Defenders of Tyranny

I have been hearing a lot from those brave "patriots" who arm themselves to be prepared for tyranny.  

Those same patriots use their selective references to history to point at our necessity to have arms.  I just want to point out one historical note that I have not read as of yet.  Those brave patriots that took on the tyranny of the English empire were not armed.  They were great hunters, they were skilled, bright, multi-taskers, who were innovators, but they were not fully armed militias.  On their call to defend their lands and separate from England, they took arms and did it with vigor and rapid adaptability.  If those same patriots were armed and prepared to take on the English empire, the English would still control these lands.  The English would have prepared themselves adequately to deal with militias.  The surprise that the English got was that the farmers and unarmed citizens were equipped with something more powerful: ingenuity, bravery, and fierce belief in their independence and freedom.  That is the foundational strength of the US.  All of those so-called defenders of the Constitution arming themselves are truly kidding themselves.  If the government were to turn tyrannical, the group that would get hunted down first are those with lots of guns.  If you truly want to defend the constitution and the American way against tyranny, grab your team of "defenders," lose those guns, and develop a way to overcome weapons.  Be innovative and creative in dealing with potential tyranny.  Semi-automatic rifles will do nothing to a government that knows you have them (and trust me, they know).  Our greatest strength is our freedom to innovate and create.  Patriots, if you want to defend against tyranny, use innovation and creativity, not arms that are so "uncivilized."

My Comment in HuffPost regarding Violence

“Although gun control is a step towards a better society, it is insignificant to our deranged sense of violence-acceptance. It is truly unbelievable to me that this nation accepts so willingly violence in so many aspects of our culture. From video games, music, shows, and movies, to sports and kids playful acts, this nation thirst for conflict like vampires thirst for blood. We thirst for conflict. We search for divisiveness. We find an opposite to attack and a stance to defend. Conflict is our drug and there is no sign of abstinence no matter how many "bad trips" we experience, including this recent one. In order to deal with our disorder, we must take a step away from the tools of violence and see the nature of violence, of conflict, and of strict stances. We must realize that conflict and violence arise from our inclinations to severely distinguish ourselves from others, our tendencies to pick something and defend it no matter how senseless it may become to do so. Strict opposition foments strict defensive and offensive conflict. Violence is simply a higher degree of this state of being. In order to deal with our violence-acceptance, we must, for the sake of our society, our culture, and our world in general, pay close attention to how hard your stance is on any particular issue. When examining theses tendencies, we will realize the nature of violence or at least begin to really direct our attention to violence.”

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/16/obama-speaks-at-sandy-hoo_n_2312869.html