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JWsleep · 04-23-2008, 05:43 PM

Ahhh, I haven't got my Ted-Nugent-gun-control-warpath-debate fix in a while. As usual, JoeRedskin has expressed my views far better than I could.

Just a thought: all y'all who are anti-government here, should we then do away with our massive military? Should we at least limit the amount of hard-earned tax-payer dollars siphoned directly into the military-industrial complex? Can we at least get a little oversight there? The lion's share of our tax dollars fund programs in defense, not welfare. A true libertarian (see Milton Friedman or Robert Nozick, for example) would argue for a privatization of the military and an end to the enormous transfer of individual's money to defense contractors.

Here's another thought: gun owners and supporters of gun rights are generally pro defense spending. This suggests it's not rights that are at issue. It's about the ability to KICK ASS, either as an individual or as a nation. There's a feeling that we are being neutered, weakened, pussified, etc. when we can't have serious firepower, either in our homes or in the world at large. And that's something the MOTOR CITY MADMAN would NEVER stand for. Whatever he is, he is no pussy.

Rock on.

04-23-2008, 05:43 PM	#292
JWsleep Propane and propane accessories Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Houston, TX Age: 56 Posts: 4,719	Re: Ted Nugent on Gun Control Ahhh, I haven't got my Ted-Nugent-gun-control-warpath-debate fix in a while. As usual, JoeRedskin has expressed my views far better than I could. Just a thought: all y'all who are anti-government here, should we then do away with our massive military? Should we at least limit the amount of hard-earned tax-payer dollars siphoned directly into the military-industrial complex? Can we at least get a little oversight there? The lion's share of our tax dollars fund programs in defense, not welfare. A true libertarian (see Milton Friedman or Robert Nozick, for example) would argue for a privatization of the military and an end to the enormous transfer of individual's money to defense contractors. Here's another thought: gun owners and supporters of gun rights are generally pro defense spending. This suggests it's not rights that are at issue. It's about the ability to KICK ASS, either as an individual or as a nation. There's a feeling that we are being neutered, weakened, pussified, etc. when we can't have serious firepower, either in our homes or in the world at large. And that's something the MOTOR CITY MADMAN would NEVER stand for. Whatever he is, he is no pussy. Rock on. __________________ Hail from Houston!