“Random Violence” a sign of things to come
Over the last year we have watched violent protests in Greece and the United Kingdom over cuts to public benefits, as those nations are being forced to come to grips with the reality of gross over-spending and over-promising by their governments. Whether this reactive violence will spread to our shores is not yet clear, but the danger signs already are appearing.
Earlier this year, for example, union activists in Wisconsin staged protests that, while not overtly violent, bordered on deteriorating into such. These protests centered around measures proposed by the Badger State’s new governor to reduce benefits and collective bargaining rights enjoyed by public-sector workers, to help close a multi-billion dollar budget gap.
The reactions by beneficiaries of Wisconsin voters’ largesse were typical of people who have become dependent on government in one manner or another, and who view such benefits as “entitlements” to which they enjoy a fundamental and irrevocable right. When any person or institution then threatens those entitlements – whether a president, a prime minister, or federal or state legislators – the reactions become very personal and potentially violent.
In England, a country which has long viewed itself as far more “civilized” than to engage in domestic violence, was shocked last December when mobs of young people protesting cuts to education, attacked a limousine carrying Prince Charles and his wife to a charity event. More recently, protests sparked ostensibly by a police shooting, has morphed into widespread violence and looting by mobs of young people, many not even in their teens..
Some observers, including former London Mayor Ken Livingstone, suggest that the continuing violence stems from cuts in social programs advocated by Prime Minister David Cameron and his coalition government.
Livingstone, a self-described socialist, seems to be impliedly condoning the violence, even as he coyly chastises those who participate. He has said that, “[a] lot of these young people, they are criminals, yes, but there’s a disengagement – they feel no-one at the top of society, in government or City Hall, cares about them or speaks for them.”
In reality, sentiments such as those espoused by Livingstone are nothing more than petty excuses. These youth know exactly what they are doing. As one female protester explained to a reporter, “It’s the rich people. It’s the people who have all got businesses. That’s why all this is happening, because of the rich people.”
This is class warfare taken to the next level; from political rhetoric to street-level violence. It is Saul Alinsky’s Rules for Radicals resurrected for the 21st Century.
Sadly, such madness is not limited to England; and is fueled by political rhetoric heard from Athens to Washington. The results are eerily similar. So-called “flash mobs,” coordinated via social media communications, are taking to streets and attacking innocent people in the U.S. just as in countries from Europe to the Middle East. Within our country, the attacks are not isolated to any specific region, and have been reported in several cities across the country, from the Midwest to the East Coast.
Racial animosities as well as economic hardships serve seemingly as catalysts for these violent incidents – further fueled by political rhetoric designed to subtly inflame resentment by those who do not share in economic rewards to the same degree as others. Endless news loops of talking heads stressing negative economic news and concomitant blame add more fuel to the philosophical fires.
Perhaps, as some observers opine hopefully, these acts of violence are but random and transient phenomena. To others, they portend a dark and frightening denouement to the Nanny State gone bankrupt. In either event, we ignore the danger signs at our own deep peril.
By Bob Barr — The Barr Code
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John Rennpferd
August 15th, 2011
6:34 am
We are already experiencing “flash mobs” here in the United States without any austerity measures that directly affect the dependent class that has been created by the communist elements of our government. We will unfortunately experience worse violence than the international governments that are attempting to correct their spending errors. Social unrest and violence will occur when welfare reform poses direct affects on the dependent class that has been created. So far the parties that have been forced to accept change have more to loose. My memory may be fuzzy due to my age when these things last happened; when we went through similar social and economic issues in the late seventies and early eighties I recall tires being burned on the interstate on and off ramps here in Milwaukee and racially motivated shootings in the inner city.
Aquagirl
August 15th, 2011
7:48 am
“There is nothing more dangerous than to build a society with a large segment of people in that society who feel that they have no stake in it; who feel that they have nothing to lose. People who have a stake in their society, protect that society, but when they don’t have it, they unconsciously want to destroy it.”
–MLK Jr.
Moderate Line
August 15th, 2011
8:03 am
It is interesting that Bob did not mention the bombing in Norway or the Oklahoma City bomber. The anti-government rhetoric seems to be just as dangerous and if you total up the number of people killed who espouse such rhetoric. Also note, we are still more likely to be killed by criminals which are not politically motivated.
Please remember when Bob went on about shutting down a lemonade stand by a small town as being a “police state”. Isn’t such statement main purpose to inflame emotion? Doesn’t the inflaming of emotion by both the right and the left fuel these violent acts of terrorism? Demonizing the police who probably misinterpreted the law at worse which is why we have court system.
caslosgvv
August 15th, 2011
8:18 am
Many, perhaps most of those involved in mob violence are nothing more than common thugs who will use any excuse to loot and destroy. A large police presence and the certainty of punishment works wonders in situations like this.
Columbo
August 15th, 2011
8:42 am
Carlosgvv “A large police presence and the certainty of punishment works wonders in situations like this.”
Carlos you are simply brilliant! Nay…genius!! You were able to espouse the solution in one sentence. You are hereby appointed to head the flash mob police. You will soon receive an official Kojack police badge and tootsie pop.
JV
August 15th, 2011
8:47 am
“A large police presence and the certainty of punishment works wonders in situations like this.” Just remember caslosgvv, when seconds count, the police are only minutes away.
Hootinanny Yum Yum
August 15th, 2011
8:50 am
Agree with you 100 percent.
joe
August 15th, 2011
8:58 am
Atlanta has already had flash mobs…if you were at any of the Screen on the Green events this past spring, the gang thugs that were scoping out their “targets” were in fact flash mobs…we just didn’t have that term to apply to the situation. You NEVER saw that type of person at Piedmont Park, except on Thursday nights around 11pm. Just as the crowds were leaving, the assaults and robberies began.
Joe the Plutocrat
August 15th, 2011
9:06 am
Bob, this is pricesless coming from one who often laments the failures of government! your screed smacks of the fair weather college football booster who says “we won” in victory, but “they lost” in defeat. If social order is, in fact “breaking down or eroding; who is responsible? it seems to be “dirty pool” to blame the lowly unwashed masses for “rebeling” against what you have historically described as an oppressive, over-reaching “police state” is it not? what would you have these people do; sit back and passively accept their “medicine” as if Nurse Wrachet (One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest) knows what it best? and please cease and desist with the “flash mob” nonsense. this made-for-TV word is insulting, as it affords common criminals a certain level of credibility or recognition. riots are riots, looters are looters and arsonists are arsonists. the idea that you identify these losers as a “flash mob” makes the whole thing sound like some performance art exercise.
Joe the Plutocrat
August 15th, 2011
9:12 am
joe (and others), don’t you people undertsand that when you refer to criminal activity as a “flash mob” you are playing the plutocracy’s game? heaven forbit we would live in a city, state, nation where those authorized to maintain law and order (when they’re not groveling to lobbyists and special interests) would actually perform as expected? instead, with the help of the codependent media; some spin-doctor coins (or steals the phrase “flash mob” and we the People commence the time-honored tradition of focusing on the symptom and no the disease. the entire issue is laid at the feat of “thugs” and “gangs” and like Pontious Pilate (if you believe that fairy tale) the government washes its hands of any complicity (in the environment that fosters such behavior, and its failure to enforce its own laws).
Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will crush the heads of the perverted New World Order integrationist crowd and their devilish black minions
August 15th, 2011
9:30 am
There will be no flash-mobbing or random violence by members in our separate self-determined Amish styled society because we have been wise. We have work extremely hard over the past 45 years putting systems in place to sustain our lives; and we are proud of our accomplishments.
By the power of God Almighty, our leaders taught us down through the years that there are only a few things more sacred than self determination, self reliance, and independence. As a result, members of our self determined society have been adorned with authentic faith, hope, and love for the brethren.
But on the other side of the equation, the very opposite is true. The vast majority of African Americans have been extremely foolish. Since the death of Martin Luther King Jr., integrationist African American leaders and their devilish black minions hijacked his Godly honorable independent version of integration and transformed it into a subversive dependent wicked system of belief under the banner of love and progressiveness.
African Americans have been taught in error that Americans, white people in particular, are responsible for sustaining their lives i.e. giving them food, clothing, shelter, employment, healthcare, education etc. As a result, that foolish unrealistic dependent system of belief has deprived African Americans of authentic hope, honor, dignity, self respect, and love for the brethren.
I can assure you that when the flash-mobs and violence rear their ugly heads in our country on a consistant basis, integrationist African Americans will be at the forefront of it. And after they have been crushed by the powers that be, I can reassure you that integrationist African American leaders and their devilish black minions will put a government spin on it and seek-out another group of gullible black people to deceive and exploit in exchange for money, fame, status, plush jobs, materialism etc.
Amen?
Richard D
August 15th, 2011
9:39 am
I don’t think the mobs in England are really engaging in any criminal activity. I think they are just acting out the plot to Atlas Shrugged. Didn’t this type of thing happen to Hank Rearden?
Devilish Black Minion
August 15th, 2011
9:40 am
Shut up TBO.
caslosgvv
August 15th, 2011
9:48 am
Columbo
When the hoodlums come and destroy your property and beat you to a pulp, your sarcasm will, suddenly, not be so cute and trendy.
Joe the Plutocrat
August 15th, 2011
9:54 am
caslosgvv (carlosgvv?), again, you’re playing the game. stop putting this ALL at the feet of the “hoodlum”. I am not giving ANY criminal a hall pass, but either we are totally free and authorizes to protect our lives/property as we see fit, or we are not (we are not). ditto the role of government/law enforcement; either it is a benevolent (but firm) protector of the citizenry, or it is an over-reaching, intrusive, self-serving monster. this is classic “divide and conquer” stuff, and as I said, the plutocrats are calling the shots (and worrying all the way to the bank).
Thomas
August 15th, 2011
9:55 am
Someday they are going to “Flash in” on someone with a AK-47 with multiple 30 shot clips and this kind of gargage will stop. Otherwise, ya better stay out of the way.
Bill
August 15th, 2011
9:59 am
Warren Buffet said “If we are experiencing class warfare, my class is winning.”
amy
August 15th, 2011
10:00 am
I didn’t know the Amish had internet. Blow out your candle and go away.
Bill
August 15th, 2011
10:01 am
Equating the London violence to the protests in Wisconsin not only stretches credulity, it suggests severe restraints on free speech.
Bill
August 15th, 2011
10:02 am
Similar to Aquagirl’s MLK quote, Bob Dylan said, “When you aint got nothin, you got nothin to lose.”
Don't Tread
August 15th, 2011
10:20 am
“A large police presence and the certainty of punishment works wonders in situations like this.”
Wonder why this sort of thing hasn’t happened in, say, Dallas, Texas? Or Phoenix, Arizona?
I’d make a bet that police presence has nothing to do with it, but the certainty of punishment has a lot to do with it. “Certainty of punishment” meaning the intended victim(s) have the means and the ability to deliver that punishment quickly with their legally carried concealed weapon.
caslosgvv
August 15th, 2011
10:25 am
Joe – 9:45
You can call them hoodlums. savages, law breakers or whatever. As for the rest of your post, I have read it four times and still have no idea what you are trying to say.
Joe the Plutocrat
August 15th, 2011
10:25 am
Thomas, interesting observation, but pure fiction at best (”The Road” “The Book of Eli” “The Postman” and any other post-apocalypse film you like). your Second Amendment fantasy is amusing, but I would ask you what happens when your 30 round clip is empty? better yet; what do you plan to do when one of the criminals dials 911 and reports “a homeowner with assault rifle is mowing down non-violent protesters”? when the whole thing comes to trial, do you think the fact than NONE of the dead protestors had a gun or a weapon might be germane? here’s my advice to you; go to your nearsest payn shop and purcahse 10-15 cheap handguns. file off the serial numbers, load them and keep them in a safe place. then the flash mob threatens your home, shoot the first 10-15 “mobsters” and one by one, place a gun in the hand of each corpse (and be sure to fire off a round or two; aiming for your font door, of course); then please “self-defense” (and be sure you have not modified your AK-47 to the extent that it is no longer “legal”).
Laurie
August 15th, 2011
10:28 am
“The reactions by beneficiaries of Wisconsin voters’ largesse were typical of people who have become dependent on government in one manner or another, and who view such benefits as “entitlements” to which they enjoy a fundamental and irrevocable right”. I sorta see your point, Pensions and healthcare benefits have gotten out of hand. But someone promised those things without setting aside money to fund them. And you forget another very big issue here. People working in the public and private sector have seen benefits promised to them by their employer fade away (that is IF they got to keep their jobs) or “reworked” while executives, managers, governors, legislators (you get the drift) get increased benefits, bonuses, salaries, etc… If we ALL had to bare the brunt of hard times, I think the average worker could deal with it. But many in the middlle class see the issue for what it is, which is greed and a sucessful move to redistribute wealth upward. While most of American have been suffering during the recession, members of Congress have seen their wealth increase. Marie Antoinette once said “Let them eat cake”, and we all know how well that worked out for her.
Joe the Plutocrat
August 15th, 2011
10:29 am
carlos, what I am trying to say is; to re-direct this conversation with glib terms like “thug” and “fash mob” is EXACLTY what the plutocrats want. in many ways this is like the immigration issue; everyone is up in arms about “securing the borders” and yet they seem to never ask the question; “who is hiring these people, and why are they not punished”? again, I am not saying criminals should run free, but seriously, you can’t have it both ways; either the government/state is responsible for enforcing the law, or it is responsible for creating an environment in which civil unrest is permissable.
Dick Bachert
August 15th, 2011
10:40 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqw7kXG0kxU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9n9wSKiSEUw
Sam
August 15th, 2011
10:42 am
True Progressives defending a 20 year old male’s right to loot and burn private property because they have “no voice”. While Michael Moore states that S & P executives should be arrested.
True Progressives showing their true selves. What’s great is they will lose this war of ideas and likely end up hurt badly in the process. Where will true Progressives turn? To 20 year old black males?
Yep, cause that’s about they’ll have left. That, and their wet beds. HAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHA.
LawDawg
August 15th, 2011
10:46 am
“Earlier this year, for example, union activists in Wisconsin staged protests that, while not overtly violent, bordered on deteriorating into such.”
