1. There's a difference in displaying the flag as it should be, and trying to make people think you're patriotic by having red white and blue on some logo that's a half-assed attemept at a flag.
2. Gun control is a major issue. I'm constantly reminded of Germany Pre-WWII. Hitler started with mandatory gun registration, followed by registration of all jews. (Not saying jew registration is imminent) Following this registration, Hitler was able to find EVERY gun in his country and relieve the citizens of their weapons in a fairly civilized manner so as to remove a possible threat to his regime from the inside. Removing the tools from those that opposed him was brilliant and also detrimental at the same time. It's been said that those who do not study history are doomed to repeat it. I fear that there are those who are either ignorant to this story or merely turn a blind eye towards it.
It's a serious issue whether you own a gun or not, or if you want a gun or not. If you would rather have a completely socialized society where all you do is work for 1/3 of your pay to keep, censored programming controlled by "your" government and healthcare that takes over 9 months for a kidney transplant, I feel sorry for you. Socialism doesn't work, and that's what the majority of the media portrays the country to want. I can only hope that it isn't true. Socialized medicine, housing, anything, doesn't work. You know why it doesn't work? It's because Man is inherently evil. You cannot think that man is basically good. That theory has been disproved time and time again.
I'd love to go back to the Democratic republic that this country started with, but truth is we've outgrown that. Times have changed and I believe we've changed rather well with them. Nobody is ever going to be near perfect, but some are more corrupt than others. I can't say I know who's worse, as I surely am in no position to throw stones myself.
I'd appreciate name calling and finger pointing be kept to a minimum and as much as possible a civil tone in this particular thread. There are plenty of other threads to talk smack in, and please create one if you want to diss people, but if you have something thought out and not impulsively written, please do enlighten me here. I'd personally like informed opinions and not a digital "Who's the bigger head" contest. I'm trying to learn from the collective knowledge of my friends here. I'm young, like many of you, but I'm eager to learn, politics and many other things. I appreciate those who have already started and I hope it continues in a civil manner.
Thank you
~Aaron
