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< A Nation of Cowards
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< by Jeffrey R. Snyder
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>                         A nation of cowards
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>                          Jeffrey R. Snyder
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<    OUR SOCIETY has reached a pinnacle of self-expression and respect
< for individuality rare or unmatched in history.  Our entire popular
< culture -- from fashion magazines to the cinema -- positively screams
< the matchless worth of the individual, and glories in eccentricity,
< nonconformity, independent judgment, and self-determination.  This
< enthusiasm is reflected in the prevalent notion that helping someone
< entails increasing that person's "self-esteem"; that if a person
< properly values himself, he will naturally be a happy, productive, and,
< in some inexplicable fashion, responsible member of society.
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<   And yet, while people are encouraged to revel in their individuality
< and incalculable self- worth, the media and the law enforcement
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>                                OUR SOCIETY has reached a pinnacle of
> self-expression and respect for individuality rare or unmatched in
> history.  Our entire popular culture -- from fashion magazines to the
> cinema -- positively screams the matchless worth of the individual,
> and glories in eccentricity, nonconformity, independent judgment, and
> self-determination.  This enthusiasm is reflected in the prevalent
> notion that helping someone entails increasing that person's
> "self-esteem"; that if a person properly values himself, he will
> naturally be a happy, productive, and, in some inexplicable fashion,
> responsible member of society.
>    And yet, while people are encouraged to revel in their individuality
> and incalculable self-worth, the media and the law enforcement
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<    Now how can this be? How can a person who values himself so highly
< calmly accept the indignity of a criminal assault? How can one who
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>    Now how can this be?  How can a person who values himself so highly
> calmly accept the indignity of a criminal assault?  How can one who
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< contract "I will not hurt or kill you if you give me what I want."  For
< years, feminists have labored to educate people that rape is not about
< sex, but about domination, degradation, and control.  Evidently,
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> contract: "I will not hurt or kill you if you give me what I want."
> For years, feminists have labored to educate people that rape is not
> about sex, but about domination, degradation, and control.  Evidently,
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>                          The gift of life
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< The Gift of Life
< 
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< believed that life was a gift from God, that not to defend that life
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> believed that life was a gift from God, that to not defend that life
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<      He that suffers his life to be taken from him by one that hath no
<      authority for that purpose, when he might preserve it by defense,
<      incurs the Guilt of Self Murder since God hath enjoined him to
<      seek the continuance of his life, and Nature itself teaches every
<      creature to defend itself.
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>    He that suffers his life to be taken from him by one that hath no
>    authority for that purpose, when he might preserve it by defense,
>    incurs the Guilt of self murder since God hath enjoined him to seek
>    the continuance of his life, and Nature itself teaches every creature
>    to defend itself.
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>                         Do you feel lucky?
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< Do you Feel Lucky?
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< crimes of violence, Only 2 percent of calls are responded to within
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> crimes of violence, only 28 percent of calls are responded to within
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< mocked by gun owners, who love to recite the challenge, "call for a
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> mocked by gun owners, who love to recite the challenge, "Call for a
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< first.  "
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> first."
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>                      Power and responsibility
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<  Power and Responsibility
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<    Is your life worth protecting? If so, whose responsibility is it to
< protect it? If you believe that it is the police's, not only are you
< wrong since the courts universally rule that they have no legal
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>    Is your life worth protecting?  If so, whose responsibility is it to
> protect it?  If you believe that it is the police's, not only are you
> wrong -- since the courts universally rule that they have no legal
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< protect yours, when you will assume no responsibility yourself? Because
< that is his job and we pay him to do it? Because your life is of
< incalculable value, but his is only worth the $30,000 salary we pay
< him? If you believe it reprehensible to possess the means and will to
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> protect yours, when you will assume no responsibility yourself?