I know you hate unions and all, but this is just not true. They did not turn any more violent than tea party rallies and the counter-protests by conservatives in WI. Never let the facts get int he way of a good story, right?
LawDawg
August 15th, 2011
10:47 am
“In England, a country which has long viewed itself as far more “civilized” than to engage in domestic violence.”
The IRA and the various domestic violence that involved do not exist in Barrland.
Hugh Scott Shashy
August 15th, 2011
10:49 am
Atlanta has already had flash mob violence on trains and at stations within the last 4 months. These go unreported, and also it is racially motivated with African Americans attacking White riders on Marta.
Hugh Shashy,
CEO, NetNewsNetwork.net, htpp://www.NetNewsNetwork.net
LawDawg
August 15th, 2011
10:49 am
“Within our country, the attacks are not isolated to any specific region, and have been reported in several cities across the country, from the Midwest to the East Coast.
Racial animosities as well as economic hardships serve seemingly as catalysts for these violent incidents”
Oh, now it is the left who are displaying racial animus and attacking others over it. Tying socialism/class warfare and racism together? Nice one, Bobby!!!
JV
August 15th, 2011
10:59 am
Hey Joe the Blowcrat: Ever heard the the “Castle Docrine Law”. You’re an idiot.
caslosgvv
August 15th, 2011
11:09 am
Joe – 10:29
1. There is nothing “glib” about words like “thug” or “flash mobs’. These people are lawbreakers.
2. The government/state is most certainly responsible for enforcing the laws.
3. The wealthy are responsible for us having the best Congress money can buy, but most of us
don’t turn to violent crime because of it.
4. Big Business will not knowly create an environment where “civil unrest is permissible”. This is bad for the bottom line and NOTHING is more important than profit.
Joe the Plutocrat
August 15th, 2011
11:12 am
JV, nice moniker, as you are most certainly Junior Varsity. where’d you learn of the Castle Doctrine Law; a gun show, NRA pamphlet, the Turner Diaries? we the People have lots of laws, but I think you need to accept the fact that most laws are the “real world” equivalent of a hand job. that is to say; they exist to keep American citizens anestheized by the illusion that we have rights and freedoms. do you actually think ANY citizen who owns/operates a Soviet designed assault weapon is going to be viewed as a “law abiding citizen” by the very same police force that has failed in its sworn duty to “serve and protect”? listen, I am as big a 2nd Amendment advocate as there is; but the 2nd Amendment is just a bunch of words on paper (like the Castle Doctrine). I am just saying that all this “Dirty Harry/well, do you feel lucky punk” posturing is silly. when/if the poop really hits the fan, all bets will be off, anyway, and any person/family’s survival will be a function of of how well the bad guys are armed; and I think the “coppers” know this, which is why the coppers (and the National Guard, U.S. Army) have tanks, helicopters, LAWs, and lots more ammo than 30 rounds.
Joe the Plutocrat
August 15th, 2011
11:21 am
carlos (fix your typo), perhaps glib is the wrong word. my point is; when the media, pundits or politicos use a word like “thug” or “flash mob” is makes the WORD the issue (and not the issue – which is crime and civil unrest). as far as laws/law enforcement goes; as you note, the “government” is beholden to lobbyists and special interests; so the laws it cares most about are things like the repeal of Stegal-Glass, or the Commodoties Futures Deregulation Act of 199X (sic). we the People are fed a steady diet of partiotic pabulum from the 2nd Amendment to the Department of Homeland Security; and what do we have to show for it? the DoD/CIA, et al spen hundreds of billions of dollars; if not trillions between the first WTC bombing in ‘93 and September 11, 2001; and what do we (the People) have to show for it? ditto the people of Philadelphia, the MARTA riders who were attacked last year, or any other citizen who ever called the police to report a auto theft, burglary or whatever and was put on hold then instructed to “pick up an incident report and file a claim with your insurance company”. as far as “big business goes” it doesn’t care about “civil unrest” because it is permited to “steal” in other (legal) ways (try and figure out the concept of the “short sale”). again, I am not saying that criminals should be free to roam like a pack of coyotes, but this idea that the police are “on it” and when the police are not, we have the “second amendment” to protect us, is a fairy tale.
Devil's Advocate
August 15th, 2011
11:24 am
Hahaha…I think it’s funny how a certain type of people say that “hate crime” laws are invalid but then turn around and call actions by others “hate/racially motivated”. So blacks never commit crimes against other blacks? Every riot in world history (Watts, post MLK assassination, and LA) has been about black people?
I think along the same lines as those who say “crime is crime”. Either you’re willing to commit a crime or you’re not. Race, economic differences, etc are all just subplot details of the story (i.e. reasons). Take your pick what reason leads to a crime but does it really matter? I’m just curious why all the people who want to blame every crime on blacks totally ignore world history and anytime a non-black commits a crime.
Hillbilly D
August 15th, 2011
11:34 am
Most of the people who engage in these kinds of activities are just looking for an excuse to raise hell, break things, and take things that belong to somebody else. It’s not a political statement, one way or the other. It’s the classic case of how people behave when they get in a mob.
I’d agree with the earlier poster, one of the reasons for this type of thing, is that there is no fear of punishment. I’m all for rehabilitating people in prison but for that to work, they have to be willing to be rehabilitated. Most of the people I know who’ve spent time in the state and federal pen, have no interest in changing their lives. Punishment is the only thing they understand.
JF McNamara
August 15th, 2011
11:34 am
Did you ever think that you have this thesis completely wrong Bob. Modern America was been socialized on purpose to prevent the poor from taking from the rich in a violent way. Perhaps the problem is that the rich have become so selfish that they are creating their own demise.
The principle reason people work hard in America is because they have the illusion that if they work hard, they will become wealthy. While it is a (very) long shot, it at least keeps people placated. Once you remove the illusion (ie take away student loans), people will revolt, because you have taken the one thing away that gave them hope. Its not class warfare, its human nature, and its already been the spark of numerous overthrows just this year in the Middle East. The money was concentrated in a few hands, and the people got fed up.
The U.S. is not really in bad shape. We can avoid what is happening in Greece or the middle east by acting responsibly and raising taxes. If we don’t, 10 years from now, we’ll be having the same problems.
Sandy Bryant
August 15th, 2011
11:38 am
You must take a few minutes out of your day and listen to this video. It is hugely powerful. A Muslim in Canada, Tarek Fatah at IdeaCity 2011, warns of the loss of freedoms, and all that has made North America and Canada great. If a Canadian can see where we’re headed, why are we so blind???
http://www.livestream.com/ideacity/video?clipId=flv_fd017d81-dc18-42cc-821a-18b86fdea840
caslosgvv
August 15th, 2011
11:39 am
Joe – 11:21
So, if the police are not “on it”, and “we have the second ammendment to protect us” is a myth, what is your solution?
Trapped in a Red state
August 15th, 2011
11:45 am
Bob
If you want to make a more accurate comparison to the UK riots, I suggest you look for similarities like high unemployment, no chance for upward mobility, having no control over those who control our lives, lack of educational opportunities and having too much time with nothing to do….just look at the middle east for your comparisons…”when you’ve got nothing’, you got nothing to lose”.
