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Interesting that Holocaust fear and memory should be involved in this man's neurosis:
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Both are Jewish, and both lost grandparents in the Holocaust — surely a source, Farago says, of their wariness of government..."Because of all the people on the face of the Earth who should be pro-gun, the Jews should be right at the top of that list,” he says. “How many Jews have to die before they realize that ‘never again’ means being prepared — personally prepared?”
And then, of course, there's the unmistakable symptom of paranoia:
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A couple of hours later, the two men dig into dinner at a swank Italian restaurant, both of them choosing chairs that let them face the entrance. “Look at the way Robert and I are facing,” Kenik says. “Crime happens everywhere. There’s no place to feel safe.”
Condi Rice once desribed herself as a 'Second Amendment absolutist.' It's interesting that a Jew remembering the Holocaust and a black from Birmingham should share the same perspective.
I always try to sit where I have my back to a wall and I can see the door, I also always make it a point to know where another exit is in every building I enter. Is this because I am paranoid? Nope, just a firm believer that the only person who is going to look out for me and my family when something goes wrong is me.
Society is made up of Us and Them..... it's really as simple as that and it always has been. We are at the mercy of them. If someone wants to slit your throat in line at the grocery store, there really isn't much you can do about it. If someone wants to walk down the street blowing people away, there really isn't much we can do about it. If someone wants to set your house a flame in the middle of the night, there really isn't much you can do about it.
The only thing that we can do is to try our best to minimize the damage done once someone makes the decision to do something sinister and then acts on that decision.
You cannot constantly be prepared in every facet of your life, nor would I want to be. What kind of life would that be? You would likely go insane if you tried. You will have to let your gaurd down at some point, whether it be when you eat dinner, when you pull your wallet out to pay for your groceries, or when you sleep.
You will aways be volnerable and we will always be at the mercy of thugs, criminals, and the mentaly ill. There is no such thing as complete safety. You can't legislate or enforce safety. All you can do is minimize.
I always try to sit where I have my back to a wall and I can see the door, I also always make it a point to know where another exit is in every building I enter. Is this because I am paranoid? Nope, just a firm believer that the only person who is going to look out for me and my family when something goes wrong is me.
Survivor ^^^
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Originally Posted by It'sAutomatic
If you live your life on alert to protect yourself from a danger which is infinitesimally likely to ever occur, then yes, you are stupid and crazy.
Murder victim ^^^
Hey, It'sAutomatic - Do you wear your seat belt? Do you have fire insurance? Smoke detectors? If you answered "yes" to any of those questions, then you, too, must also be "stupid and crazy."
Hey, It'sAutomatic - Do you wear your seat belt? Do you have fire insurance? Smoke detectors? If you answered "yes" to any of those questions, then you, too, must also be "stupid and crazy."
. Do you put batteries in your alarm clock in case the electric goes out in the middle of the night It'sAutomatic? So you are saying you are prepared? Wearing a gun at your hip is really no different. It's called being prepared to minimize the damage caused once someone makes the decision to do evil.
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