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ORIGINAL: blnymph
The US interpretation of a militia may be something exclusive to the USA. The concept of a militia dates back a few centuries longer then the USA ever existed and is not exclusive to the USA - you better get a grip about what it means to you among yourselves.
I just felt a need - as someone who might be a bit more familiar with Switzerland - to clarify a few points where the American perception about the Swiss army and gun laws in Switzerland is incorrect or simplistic.
Actually, I know how far back the idea of a militia goes, Henry V can thank the concept for his victory at Agincourt.
The idea of militia predates the written history of most cultures, and was pretty much ingrained in the nomadic cultures of the American Indigenous people.
However, the concept of just what a militia is escapes the liberals of this country who have no idea that the unorganized militia forces pretty much were the back bone of the revolutionary army.
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ORIGINAL: Alice20
Hi, I'm the local transsexual waiting for a fascist like you to come and murder me, seeing as directly because of people like you the average life expectancy for people like me is about the age of 30. Sincerely, fuck you, not arsed if I get banned, why the fuck is this rampant racebaiting bullshit even allowed. Seriously it's 2015 fucking get with it.
The reason your life expectancy is around 30 (which in all reality, it is much higher) is not because of fascist fucks like me, but because of the cretins running around like idiots who like the idea of blowing people away.
Now, contrary to your belief, I do not get off on the idea of killing someone, I killed enough people when I was in the military.
I do, however, see the facts of civic infrastructure and its inability to adequately handle a major crisis. The riots in Baltimore and Ferguson are damn good evidence of that. Go back to the LA riots after the Rodney King verdict and you will see a shining example of the inability of a large metropolitan police force being able to contain civil unrest.
What happens after a moderate natural disaster? People go batshit crazy and start looting because they dont think anyone is going to help.
What happens prior to a natural disaster like a hurricane, people go batshit crazy trying to get supplies rather than get the fuck out of the way.
Now, other than your emotional bs, you seem to be an intelligent person. So here is a math problem for you.
Say a new flu strain hits the planet with a mortality rate of 30%, and a r naught of 3.
Now take the NYC police department of 34,450 individuals.
If 40% of them contract this new flu and are unable to perform their duties, that leaves just over 20 thousand able to work.
Now if 40% of the population of the city get sick. 3.362 million people, who work in all aspects of the economy from janitors to doctors, that is a big bite of the population.
Now, 15000 trucks go into the city each day just to feed it, so cut that by 40%.
Now, all things being equal, the grocery distributors are going to send the food to the higher income stores first, what ever is left over goes to the rest of the city.
Now what is going to happen when some lady from Brooklyn cant get groceries to feed her kids? Multiply that by a million, and then add into the equation that some wise ass is gonna mention that the higher income neighborhood stores have food.
That is a minor epidemic problem. The US health and welfare agency and the CDC readily admit that a major pandemic would be beyond the scope of health agencies to deal with, and FEMA is not going to be able to ship enough food around the country to keep people fat, dumb and happy.
Even if you mobilized every national guardsmen in the country, you are still facing a no win situation. FEMA recommends every household in the country keep five days worth of non perishable food in case of emergencies. The problem is that if it is that bad, that five days is going to have to last a hell of a lot longer.
So, Alice, where are you going to get food, and if you do get it, how you going to keep it from a mob of your neighbors who want it?
Or if you realize the smart move is to get the fuck out of dodge, where you gonna go? And how are you going to make sure you get there?
I live six miles outside the city limits, I figure that if the worst happens, my family has about five days to stay put, after that, its time to bug out. I have an additional 250 acres of land where there is shelter for my family and a nice long supply of food and water. It is self sustaining with independent power and water.
The only safe way up to the living quarters is across a creek bed that is 30 feet deep, and I have that covered since the bridge is built so all I have to do is hook chains to the damn thing and pull it to the homestead side, and to put it back just means running cables to the other side and using the truck to put it back. Crude but it works.
Now of course, people could go over the fences, but unlike many in the area, I keep forgetting to clear the cactus from my fence line, last I checked there was a solid belt 30 feet wide of prickly pear and choya. Not impassible, but it will be difficult for anything other than deer or a jackrabbit.
Now why in the hell would I want to pay you a visit when I have prepared in advance. Nope, you are going to get visits from your neighbors with golf clubs and ball bats.
FYI, I figure that should this country get hit with a pandemic, about 30% will die of whatever bug it is, the rest will die due to the 'civilized' modern folks of 2015 killing each other for a slice of bread.
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