America is heading in that direction and it has nothing to do with an “entitlement” mentality but more about a small group owning too big a piece of the pie. If the GOP gets their agenda in place, this country will also revolt.
UGA 1999
August 15th, 2011
11:46 am
Time to take up your arms. We will not sit back and let this become Greece or London.
roughrider
August 15th, 2011
12:01 pm
The big difference between Europe and America is that Europe’s citizens are not armed. In America, citizens will protect their business and homes with force if necessary.
MrLiberty
August 15th, 2011
12:04 pm
This is how you can expect the parasites to respond when the host finally takes some serious medicine. I don’t worry about the mob as much as I worry about the response of the government. They are the biggest parasite on the productive sector of society and have the most to lose. They also have the least respect for the law and for the citizens of this country.
Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will crush the heads of the perverted New World Order integrationist crowd and their devilish black minions
August 15th, 2011
12:12 pm
Amen MrLiberty!
killerj
August 15th, 2011
12:13 pm
You reap what you sew and I believe word global economy is at the bottom of the problem with every intention of making this happen,when martial law is put in place you will see who is the boss.
Eye Rolling
August 15th, 2011
12:15 pm
Bob, your premise is wrong, therefore your whole supporting essay is wrong. The Brits were not rioting due to ‘austerity measures’, it was nothing more than a group of copycat malcontents seizing an opportunity to capitalize over a surprisingly weak government force. I can’t believe that you are giving them credence by insinuating that their actions were a result of any kind of rational, level-headed thought.
UGA 1999
August 15th, 2011
12:17 pm
I like the parasite comparison….because that is EXACTLY what they are!
Marcus Banks
August 15th, 2011
12:35 pm
Trapped & JF MacNamara, you guys truly understand what’s happening. It’s depressing to see how many Americans can’t see that. The wealthy’s greed has blinded them to the truth. They act as if they aren’t culpable for any of it. I suggest people look at the causes of the French Revolution. It’s eerily similar to what’s happening here and now.
Marcus Banks
August 15th, 2011
12:36 pm
And to the racist Amish person, what are you talking about? What does integration have to do with anything? You’re seriously confused. I think you need psychological help immediately.
Dose Of Reality
August 15th, 2011
12:47 pm
Some of the rascist, over the top comments are simply comical, hearing words such as parasites (or black people) in some of your minds are so two faced, look at Eric Harris, Dylan Klybo(misspelled), Ted Kaczynski, Eric (Robert) Rudolph, Timothy McVeigh, and most recently the “Dougherty Gang”, and the list goes on…. All of these individuals have been involved or have committed acts that did or could have caused harm to several individuals but yet violence is only an issue in this Country when so called ” parasites” are the one’s committing any violent crimes. This two-faced mentality should have been expected on any article written by Bob Barr, my hope and dream is that several take time out to see who the “real” enemy is……
Dose Of Reality
August 15th, 2011
12:49 pm
*racist* sorry for the typo
mrbill
August 15th, 2011
12:57 pm
Generation X is slowly disintegrating, when they finally realize you need money to live it will happen.
Geronimo
August 15th, 2011
1:04 pm
If we had Twitter in my day, I’d have a wigwam full of your lily white scalps. We’re coming to gitcha.
UGA 1999
August 15th, 2011
1:09 pm
Dose…when did anyone associate black people with the word parasite? Wow you sure are assuming a lot! Great work haha!
Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will crush the heads of the perverted New World Order integrationist crowd and their devilish black minions
August 15th, 2011
1:21 pm
They are deliberately dumbed down parasites… And when people have been deliberately dumbed down by their integrationist African American leaders or their devilish black minions, they automatically become evil too.
Amen?
UGA 1999
August 15th, 2011
1:24 pm
Ok?
Jefferson
August 15th, 2011
1:24 pm
Spread the wealth or there will be none. See Russia 1917, communism was not what led to the fall of Nick, they were tired of being poor and wanted something different. Turns out communism was not the answer but tell that to Nick.
Atlien
August 15th, 2011
1:26 pm
I always picture in my mind that if I could see all these people typing, it would look like a room full of special ed kids.
Amen?
Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will crush the heads of the perverted New World Order integrationist crowd and their devilish black minions
August 15th, 2011
1:27 pm
Here is a case in point. A neighbor forced his fat son to walk with him to the store, primarily for the exercise, which was about a mile away. The problem plagued boy didn’t want to walk along with his father. And at the half-mile marker, he deliberately walked in the road… His father told him to get out of the road. But the boy balked and his father gave him a light tug. The angry boy fell to the ground and deliberately rolled several feet in the path of a car.
Just think if a car had run over the boy. It would have automatically invited the government, their prosecutors, and a gullible Oprah Winfrey like jury in the picture. When all had been said and done, the incident will have taken a 180. My neighbor would have been convicted of conspiracy to murder his son by forcing him to walk in the road and subsequently pushing him to the grown in the path of a car which caused his death. And he would have ended up in prison with a slew of integrationist parasites with nothing to lose.
When integrationist African American leaders and their devilish black minions succeed in dumbing down African Americans and others, they automatically change their nature from productively good to parasitically evil.
Amen?
Devil's Advocate
August 15th, 2011
1:33 pm
LMAO…after reading that post I feel like I’ve consumed a 40 oz in 2 minutes. My head hurts trying to make sense of it.
sircharles19
August 15th, 2011
1:33 pm
How we treat America’s citizens has not been answered! We have two facts against us; state and federal taxes; both have criple us all unless you are rich. What we all need to realize that we cannot afford anymore taxes; and for any tax commissioners continue to approve taxes on its citizens when millions are out of job, no one hiring, we starving and poor people among us; the nerve of some people who might or will one day be on the outside looking in. Riots are not common here in America….yet! When people get fed up, we are the worse. No, London don’t need our recommendations, nor help from us; nor will they except it because we have shown how we have done a worse job on our people and our economy prove it! Let the citizens of london riot; they see the misdeeds just as we here in America see it. Nothing wrong with people trying to live on what little money they make; and when their own laws past to make their government more opt to take itself and leave the citizen of London holding the bag, they have that right or have taken it upon them selves to do something about it. America citizens…in time will do the same. I doubts if there is anything the police can do; they might join in because they are in the same boat and we know they are sinking right along with us. What type of people raise taxes on it citizens in an economy like we are having? No matter, it don’t mean that people will pay. A lot of our laws and leaders need to use more common sense before they decide on hurting the people of their states just to stockpile money that they already have. All cities have emergency fundings and money that no one have claim, nor the drug money which they can use rather than taking steps raising our taxes!
UGA 1999
August 15th, 2011
1:33 pm
They try to always become the victim and always seeking that free hand out from the government. I am not saying that only blacks do this….however their leaders provoke it.
Dose Of Reality
August 15th, 2011
1:38 pm
UGA 1999,
All you have to do is read your posts and some of the ones before it… DUH!!!!
UGA 1999
August 15th, 2011
1:44 pm
Dose……when did I say a word about blacks in my prior posts?? Got black guilt do ya?