> Because that is his job and we pay him to do it?  Because your life is
> of incalculable value, but his is only worth the $30,000 salary we pay
> him?  If you believe it reprehensible to possess the means and will to
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< they are doing but you're a rank amateur? Put aside that this is
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> they are doing but you're a rank amateur?  Put aside that this is
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< rely solely on others for his safety or to think he has done all that
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> rely solely on others for his safety, or to think he has done all that
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< control proponents.  It is not a topic often written about or written
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> control proponents.  It is not a topic often written about, or written
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>                      Selling crime prevention
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< Selling Crime Prevention
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< purchased his weapon five months before that attack, and his medical
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> purchased his weapon five months before the attack, and his medical
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< cars.  The message was, "Don't help a good boy go bad.  The implication
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> cars.  The message was, "Don't help a good boy go bad."  The implication
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< weren't tempted beyond their limits, would be "good." Now, in those
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> weren't tempted beyond their limits, would be "good."  Now, in those
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< Inc. (HCI) and its ilk employ the same philosophy.  They are founded
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> Inc. (HCI) and its ilk embody the same philosophy.  They are founded
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>                      The tyranny of the elite
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< The Tyranny of the Elite
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< who Opposes the liberal agenda and whose moral and social
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> who opposes the liberal agenda and whose moral and social
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< gun-owners as hunters who drink beer, don't vote, and lie to their
< wives about where they were all weekend.  Similar vituperation is
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> gun-owners as "hunters who drink beer, don't vote, and lie to their
> wives about where they were all weekend."  Similar vituperation is
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< owners are *less* likely than non-owners to approve of police
< brutality, violence against dissenters, etc."
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> owners are less likely than non-owners to approve of police brutality,
> violence against dissenters, etc."
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>                          The unarmed life
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< The Unarmed Life
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< understand, like our Congress, that laws are for other people.  The
< liberal elite know that they are philosopher-kings.  They know that
< the people simply cannot be trusted; that they are incapable of just
< and fair self-government; that left to their own devices, their society
< will be racist, sexist, homophobic, and inequitable -- and the liberal
< elite know how to fix things.  They are going to help us live the good
< and just life, even if they have to lie to us and force us to do it.
< And they detest those who stand in their way.
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> understand, like our Congress, that laws are for other people.
>    The liberal elite know that they are philosopher-kings.  They know
> that the people simply cannot be trusted; that they are incapable of
> just and fair self-government; that left to their own devices, their
> society will be racist, sexist, homophobic, and inequitable -- and the
> liberal elite know how to fix things.  They are going to help us live
> the good and just life, even if they have to lie to us and force us to
> do it.  And they detest those who stand in their way.
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>                       The Florida experience
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< The Florida Experience
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<     The elitist distrust of the people underlying the gun control
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>    The elitist distrust of the people underlying the gun control
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< he issued to any applicant who is a resident, at least twenty-one years
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> be issued to any applicant who is a resident, at least twenty-one years
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< believe that common law-abiding citizens are seething cauldrons of
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> believe that common, law-abiding citizens are seething cauldrons of
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<    Did the dire predictions come true? Despite the fact that Miami and
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>    Did the dire predictions come true?  Despite the fact that Miami and
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< those whom it was intended to benefit -- the law abiding.  Only 16
< permits, less than l/lOOth of 1 percent, have been revoked due to the
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> those whom it was intended to benefit -- the law-abiding.  Only 16
> permits, less than 1/100th of 1 percent, have been revoked due to the
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< Washington, West Virginia and, with the exception of cities with a
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> Washington, West Virginia, and, with the exception of cities with a
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< says, "You re coming with me," her judgment that a crime is being
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> says, "You're coming with me," her judgment that a crime is being
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>                          Arms and liberty
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< failure of our conservative elite to defend the second Amendment stems
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> failure of our conservative elite to defend the Second Amendment stems
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< lethal force is not civilized arises from the view that violence is
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> lethal force is not "civilized" arises from the view that violence is
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< but barbarous becoming an accomplice of murderers, rapists, and thugs
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> but barbarous, becoming an accomplice of murderers, rapists, and thugs
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>                         Take back the night
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< Take Back the Night
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< processors, and television cameras.  The Republic depends upon fervent
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> processors, and television cameras.  The republic depends upon fervent
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< --end--
