the heinous acts he's committing at the border. Seriously, f*ck him in his orange ass with a rusty golf club.
And the media really has some nerve as well. They feed off real violence every day. War, shootings, murder, whatever. They have way more responsibility and ownership on our violent culture than Hollywood. At least our violence is fake. They drink the blood of the real thing and happily ask for more. F*ck them, too.
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