Charleston Jacket
August 15th, 2011
1:46 pm
I lol’ed at Geronimo @ 1:04PM.
Columbo
August 15th, 2011
1:47 pm
Carlosgvv and his trusty deputy Barney Fife can be counted upon to keep the peace. Me? I have a gun. Paid for by big business and the best congress money can buy.
guy
August 15th, 2011
1:47 pm
The parasites are the problem and as their giveaway benefits are cut or gone then the real revolt will start.These folks must be done away with if the rest of us are to survive.It’s got to happen and the sooner the better.You can’t fight savages with threats and a thump on the body.That’s what happens when our wonderful government tries to support ungrateful people.It will get ugly!! I HATE IT,I REALLY DO.
Dose Of Reality
August 15th, 2011
1:49 pm
UGA 99′
Never mentioned your name… try again… lol
Dose Of Reality
August 15th, 2011
1:49 pm
But actually you did mention “blacks” in your prior post…. *Shrugs*
Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will crush the heads of the perverted New World Order integrationist crowd and their devilish black minions
August 15th, 2011
1:51 pm
Yes we are African Americans and are sending our grandson to UGA 2012. I’m convinced they educate many of them well over there.
But on second thought, we have got to reconsider because there is a great gulf between UGA 1999 and UGA 2012.
We can explain everything in two words, Cynthia Tucker!
Amen?
SBinF
August 15th, 2011
1:52 pm
People in Wisconsin exercise their constitutional right to protest peacefully, and you liken them to mobs of rioters in London?
Stay classy, Mr. Barr.
UGA 1999
August 15th, 2011
1:52 pm
Cynthia Tucker is a mindless fool!
UGA 1999
August 15th, 2011
1:53 pm
$BinF….the protests in Wisconsin were not always peaceful.
Devil's Advocate
August 15th, 2011
1:54 pm
UGA 1999,
So does “their leaders” mean “black leaders” provoke it? If so, and you already admitted that other groups do the same thing, does that mean all leaders provoke it? I get so confused by “racist, but not really” comments when a certain situation applies to all people. I mean either you can apply a situation to a specific race of people or you can’t. The moment when you can cite examples of multiple races exhibiting a certain behavior it ceases to be a race based issue does it not?
I think human beings everywhere are the same. We have this thing about letting our own off the hook while accusing others of being spawn of the Devil when the acts in question are the same. When a like person commits a crime, a person will say he’s a statistical outlier who either had an unfortunate upbringing or bad day. When a different person commits the same crime then he is representative of that race as a whole.
I used “like” and “different” so loosely because it’s not just race, we do it with political affiliation, sport team affiliation, favorate soft drink, beer, etc…
Crazy beings those humans are…
Daniel C. Arendt
August 15th, 2011
1:57 pm
I’m glad to see Mr. Barr and the AJC acknowledge what I’ve been seeing here all year…out-of-nowhere pouncing on passersby (by individuals or groups), on people from children to elderly and in-between. I’m a fifth-generation Chicagoan, and grew up amid the 1960’s protests/riots of every sort, and generally am well-acquainted with exigencies of urban violence.
I’ve lived the last two years in Oregon, and travel in and through its capital Salem often. Two years ago, compared to most places it was still “1978″; especially this Summer, “Civitas Pace” (as Salem is mottoed) has rapidly declined to exactly the kinds of attacks on myself and others as said by Mr.Barr/AJC; violence comes from all ages and citizenship statuses and effects same’s docile counterparts. I see it in some other towns south of the Portland MSA down to Ashland (CA border)…yet many people I know who have more sedentary or “rut” routines think I’m exaggerating as local news and papers don’t really mention anything unless “heavy” felonious activity occurs.
I’m in B2B sales today, 51 years old, fit, healthy…I just never thought I’d have to use the protective services of my youth to stretch my legs in small-town Oregon! Again, I thank Mr. Barr and the AJC for bringing this activity to people’s attention; although a long-time philosophical supporter of Mr. Barr’s Constitutional applications re spying on EVERYONE all at once constantly, I do feel that those who upon ACTING as Mr. Barr has described SHOULD be deemed as terrorists on UN inter alia grounds they act to inculcate fear in the public conjunctively with intent to inculcate government to do their bidding for their own exclusive benefits.
UGA 1999
August 15th, 2011
1:59 pm
Devil….you mean like OJ?
UGA 1999
August 15th, 2011
1:59 pm
or Rodney King…..hmmmm what about Barack Obama?
Devil's Advocate
August 15th, 2011
2:00 pm
Favorite even!
UGA 1999
August 15th, 2011
2:01 pm
Devil….have you been keeping up with the new “Flash Mob” issue? Proud?
Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will crush the heads of the perverted New World Order integrationist crowd and their devilish black minions
August 15th, 2011
2:01 pm
Cynthia Tucker was attempting to teach Americans the art of integrationist parasitical living. By the way, integrationist African Americans have been masters of the art for the past 45 years.
Amen?
saywhat?
August 15th, 2011
2:02 pm
Conservatives use policy to create ever greater economic inequality and a large underclass, then complain when liberals are unable to prevent the consequences of the conservatives’ actions.
Joe the Plutocrat
August 15th, 2011
2:03 pm
carlos, sorry for the delay in response; I don’t know the answer. may we should ask Michelle Bachman’s husband? maybe we can send criminals to his clinic (which accepts Medicaid) and he can “cure” them as he cures homosexuals. did he not refer to homosexuals as “barbarians”? seriously, I know I plan to handle civil unrest if it comes my way; but I suspect the reak s**t storm ain’t gonna blow in for another 100-150 years. I am not being coy, but I am prepared, but as a resident of Atlanta, how prepared can I be? 1 week’s worth of food and water, a firearm and some ammo? when/if things really “break down” what does this “buy me”? one week of “protection”. law enforcement is a non-issue because ultimately it protects itself and the major property holders (banks, etc.). retailers have insurance, so the police ain’t even going to respond to someone looting WalMart, which kind of encourages the behavior. personally, I take exception to Bob’s fear-based nonsense, as it mirrors the post-9/11/Patriot Act fervor that he now (until this morning) condemns – as I have noted, bin Laden didn’t exactly sneak up on us and execute the 9/11 attacks. 9/11 happened because there was no real motivation (on the part of the ENTIRE federal government to not have it happen).
UGA 1999
August 15th, 2011
2:05 pm
Saywhat? so you are saying that being poor or disadvantages is an excuse to be violent? Nice thoughts.
Devil's Advocate
August 15th, 2011
2:05 pm
UGA 1999,
I’ll see your OJ and raise you Casey Anthony.
I’ll see your Rodney King and ask you to watch an episode of Cops.
Barack Obama eh? Ever heard of Jimmy Carter? Heck, many feel that George W Bush can be lumped in too from the other side.
UGA 1999
August 15th, 2011
2:11 pm
Devils Advocate….didnt the majority of the white community think Anthony was guilty? So you admit that 98% or more of the eligible black community voted for Obama. HAHA this is too easy.
Devil's Advocate
August 15th, 2011
2:13 pm
UGA 1999,
Try to keep up and present facts. You’re making stuff up as you go, even citing statistics that haven’t factored into this blog. Obama might use a teleprompter but you use talking points.
saywhat?
