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State Militias: Would You Join?
Posted on 9/12/14 at 2:05 am
Posted on 9/12/14 at 2:05 am
Hey everyone. Watching a Vice about Militias: LINK
Question: If a foreign nation invaded would you join your state Militia to fight for your state if called upon?
Question: If a foreign nation invaded would you join your state Militia to fight for your state if called upon?
This post was edited on 9/12/14 at 2:07 am
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Posted on 9/12/14 at 2:05 am to Mud_Till_May
No, unless we call our militia the CSA and rock the confed battle flag.
This post was edited on 9/12/14 at 2:09 am
Posted on 9/12/14 at 2:37 am to Mud_Till_May
quote:
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State,
Yes
Posted on 9/12/14 at 2:49 am to Mud_Till_May
quote:
Would You Join?
Already armed and ready to join.
Posted on 9/12/14 at 3:09 am to Redbone
if those goobs are our last line of defense, we are in a lot of trouble.
Posted on 9/12/14 at 3:27 am to Alabama Slim
quote:
if those goobs are our last line of defense, we are in a lot of trouble.
During WWII the Japanese Emperor wanted to invade our Mainland. The commanding general told him if we do that there will be an American enemy behind every blade of grass. I would join the real military though if someone invaded.
This post was edited on 9/12/14 at 4:13 am
Posted on 9/12/14 at 3:30 am to Mud_Till_May
quote:
Question: If a foreign nation invaded would you join your state Militia to fight for your state if called upon?
OF COURSE! What man wouldn't?
Posted on 9/12/14 at 3:57 am to Mud_Till_May
quote:
During WWII the Japanize Emperor
This post was edited on 9/12/14 at 4:01 am
Posted on 9/12/14 at 4:09 am to Mud_Till_May
quote:
The commanding general told him if we do that there will be an American enemy behind every blade of grass.
There is no historical record of this quote.
On topic, yes, I would join a militia in a crisis. But, as someone else alluded to, we're already fricked if it comes to that.
Posted on 9/12/14 at 4:17 am to northshorebamaman
quote:
There is no historical record of this quote.
It has been attributed to the Prange files which is the files of the late Gordon W. Prange, chief historian on the staff of Gen. Douglas MacArthur.
Posted on 9/12/14 at 4:23 am to Mud_Till_May
quote:
It has been attributed to the Prange files
But not substantiated, and generally considered to be false. I do agree with the sentiment, though.
Posted on 9/12/14 at 4:31 am to northshorebamaman
If you own a rifle, you are the militia.
Posted on 9/12/14 at 4:48 am to HempHead
the founders' idea of a militia is akin to the modern day national guard.
a modern day militia is usually a gun enthusiast group composed of people crazier than branch dividians.
my answer is no. if the shite hits the fan, we get invaded and duty calls, I'd rather go back into the army.
a modern day militia is usually a gun enthusiast group composed of people crazier than branch dividians.
my answer is no. if the shite hits the fan, we get invaded and duty calls, I'd rather go back into the army.
This post was edited on 9/12/14 at 4:51 am
Posted on 9/12/14 at 4:53 am to Mud_Till_May
Join a faux-military group of people who couldn't get into the military? No thanks.
Posted on 9/12/14 at 4:59 am to NaturalBeam
I laugh my arse off every time I see footage of these asshats conducting "maneuvers" in some forest or wooded area behind Bubba's house. Bunch of fat guys wearing mis-matched camo and hiding behind logs and trees, slamming themselves on the ground to find cover. Just like the movies... 
Posted on 9/12/14 at 5:02 am to Mud_Till_May
quote:Wow! You pulled that one out of your arse!
During WWII the Japanese Emperor wanted to invade our Mainland. The commanding general told him if we do that there will be an American enemy behind every blade of grass. I would join the real military though if someone invaded.
Posted on 9/12/14 at 5:11 am to JazzyJeff
quote:- Incorrect
the founders' idea of a militia is akin to the modern day national guard.
a modern day militia is usually a gun enthusiast group composed of people crazier than branch dividians.
my answer is no. if the shite hits the fan, we get invaded and duty calls, I'd rather go back into the army.
Posted on 9/12/14 at 5:22 am to Mud_Till_May
quote:
It has been attributed to the Prange files which is the files of the late Gordon W. Prange, chief historian on the staff of Gen. Douglas MacArthur.
Don't want to post the full wiki quote excerpt?
LINK
quote:
It has been declared this attribution is "unsubstantiated and almost certainly bogus, even though it has been repeated thousands of times in various Internet postings. There is no record of the commander in chief of Japan’s wartime fleet ever saying it.", according to Brooks Jackson in "Misquoting Yamamoto" at Factcheck.org (11 May 2009), which cites Donald M. Goldstein, sometimes called "the dean of Pearl Harbor historians", writing "I have never seen it in writing. It has been attributed to the Prange files [the files of the late Gordon W. Prange, chief historian on the staff of Gen. Douglas MacArthur]".
Posted on 9/12/14 at 6:28 am to Mud_Till_May
Yes, armed and ready to go.
Posted on 9/12/14 at 6:37 am to VanCleef
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the founders' idea of a militia is akin to the modern day national guard.
The modern day Guard is nothing like what the Founding Fathers envisioned or intended. There's far more centralized federal control over the Guard than they wanted.
The switch from State Militias to the National Guard was just one of a series of political moves (17th amendment was another example) by progressives designed to crush the individual states' power so the power of the federal government could grow. Their longterm endgame has always been the transformation of the US into a European style Socialist state. Yes, that's right, the process to turn this country "red" has been going on since the turn of the 20th century. Step by slow step, the progressives, or as some call them now "liberals", have patiently been working to slowly drag this country to socialism. They've just about got it now for all intents and purposes.
This post was edited on 9/12/14 at 6:40 am
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