Again, there was no disrespect in my post. If there was then quote it here.
The disrespect stems from that I have formed views by watching movies and my grasp on the real world is limited so on forth. Its a common form of neg. But you will downplay it so do that in your reply.
You keep presenting one third of the picture while ignoring the rest. First, you are ignoring the unavoidable cost; exponentially increased gang violence, school shootings, road rage shootings, mistaken shootings, common dispute shooting, domestic shootings, and police shootings by jumpy officers. This will happen. We know this for a fact from countries that have gone through regulation.
I am for people having access to firearms.
you are not because a myriad of reasons.
your view has been shaped by what's happened in the news, okay.
I am now repeatedly saying that I am for 'responsible citizens'!
Is every gun owner a homicidal maniac?
No, There is no such findings. We can presume that majority are responsible armed citizens
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Then the efficacy of your proposal does not hold. You have no idea if, when, or who will runover your military. Do you really see the UK being overrun in your lifetime, or Pakistan? If it does happen, how do you see yourself with a household weapon and tactical gear from TEMU faring against a military that was able to completely overrun one of the most powerful militaries out there?
Juxtapose the two. Are the lives of your innocent countrymen, that will most certainly be lost, and the safety of your kids in peace time an acceptable price to pay for your fantasy of resistance that will not produce, against a capitulation that will not happen, in an invasion that is not happening?
If Canada collapses and lets say Russian Military is in Ottawa, total collapse. You are very lucky. In the UK you'll be f#ckd. In Canada you have vast territory.
If your fellow Canadians decide not be under the thumb of a foreign power and resist!
Its not a fantasy its your right to self determination and resist occupation. You have the right to do so! Just like in the UK people will resist in any manner they can.
The choice to resist will be down to individuals or down to partisans, But you have the right to it.
Are you going to go against your fellow countrymen? because your views are on contrary to them? Would to grass on them for example?
There will definitely be losses, but its not good enough excuse?
All conflicts have losses! Its not a decent enough reason to sit idle. if you comply to the occupation, you are a collaborator.
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If such a scenario does occur, if give the chance, we would both probably escape for the sake of our families, if not ourselves, just as your Yugoslavian friends did. If any resistance does materialize, it won't be off your 9mm.
My Yugoslavian friend left after it was over, after hostilities were reduced but at the cost of loosing many of his relatives, his village was wiped clean, according to him! What message would you give him?
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My Iraqi Friends who I have known for almost 20 years, came to the UK after 2003 invasion. They are my barbers and I have got to know them well. years ago they were telling me how some of their relatives became refugees twice! after 2003 invasion they went to Syria and in Syria. If you followed the news you know what happened.
Their migration to Syria only to have balkanisation war, isis etc appeared. according to my Iraqi friends the situation for his relatives in Syria was the worst. you were at the mercy of all sorts of dick heads.
If they could have shouldn't they have resisted? either die of hunger or put up a front.
Do you think people who lived through it, don't wish they were able to do something? I understand you don't want to see anyone resisting! But are you speaking for those who wish they had the means but didn't as well?
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How would the Palestinian civilians match them? Every neighborhood have a communal stock of tanks and aircraft? The Palestinians are armed more than any civilian can hope to be. They've been stocked with rocket-artillery and anti-tank weapons. How is it going for them? What are you going to do with your civilian weapon? Your only hope is your military.
If I "taking it up the arse" in a fantasy that will never come to pass guarantees that my kids and fellow countrymen live markedly safer and happier lives today then sign me up.
Do you think everyone thinks like you? would they allow themselves to be humiliated everyday if they had some form of arms.
Are you a coward? Not an insult, but a genuine question. If you have followed the war against the Palestinians, the little resistance they put up shows how cowardly the israelis are. had they had better means would they have done a little better! Yea.
But you are against people resisting!
