I don't know what the future holds. What I do know is that our peaceful constitutional republic, historically speaking, is the exception and not the rule. I also know that our government is massively in debt, and on top of that, has the world's greatest unfunded liability in Social Security.
I now believe that at some point in our lifetimes, we will be faced with either:
A. The government going bankrupt and no longer being able to write checks
or
B. Massive amounts of private property confiscation, ala Cyprus but on a much larger scale, in an effort to pay debts.
or
C. Hyperinflation, caused by the government printing money to pay its debts
Any one of those three has the potential to be catastrophically disruptive.
FYI I don't own a gun and I almost certainly never will. All I'm saying is that the possibility of citizens bearing arms against the government (and being justified in doing so) at some point in the future of our country should not be completely dismissed. As I said, the future is uncertain. You and I -- we have had it easy. Really easy. I don't know if it's permanent. History takes place over centuries, not just years. 100 years ago, people thought that major wars were gone for good. Turns out, everyone was wrong. I sometimes find myself wondering whether we are in a similar era of irrational exuberance with regards to domestic tranquility.
I now believe that at some point in our lifetimes, we will be faced with either:
A. The government going bankrupt and no longer being able to write checks
or
B. Massive amounts of private property confiscation, ala Cyprus but on a much larger scale, in an effort to pay debts.
or
C. Hyperinflation, caused by the government printing money to pay its debts
Any one of those three has the potential to be catastrophically disruptive.
FYI I don't own a gun and I almost certainly never will. All I'm saying is that the possibility of citizens bearing arms against the government (and being justified in doing so) at some point in the future of our country should not be completely dismissed. As I said, the future is uncertain. You and I -- we have had it easy. Really easy. I don't know if it's permanent. History takes place over centuries, not just years. 100 years ago, people thought that major wars were gone for good. Turns out, everyone was wrong. I sometimes find myself wondering whether we are in a similar era of irrational exuberance with regards to domestic tranquility.
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