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Anybody else watch the History Channel yesterday?
sodbuster
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It was an interesting day of T.V. watching for me.
They had shows on Stalin, Hitler, The Killing Fields, Osama BinLaden, The Nazi party, and the KKK.
The horror that many have experienced sure sickened me.
Two things that also stuck in my mind were, bad things happen when those looking for someone to lead them happen to choose a madman for a leader. Arsenals or massive gun collections were mentioned during the Ruby Ridge and Waco massacres. It was almost as if these people ownings firearms was a good excuse to kill them.
,,,sod
"The difference between Congress and drunken sailors is that
drunken sailors are spending their own money." --Florida Republican
Rep. Tom Feeney
They had shows on Stalin, Hitler, The Killing Fields, Osama BinLaden, The Nazi party, and the KKK.
The horror that many have experienced sure sickened me.
Two things that also stuck in my mind were, bad things happen when those looking for someone to lead them happen to choose a madman for a leader. Arsenals or massive gun collections were mentioned during the Ruby Ridge and Waco massacres. It was almost as if these people ownings firearms was a good excuse to kill them.
,,,sod
"The difference between Congress and drunken sailors is that
drunken sailors are spending their own money." --Florida Republican
Rep. Tom Feeney
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It's not what you know that gets you in trouble, it's what you know that just ain't so!
Resident Pyrrhonist
quote:The people didn't realize the leader was a madman.
I think after time they did realize the madness of their leader, however by then it was too late.
Another common tactic by these madmen was to eliminate all who might be a threat.
The rest of your post is unreadable,,,,something must be wrong with my computer!![;)]
,,,sod
"The difference between Congress and drunken sailors is that
drunken sailors are spending their own money." --Florida Republican
Rep. Tom Feeney
I watched parts of the Hitler and KKK program(s), very interesting (and disturbing).
I can say for certain that at least some people who follow these "madmen" really DON'T know the truth. I've said it before on this forum but my grandfather was an officer for the Nazi army in WWII and he was totally convinced that Hitler's propaganda was true. My grandfather thought that Hitler was going to build roads and schools and improve life for the ordinary German and Austrian. Remember, Hitler came to power in hard times and people just wanted to believe that somebody would help. Hitler was an excellent communicator and he was able to build support by telling the people what they wanted to hear.
G36
Gun Control Disarms Victims, NOT Criminals
Sodbuster: The people didn't realize the leader was a madman. I doubt if Stalin, Mao Tze-tung or Hitler were "mad" men; just cruel and brutal. After all, people like leaders who have simplistic solutions (e.g., invade a country because it "might" be a threat).[}:)]
It's not what you know that gets you in trouble, it's what you know that just ain't so!
Resident Pyrrhonist
Hairy, you are the terminal instigator.
Ted Kennedy's breath has killed more people than my car.
It's not what you know that gets you in trouble, it's what you know that just ain't so!
Resident Pyrrhonist
To Ride, shoot straight,and speak the truth
This was the Ancient law of Youth
Old times are past, old times are done:
But the Law runs true, O little son!
To Ride, shoot straight,and speak the truth
This was the Ancient law of Youth
Old times are past, old times are done:
But the Law runs true, O little son!
white hate groups = Skin Heads = American Nazi Pary = Christian (especially armed Christians) = anti Jewish groups = militias and of course all these groups had one thing in common. GUNS
There are hate groups there's no denying that but just because I'm a Christian who owns a firearm that does not equate to anti Jew, anti black, and so on. I AM NOT.
Militia, now I'm gonna have to think about that one. One man ready to defend his land from threats both foriegn and domestic does that equal militia? It's the old smoke and mirrors trick. In the same breath they speak of hate groups they mention militia. In the same breath they mention drugs they throw in guns.
Oh yeah! I do like the History Channel. It's my favorite.
"Save the Whalers, they need jobs too."
quote: In the same breath they speak of hate groups they mention militia. In the same breath they mention drugs they throw in guns.
Wasn't the fella from that southern poverty law place doing most of the 'propaganda' talk that you mentioned??
,,,sod
"The difference between Congress and drunken sailors is that
drunken sailors are spending their own money." --Florida Republican
Rep. Tom Feeney
One of Mr. D's reporters did a story in one of his publications regarding hate groups. I don't have it here as it is in my desk at work. I think it's the Southern Poverty Law Institute "Intelligence Report." In it he accused me of being a racist hate monger because I spoke against the homosexual lifestyle and the fact that our nation was founded on Christian principles and not those of Budhist or Hindus. I was instantly labled a danger. The best part of the article was the fact the reporter never interviewed me but he seems to know me better than my own mother.
Maybe it's best he didn't talk to me. If he discovered I love to hunt, fish, shoot, and play with guns he may have equated me to Hitler, Saddam, and Pol Pott. Care must be taken here. I do not hate Budhist, Hindus, or homosexuals. I was just stating facts but the facts were twisted by the same kind of people who like to twist the wording on the second ammendment.
"Save the Whalers, they need jobs too."