re: which OBer open carrying in walmart scaried a customer

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As far as disagreeing with the idea that we are straying away from governing based on fear I suppose I could have more specifically noted it concerning social issues. But take into consideration the law and media:

Gays are not scary or offensive embrace them or be labeled and admonished for your fear

Lesbians are not scary or offensive embrace them or be labeled and admonished for your fear

Minorities are not scary or offensive embrace them or be labeled and admonished for your fear
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Muslims are not scary or offensive embrace them or be labeled and admonished for your fear

The undereducated are not scary or offensive embrace them or be labeled and admonished for your fear

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The fear mongering comes from pandering to certain constituent groups, making them believe that the majority (which will soon be the minority) is taking away their rights.

If you can scare the public, you can take away their rights. Look what happened after 911.

The same people who can be scared into taking away rights based on racial/gender lines can also be scared into eroding second amendment rights. The people scaring them are still in power, still control the media and some of them believe the constitution isn't a hurdle.

In a nutshell, my belief is that open carry in public places (such as Walmart) will become a weapon against your rights, because you don't control the narrative. Just watch, one incident and it will become sensationalized.

Progressive culture likes to use the term "wrong side of history" when discussing certain things. The reason they love this term is they know they have the people in power and people in places of influence to further their agenda.


On a related note, maybe if mainstream Republicans hadn't demonized Ron Paul so many years, people may take them serious when discussing individual rights.