August 15th, 2011
2:16 pm
UGA 1999- never said it was an excuse, but excused or not, it is inevitable. Actions have consequences. If you don’t like the consequences of your actions, change your actions, instead of blaming others. Play with matches and gasoline all you want, but don’t blame the fire department for not putting your stupid burning a$$ out in time.
UGA 1999
August 15th, 2011
2:16 pm
Devil…Talking points? How do you figure….
yuzeyurbrane
August 15th, 2011
2:17 pm
I’m sure all you extremists on the right are scared. And that is a rational reaction. But you are causing it all by grinding the poor into the ground and grinding the middle class into poverty. Your solution is more of the same. It’s easy to blame it on communists, although few exist in the world anymore, or to weak morals (ala Prime Min. Cameron). But civil disturbances like these have existed throughout modern history and long before Karl Marx was even born. You reap what you sow or grapes of wrath are a couple of sayings that come to mind. But riots are bad. Order must always be preserved first and foremost. I hope we learned the lessons of controlling our 1960’s era riots. I was involved in the effort to control 1 major urban riot in the late 1960’s so I have seen 1 up close and personal. They are both surreal and frightening. Fortunately, wise heads were in charge then and while there was a good bit of property damage, little human life was lost. We should prepare for handling them in an effective and humane way. That means a quick deployment of a massive amount of police forces, and national guard if need be, under tight discipline and controlled access to ammunition, strictly enforced curfews, and sweeping the streets of people during the curfew to just calm the situation for several days. In the long run, however, people must be given hope; otherwise all of the above will just be a bandaid.
UGA 1999
August 15th, 2011
2:17 pm
saywhat? So you are saying that good law abidding Americans should pay for the mistakes of a few misguided fools? Great idea hahaha WOW!
Devil's Advocate
August 15th, 2011
2:22 pm
UGA 1999,
For the record, the majority of blacks didn’t think OJ was innocent. The pro-OJ stuff was a direct result of the LA police acquittal for the Rodney King incident. I’d say the majority of blacks actually think OJ is guilty but since when does guilt and innocence have anything to do with the judicial system? It’s all about winning the game of litigation. The case against OJ was botched just like the case against Anthony. It doesn’t matter what we think happened, it matters what is proven in court. Of course you’ll probably try to tie race to that even though we have 2 different issues here to prove that it’s just the system and not a race issue.
You actually supported my opinion perfectly in your recent posts. You have gone out of your way to point out negative or unpopular black figures and for what purpose? Why aren’t you listing negative or unpopular people of other races? Do none exist?
Why don’t you cite more statistics for us because we all know that 40% of statistics are made up on the spot!
UGA 1999
August 15th, 2011
2:25 pm
Thanks for proving my point exactly. Thanks
Devil's Advocate
August 15th, 2011
2:43 pm
HAH, I’ll take your word for it UGA 1999. I’ll leave you with this thought. Racism is stupid. Pretty much like any type of -ism or affiliation based argument dealing with good vs evil. I’ve seen good and evil from every demographic group I’ve ever encountered in life. People are great and people suck. What you do about it is what life is all about…
Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will crush the heads of the perverted New World Order integrationist crowd and their devilish black minions
August 15th, 2011
2:59 pm
But here is the thing. Integrationist African American leaders and their devilish black minions believe white people to be racist and evil if they don’t give African Americans food, clothing, shelter, employment, education, and healthcare etc.
And integrationist African American leaders and their devilish black minions believe white people to be tolerant and good if they give integrationist African Americans food, clothing, shelter, employment, education, healthcare etc.
Amen?
parasite
August 15th, 2011
3:08 pm
the rich will reap what they sow-revolution is on the move and money/possessions won’t amount to spit.
UGA 1999
August 15th, 2011
3:09 pm
Parasite…..great intelligent post! haha. I wouldn’t have expected less……hahaha
Warm Springs, Georgia
August 15th, 2011
3:10 pm
A strong stable middle class creates a strong stable country.
Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will crush the heads of the perverted New World Order integrationist crowd and their devilish black minions
August 15th, 2011
3:16 pm
If these African Americans were black girls and boys wanting white adults to give them food, clothing, shelter, employment, healthcare etc, I would be able to understand it. As we all know, children do not have the wherewithal to provide for themselves.
But these are not children. I’m talking about black integrationist “men and women” demanding that white men and women give them and their children food, clothing, shelter, employment, healthcare etc. Authentic men and women should have the wherewithal to provide for themselves etc.
Amen?
parasite
August 15th, 2011
3:17 pm
uga99′,
You’ve misplaced your anger and your degree ain’t worth shit…
parasite
August 15th, 2011
3:19 pm
ugay99′,
You’ve misplaced your anger and you’ve got shat for brains.
Civilian
August 15th, 2011
3:20 pm
The Democrats have been genius at creating a middle class dependent upon the government. This enables them to use government funds to buy their votes to keep the dems in office wiht entitlement programs. Bill Clinton was a master of this philosphy. It is nothing more than modern day slavery. When the government teat is lopped off, a revolt will be inevitable.
UGA 1999
August 15th, 2011
3:22 pm
Civilian…..AMEN!!!!
the greedy generation
August 15th, 2011
3:22 pm
By the people, for the people is history today.
Monetary greed and wastefulness going to Company CEO’s, Board of Education CEO’s, Georgia Lottery CEO’s, College Coaches, College Presidents, U.S. Defense Contractors, etc. etc.
Outrageous salaries with even more outrageous bonuses.
Pure 100% Greed
UGA 1999
August 15th, 2011
3:28 pm
The Greedy…..and you feel they create their own salaries? haha Get a clue dude.
splavistic
August 15th, 2011
3:29 pm
Bobby, Did you write about your horror at the Tea Party violence, er ’scuse me, the POTENTIAL Tea Party violence? All the radical right-wing violence of late? No? You just focused on the “not overtly” violent labor protestors in Wisconsin. They were not overtly, so therefore they were NOT violent. You, sir, are a cad and a sh1* stirrer.
UGA 1999
August 15th, 2011
3:31 pm
splavistic…..please feel free to post about “tea party’ violence and right wing violence. I would like to read it.
parasite
August 15th, 2011
3:32 pm
greedy,
I concur. Beware the christian business man for he will rob you blind while smiling and qouting scripture.
parasite
August 15th, 2011
3:34 pm
the tea party of today is yesteryear’s klan and natzi members.
" Bail Out " ................. to big & greedy to fail
August 15th, 2011
3:35 pm
The Republicans hae been genius at stomping the middle class. This enables them to let insane profits go to a few chosen ones ( like Godman Sachs ) while the Republicans line their pockets also. George W. Bush and Herbert Hoover were masters of this philosopy. It is nothing more than modern day slavery.
" Bail Out " ................... too big & greedy to fail
August 15th, 2011
3:36 pm
Enter your Republican comments here:
" Bail Out " ................... too big & greedy to fail
August 15th, 2011
3:37 pm
I mean Goldman Sachs.
