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Old 02-12-2013, 11:34 AM
 
Location: North America
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Boy this Tyrant is an idiot...He lets talk radio, TV stations, and the internet up. He hasn't moved to shut down all gun and ammo sales, hasn't mobilized forces in the streets or called for marshal law...

Maybe he's gonna breed Americans out...

Yeah, allowing free speech is really tyrannical, isn't it?
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Old 02-12-2013, 11:45 AM
 
Location: Tampa Florida
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Suppose a popular tyrant and his party take over congress, backed with many supporters. This is spurred by a major disaster, perhaps natural or economic. This disaster causes food and water shortages. Said tyrant with his own private army comes for your land and resources.

For whatever reason the constitution as you know it is abolished in the interest of the people's need for food and employment.

Would you defend your land and risk a somewhat certain death?

Or would you retreat and reorganize and give liberty a fighting chance?
What would I do? About the same as if the "Wraith:" were coming.... Now if it were the "Cylons", I'd dust off the old Viper in the barn, and go out after them machines, you betcha. That's one thing ya never forget, how to fly that Viper.
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Old 02-12-2013, 11:47 AM
 
Location: somewhere in the woods
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Suppose a popular tyrant and his party take over congress, backed with many supporters. This is spurred by a major disaster, perhaps natural or economic. This disaster causes food and water shortages. Said tyrant with his own private army comes for your land and resources.

For whatever reason the constitution as you know it is abolished in the interest of the people's need for food and employment.

Would you defend your land and risk a somewhat certain death?

Or would you retreat and reorganize and give liberty a fighting chance?

an actual tyrant?

well, the tree of liberty is watered with the blood of tyrants and patriots.

i risked my life before for the USA, if such happened, even though i am 20 years older, i would do so again.
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Old 02-12-2013, 12:17 PM
 
Location: 500 miles from home
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Old 02-12-2013, 12:29 PM
 
Location: North America
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Soylent Green is people!

And soylent brown is cats.
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