This is how things are going to go. We will be villified, portrayed as extremists, and dangerous and idiotic. If you look at the number of accidents vs the number of people at gun shows that day, the incident rate is probably something like .0001 percent. MINISCULE!!!. It just makes good press for the "narrative" that we're all idiots and can't be trusted with guns.
I went to a lever gun match this weekend...12 of us shot 45 rounds each, and no one got hurt.
http://www.americanthinker.com/2013/01/the_collectivist_mind_game_part_1_demonizing_the_non-compliant.html January 21, 2013
The Collectivist Mind Game, Part 1: Demonizing the Non-Compliant
By Oleg Atbashian
In the libertarian sci-fi classic, "The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress," Robert A. Heinlein describes a successful revolution of the individualistic, free-market-oriented residents of the Moon against the Earth's tyrannical big government. The ins and outs of agitating and organizing the masses to fight the oppressive Authority feel just as realistic as the finer points of everyday life in the underground Lunar cities of the future.
The proposed revolutionary scenario could even serve as a workable model for similar real-life endeavors, if only the renowned futurist author hadn't neglected to factor in the immanent function of any oppressive regime: systemic brainwashing of its subjects through the media, education, and entertainment channels.
If the tyrants on Earth were worth their salt, all the freedom-loving colonists would be subjected to an intense, manipulative indoctrination, which would shape their self-image as small and sinful "little guys" vis-à-vis the powerful, virtuous government that serves the powerless and protects them against all enemies, including themselves.
(More at link)..
http://www.americanthinker.com/2013/01/the_collectivist_mind_game_part_2_demonizing_the_opposition.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=facebook#.UP8QkfSYOhs.facebookJanuary 22, 2013
The Collectivist Mind Game, Part 2: Demonizing the Opposition
By Oleg Atbashian
Part 1: Demonizing the Non-Compliant
Most modern-day leftists in Western countries have abandoned the idea of a violent revolution, having replaced it with "the long march through the institutions" as part of the culture war to transform the society through cultural hegemony. Instead of commanding firing squads, they play mind games of manipulative illusions, in which the demonization of dissent plays a crucial role. The basic premise hasn't changed: as much as the statists want you to love them, they want you to hate their opponents even more.
Until a time when political opposition can be eliminated completely, having opponents can still be useful: you can steal their ideas, take advantage of their desire to help the economy, and blame them for any of your own failures. In the meantime, certain rules must be followed to control the public opinion and, through it, the opposition itself.
(More at link)
Yeah, we all know the script..
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Personally, I too think these things are set up. I don't mean some mass hypnosis whatever. I think these mass shootings can be tracked back to the pills they're taking though..
These Gun Shows have got to be a set up..
I can't prove it..