UGA 1999
August 15th, 2011
3:43 pm
Parasite…..HAHAHAHAHAHAAH Please keep going….you just made me laugh outloud!! HAHAHAHA
UGA 1999
August 15th, 2011
3:44 pm
“Bail Out”…..slavery? Really? Slavery? haha
WOW! What is your level of education. Please be honest.
Ezra
August 15th, 2011
3:48 pm
Random violence! Are you kidding or are you playing lawyer now? That is the mantra of the progressive liberals and has always been that way. Remember the spiking of trees, burning lumber yards, global warming, and now CO2. You are part of the problem Bob because you and others in your party have allowed these extremist to take over the Democratic party. Cynthia Tucker is gone to poison the minds of UGA students, please do not take her place at the AJC. Random violence?
parasite
August 15th, 2011
3:50 pm
ugay99′,
If you enjoy laughing so much, look in the mirror you’ll be in stitches.
Ezra
August 15th, 2011
3:52 pm
UGA 1999
August 15th, 2011
3:44 pm
Remember you can not debate a STOP sign.
UGA 1999
August 15th, 2011
3:55 pm
Parasite….again another intelligent comment. How old are you? 4? I am rubber you’re glue…..blah blah blah.
parasite
August 15th, 2011
3:56 pm
You can see the tea-party throughout history whether blowing up federal buildings or black churches-meet the new boss same as the old boss.
Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will crush the heads of the perverted New World Order integrationist crowd and their devilish black minions
August 15th, 2011
4:01 pm
UGA 1999…Amen!
UGA 1999
August 15th, 2011
4:01 pm
Parasite….please post proof in your claim that the Tea Party has blown up government buildings and/or black churches.
the Truth
August 15th, 2011
4:04 pm
UGA 1999
August 15th, 2011
4:01 pm
I hate when whites try to lie!..we both know the tea party is the modern day version of the KKK..If republicans get back into office, I think it’s time to kick some butt!
UGA 1999
August 15th, 2011
4:05 pm
The truth….please post proof that the Tea Party is the new KKK.
Devil's Advocate
August 15th, 2011
4:05 pm
UGA 1999,
Who do you think sets salaries? The lowest guy on the totem pole or the people on the board of directors who either already been or one day seek to be an executive? Aside from that, doesn’t the CEO have the power to move that the salary of the position be reduced in the best interest of the company’s bottom line? How many CEOs do this as well as move that all executive salaries be cut for the good of the company? You act as if a CEO is powerless…or a fool to refuse the “handout” given to him by the governing body, right?
UGA 1999
August 15th, 2011
4:09 pm
Devil…..
Would you go your company and tell them they are paying you too much? RIght!
Again, CEO’s do not set their own salaries. Unless they are a sole ownership and/or a private company.
saywhat?
August 15th, 2011
4:11 pm
UGA 1999- so what you are saying is that it is good for the few to make decisions that cause the rest of us to suffer, as long as things turn out o.k for the few. Great thinking!
Devil's Advocate
August 15th, 2011
4:11 pm
the Truth,
That’s a stretch. The Tea Party’s principles are sound. Now I won’t argue that there are several individuals who might fit your description but you can find them in way more groups than the Tea Party. Just another example of trying to cast that large net. It’s so much easier to point the finger at everyone in front of you rather than trying to pick out the enemies behind you isn’t it?
saywhat?
August 15th, 2011
4:13 pm
I believe UGA 1999 when he says the TeParty is not part of the KKK. After all, he would know. He has never seen the Tea party at the meetings he goes to.
Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will crush the heads of the perverted New World Order integrationist crowd and their devilish black minions
August 15th, 2011
4:13 pm
The integrationist African Americans leaders and their devilish black minions are relentless in attempting to make Americans feel guilty for some missteps of their great great grandfathers.
Amen?
parasite
August 15th, 2011
4:14 pm
tea party platform: xenophobia today, xenophobia tomorrow, xenophobia forever!
UGA 1999
August 15th, 2011
4:14 pm
say what? Did I say that? Please show me where.
Devil's Advocate
August 15th, 2011
4:15 pm
UGA 1999,
You just justified and validated anyone receiving a handout. Why would anyone receiving a handout refuse it? Did you get any of the Bush tax refunds? Did you keep it because it was originally your money (before being taken as tax) or did you return it to the government because it would have helped them keep cash in the reserves should we hit hard times as a country, like now?
UGA 1999
August 15th, 2011
4:15 pm
Saywhat? you continue to prove our point…..great work.
Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will crush the heads of the perverted New World Order integrationist crowd and their devilish black minions
August 15th, 2011
4:20 pm
Thirty years ago, the perverted integrationist African American leaders and their devilish black minions came to members of our society with the proposition of African Americans mating with Americans to produce mongrels for the purpose of diluting white unity.
We answered them in no uncertain terms i.e. N…. Please!
Amen?
Mudfoot
August 15th, 2011
4:22 pm
Aquagirl and Laurie were both correct. Keep widening the already-vast gap between the mega-wealthy and the rest of us and these violent outbreaks will occur more and more often as the poor become desparate and disconnected. Ignore this as solely thug behaviour all you want (and granted some are thugs) but it’s not going away, especially here in America where the (now endangered) middle class played such a large role in our becoming an economic powerhouse. Scary part is we here are armed a whole lot better than the Brits are
Ga Republicon
August 15th, 2011
5:02 pm
It’s obvious from the VERY INCOHERENT thoughts expressed by this UGA and the fool with the long “religious” name that these two individuals are quite mentally disturbed (they are probably the same person). One thing I can guarantee, when you look them in the face you see staring back at you TWO GLAZED WIDE EYES and person huffing and welling up uncontrollably because the VOICES VOICES THEY HEAR are telling them something is captivatingly funny and that they should be giggling. I am certain the “Lord and Savior…” guy is hard at work on his MANIFESTO as we speak.
Devilish Black Minion
August 15th, 2011
5:06 pm
When someone suggests we help the poor or ensure fair wages to the working the class, the republicans say, “get a job, you bum and shut up whining.” But when they want the poor and working class to send their sons and daughters to fight their wars, they say “united we stand, divided we fall and freedom ain’t free.” What a bunch of hypocrites. You make me sick.
Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will crush the heads of the perverted New World Order integrationist crowd and their devilish black minions
August 15th, 2011
6:02 pm
Take it from an independent. It is impossible to help a black integrationist poor person if they have been deceived by integrationist African American leaders and their devilish black minions. The doctrine of integration automatically precludes poor integrationist black people from helping themselves.
Just in case you didn’t get the word, the draft ended with the Vietnam War. Absolutely no one is asking poor integrationist African Americans to send their sons and daughters to fight wars. As of today, poor integrationists African Americans make their way to recruiting stations and volunteer to fight wars primarily for money.
Amen?
Jesse Jackson
August 15th, 2011
6:21 pm
We need more taxes so folks can stay sittin on their porches.
Uncle Rukus
August 15th, 2011
6:28 pm
I sho’ is glad the nice white man lets me join his army and get all that money. Yes suh, white man sho’is generous and smells so nice too.
Devilish Black Minion
August 15th, 2011
6:32 pm
Tell you what Uncle Rukus, you go give your life for a nation that hates you and I’ll sit on the front porch and sell weed. Don’t worry, I’ll take good care of y’alls women folk while your gone defending freedom and all that.
