VikingsGuy
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Mental health plays into violence across the spectrum - including suicides and mass shootings (which are often just performative suicides) and much in between. Our mental health system (public or private) is an embarrassment. It needs a huge investment in resources and better approaches - none of which violate the constitution.@VikingsGuy For mental health are you referring to the suicide rate by gun? Because that mental health issue I understand and would agree with you on, yet see no solution to it that still upholds the constitution. The current mental health crisis only amplifies the ongoing suicide one by magnitudes of 10. Being suicidal also seems to correlate to mass shootings - life ceases to have meaning to both situations.
Your uncle joined the military to protect our way of life and uphold the constitution. Granted he was from a different era, but those rights extend to tactical peacock chads too. Our power comes in numbers as the American citizens, We the People, are the largest standing army on earth. In war, numbers do matter, so yes peacocks can help win wars. At least our enemies will be aiming at the brotard's in their Hawaiian shirts while the rest of us go unnoticed.
@Nick87 The peaceful, extremely well armed Virginia protest, was the utmost example of the strength of the American People. That was a warning to the establishment cabal and the message was heard. It scared the hell out of DC and I think the retribution for that day was seen through their actions on Jan 6. Unfortunately the message heard was not a lesson learned.
@VikingsGuy You will have to fill me in too on the pride stuff, as well as other events before my time. Im almost 40, so as much as I follow history, I only know so much through my time on earth. I have a feeling you are a bit older than me.
As for an army - our army doesn’t want these nut jobs. Tactical chads are not adding any value to our preparedness and are making gun violence cool. That’s like saying gang bangers holding their glocks sideways are part of the big green machine of tomorrow. As for my uncle, he told very few stories, the few he shared were terrifying, he fought so his kids wouldn’t have to, not so some idiot could pretend to be as brave in their backyard as he was in Southeast Asia. He hid his silver and bronze stars from friends and family. He saw no glory in what he did - but it was done with honor and integrity - something the tactical chads have no concept of. Lots of peacock ROTC lieutenants were the first to die in real wars (some done by their own troops).
In the 80s/90s serious gay rights folks were undermined by the ridiculous performative largess of some gay pride parades (think naked 35 yo men on roll skates as a common attraction). Similarly, peaceful or not, the tactical Chads in Virginia were equally ridiculous and unhelpful to the real 2A cause. There is nothing strong about strutting around with a gun chanting “we will not be replaced” any more than shouting “river to the sea” at a posh university funded by daddy - big words out of the mouths of fools.
As for age, I almost have two decades on you.