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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAlex Jones was wrong on CNN. The scenario that he shouted about is 1861, not 1776...
but I don't think he understands the difference.
lib2DaBone
(8,124 posts).....but you have GOT to keep your act together.
Alex should have stated his facts and remained cool... more people would listen...the honey vs vinegar theory...
I know the frustration of watching our country go down the tubs.... but he didn't score any points this way.
spanone
(135,866 posts)billh58
(6,635 posts)some people either just don't get it, or have managed to hide out for a loooong time.
Guy Whitey Corngood
(26,504 posts)stupid thing to say. There are way too many guns in Venezuela and their crime rate is out the ass. if anything the government encourages civilian militias to be armed.
But hey, guess who also got dates and facts wrong........ HITLER! Oh and Mao also.
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)tledford
(917 posts)...but he came across as a raving lunatic in the clip I saw.
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backscatter712
(26,355 posts)To protect the country and the government from foreign and domestic threats. First threat on the list after the Constitution went into effect was the Whiskey Rebellion, which George Washington ruthlessly put down, leading the troops himself.
And yes, the War of Southern Treason also falls in that category.
Of course, today, we don't use citizen's militias. We have a modern standing military and police forces for that.
billh58
(6,635 posts)"well regulated Bubbas in camo" do you not understand? Modern standing military and police forces are wimps compared to these righteous 2nd Amendment defenders with their AR-15s and dented Ford F-150s.
Siwsan
(26,289 posts)Quit being a meanie. Facts make Alex sad.