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Ukraine learns the value
of an armed citizenry
In all the world the U.S. as a nation is utterly unique in its
tradition of citizen rights to self-defense. There is no other protection
written into any constitution anywhere that is as solid and unapologetic as the
2nd Amendment. Whenever I end up in a debate with a liberal European that wants
to "educate me" on the level of gun ownership overseas I have to
laugh because these people just don't get it.
There are many countries where guns are allowed to be owned by the
public, but in every case, this is treated as a privilege that the
government can give and take away anytime it pleases. Only in America is gun
ownership an individual right regardless of economic status or what the
government or the so-called "majority" likes or dislikes. The
government's opinions on personal firearms are meaningless. The majority's
opinions on gun rights are meaningless. I own guns because natural law and the
Constitution say I have an inborn right to self-defense. And, if someone wants
to take those weapons from me, they better be prepared to die in the process.
This is not an attitude shared by most of the rest of the world
because most of the world has never fought and defeated a global power to
achieve independence. This experience of freedom is not written into their
cultural subconscious. In fact, most of the world has lived under one level of
authoritarianism or another for centuries. Many people inherently want freedom,
but very few people have ever risked everything to get it and succeeded.
The only time you will see a mass awakening in favor of public
self-defense is when a country faces an existential threat and total collapse,
then suddenly people start to question why they are completely disarmed and
helpless.
This is what has recently happened in Ukraine. As I write this the
Ukrainian capital of Kyiv is being surrounded by Russian forces and the
nation's government is calling on all able-bodied citizens to take up arms and
repel the invasion. This all sounds rather noble, but it reveals foolishness
that plagues most societies around the world. Why wasn't the Ukrainian public
already armed and organized?
Ukraine's gun laws are not as strict as many in Europe or Eastern
Europe, but they are certainly not conducive to civilian defense. It's
generally not legal for anyone to own a pistol for any reason other than
special government issues, while a person must be at least 25 years old just to
qualify for a permit to get a rifle. The types of arms allowed are select and
few, and magazines are limited to ten rounds or less. Overwhelmingly, it is the
upper-middle class and the rich that obtain most of the permits, as is often
the case through the majority of Europe. Middle-class and poor people are
rarely allowed to own firearms.
In all the world the U.S. as a nation is utterly unique in its
tradition of citizen rights to self-defense. There is no other protection
written into any constitution anywhere that is as solid and unapologetic as the
2nd Amendment. Whenever I end up in a debate with a liberal European that wants
to "educate me" on the level of gun ownership overseas I have to
laugh because these people just don't get it.
There are many countries where guns are allowed to be owned by the
public, but in every case, this is treated as a privilege that the
government can give and take away anytime it pleases. Only in America is gun
ownership an individual right regardless of economic status or what the
government or the so-called "majority" likes or dislikes. The
government's opinions on personal firearms are meaningless. The majority's
opinions on gun rights are meaningless. I own guns because natural law and the
Constitution say I have an inborn right to self-defense. And, if someone wants
to take those weapons from me, they better be prepared to die in the process.
This is not an attitude shared by most of the rest of the world
because most of the world has never fought and defeated a global power to
achieve independence. This experience of freedom is not written into their
cultural subconscious. In fact, most of the world has lived under one level of
authoritarianism or another for centuries. Many people inherently want freedom,
but very few people have ever risked everything to get it and succeeded.
The only time you will see a mass awakening in favor of public
self-defense is when a country faces an existential threat and total collapse,
then suddenly people start to question why they are completely disarmed and
helpless.
This is what has recently happened in Ukraine. As I write this the
Ukrainian capital of Kyiv is being surrounded by Russian forces and the
nation's government is calling on all able-bodied citizens to take up arms and
repel the invasion. This all sounds rather noble, but it reveals foolishness
that plagues most societies around the world. Why wasn't the Ukrainian public
already armed and organized?
I also find it interesting that the political left in the U.S.,
which has always been rabidly anti-gun rights for decades, is now cheering the
prospect of the Ukrainian government arming civilians to fight a guerrilla war
against the Russians. This reveals dangerous hypocrisy which conservatives have
suspected for some time. Leftists are not necessarily "anti-gun,"
they are just anti-gun when it comes to any person that disagrees with their
ideology. When crisis strikes, they become pro-gun, as long as they are the
only people with guns.
The Ukraine event sets an important example for conservatives and
moderates in America in that it reinforces the reality that owning guns alone
is not enough. Local organizations and public militias are the keys to the
survival of a society under threat. In fact, public militias can even act as a
deterrent to future attacks from without and from within.
Finally, local organization requires time and training. It's not
something you can slap together at the last minute and trying to form public
security groups after an attack has already occurred will lead to failure. One
thing that has always bothered me about the Hollywood notion of the Red Dawn
scenario and tales of regular people networking to fight foreign invaders is
that these types of groups rarely if ever actually get very far in real life.
Rather, it’s the groups of people that were ready before the crisis
happened that make the most difference.
You seldom see prepared people portrayed in the movies. I suspect
because mainstream society has been conditioned to view preparedness as
militancy, and militancy as extremism. God forbid a person is labeled as
"extremist," better to be apathetic and ineffective. It is always the
people that step outside the artificial limitations of the mainstream that end
up making a difference in the world, and it's always the people that conform
that end up becoming refugee fodder and victims of the historic tides. The
Ukrainians are paying the price right now for this kind of attitude, let’s not
allow the same thing to happen here in America.
To truth and knowledge,
Brandon Smith
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3 comments:
If we don't take a strong stand against Biden & his socialist army, we may face the same crap here.
My other half always says America will never be invaded as its citizens are heavily armed...let's hope it stays that way!
Why is it so many dictators like Putin [& Chicago's lesbian mayor] need to try & show their dick is bigger than anyone else?
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