David Wooten
August 15th, 2011
7:32 pm
“we ignore the danger signs at our own deep peril”
I’m not sure whom you mean by ‘we’, Mr. Barr, but, as an individual, I am not going to ignore the danger signs. Nor am I going to depend on government to do any other than ignore those signs until it is too late.
Antranella
August 15th, 2011
10:19 pm
A police officer who spoke recently at a meeting of our homeowners’ association stated his opinion that every household should have a firearm and that every adult should know how to use it.
Folks that is very, very good advice. When the stuff hits the fan here -and it will -it’ll be too late to find a gun and ammunition to defend yourself.
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E.Bronfeld
August 15th, 2011
10:28 pm
So, Bob, you despise the “nanny state”?? I am so confused. Congressman receive VIP Federal Health Insurance and the Federal Pension for life after only 2 years of serving in Congress. Is that not an entitlement paid for by the tax payers? Why are those entitlements not on the budget chopping block with Medicare and Social Security? And that is why the underclass is mad. The rich keep their entitlements and balance the budget on the backs of those that can least afford it.
buck@gon
August 16th, 2011
12:23 am
Enter your comments hereLivingstone the socialist: “[a] lot of these young people, they are criminals, yes, but there’s a disengagement – they feel no-one at the top of society, in government or City Hall, cares about them or speaks for them.”
Could be Bookman or Tucker the editorialist, Bob. What’s the difference? The world is beginning to melt down, Tucker is painting her toenails, and Jay is stopping people on the street telling them that Perry is a secessionist.
You are correct to speak about the evils of mob rule brought on by a welfare state manned by witless bureaucrats, but you work for a shameful rag of a paper that has no concept that anything in this regard is at all amiss.
buck@gon
August 16th, 2011
12:34 am
E. Bronfeld:
There are witless bureaucrats and there are nitwit bloggers. The latter you are; maybe the former too.
The first man who settled down and stored up some grain, meat, fish or tools to trade was the richest man in history. He had something. Everyone else was living at or near starvation–which is, by the way, the definition of a zero economy and complete poverty.
How in the world do you figure that the rich do anything to the poor, with regard to their backs? Aren’t the poor, the younger people who work for lower wages because they are inexperienced? Aren’t they the old, who are placed into the lower “quintiles” of IRS bureaucratease because they don’t work anymore?
When was the last time you saw a poor hungry person in this country? (and criminally neglected children fathered by derelict adults don’t count). The problem in this country isn’t hunger; it’s obesity.
The rich are getting richer by raking in the welfare dollars that go hand-to-mouth because of a political promise, made by an uninsightful political class, of whom it may be said, though they have never held a job or made a payroll, they have a keen understanding of how the rest of us should suffer confiscation so that they can do it for us.
Makes no sense, does it?
You want to go ahead with this “backs of the poor” crap, go ahead. It’s going to be a long way till next November, and I don’t think that dog will hunt much longer.
What would you have the poor do then? Vote for Obama or riot in the streets of New York, like they’re blowing up property in London?
I think people here are smarter; not to mention ARMED. If you were at all honest you would realize that Obama is hastening this reality, not abating it.
" Bail Out " ................... too big & to fail
August 16th, 2011
2:28 am
The Tea Party
seems to overlook the entitlement money going to the military industrial complex.
Producer
August 16th, 2011
7:51 am
Right on, Bob! It will come here faster than we think. When the moochers and tapeworms have their gov’t freebies cut, they’ll go on a rampage like nothing we’ve ever seen. Those bennies have kept their undeserving, worthless a$$es quiet for decades. That’s why no one will propose cutting them. The results of doing so will be violence and social unrest. Agree with the poster who said get a gun and know how to use it. We’ll all need it before too long.
Jack
August 16th, 2011
8:25 am
A mugged liberal often becomes a conservative.
Randy
August 16th, 2011
8:29 am
The people who are doing this are on the public doll,what do you expect from those types?
caslosgvv
August 16th, 2011
10:04 am
Columbo
So, sport, you have a gun. Odds are you could not hit the broad side of a barn with it. If you have to use it against the bad guys, you probably will wind up either shooting yourself or some innocent bystander. Then, in Court, you will truly find out just how much mileage your “right to keep and bear arms” will get you.
UGA 1999
August 16th, 2011
10:35 am
carlos….that is the dumbest arguement for gun ownership I have ever heard. Good job.
Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will crush the heads of the perverted New World Order integrationist crowd and their devilish black minions
August 16th, 2011
11:14 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYFKuU4EbbY&feature=player_embedded
JV
August 16th, 2011
12:54 pm
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION 1.Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to justification and excuse as a defense to certain crimes, is amended by inserting immediately following Code Section 16-3-23 a new Code section to read as follows:”16-3-23.1.A person who uses threats or force in accordance with Code Section 16-3-21, relating to the use of force in defense of self or others, Code Section 16-3-23, relating to the use of force in defense of a habitation, or Code Section 16-3-24, relating to the use of force in defense of property other than a habitation, has no duty to retreat and has the right to stand his or her ground and use force as provided in said Code sections, including deadly force.”
SECTION 2.Said article is further amended by striking in its entirety Code Section 16-3-24.2, relating to immunity from prosecution and exception, and inserting in lieu thereof the following:”16-3-24.2.A person who uses threats or force in accordance with Code Section 16-3-21, 16-3-23, 16-3-23.1, or 16-3-24 shall be immune from criminal prosecution therefor unless in the use of deadly force, such person utilizes a weapon the carrying or possession of which is unlawful by such person under Part 2 or 3 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of this title.”SECTION 3.Article 1 of Chapter 11 of Title 51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to defense to tort actions, is amended by striking in its entirety Code Section 51-11-9, relating to immunity from civil liability for threat or use of force in defense of a habitation, and inserting in lieu thereof the following:”51-11-9.A person who is justified in threatening or using force against another under the provisions of Code Section 16-3-21, relating to the use of force in defense of self or others, Code Section 16-3-23, relating to the use of force in defense of a habitation, or Code Section 16-3-24, relating to the use of force in defense of property other than a habitation, has no duty to retreat from the use of such force and shall not be held liable to the person against whom the use of force was justified or to any person acting as an accomplice or assistant to such person in any civil action brought as a result of the threat or use of such force.”
SECTION 4.All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.
tom donovan
August 16th, 2011
1:00 pm
but do not forget that govs scott and chritie, having to balance their budgets after giving huge tax breaks and other incentives to ciorporations,had to find the money somewhere, so they joined the Cromwellite movement to demonize public employees, and balanced the budgets on the backs of teachers and others, who serve the public
caslosgvv
August 16th, 2011
1:12 pm
tom donovan
I hope you didn’t honestly think they would do something different.
ByGolly
August 16th, 2011
3:47 pm
What happens when people get oppressed, abused, misused, taken advantage of and push around? That’s when people start to become aggressive. You have these big corporations especially banks preying on the have nots but yet give everything to the haves.
Politicians are self serving, rich don’t want to pay taxes while the middle class has to pay damn near 40% collectively and can’t get breaks. You have law enforcement abusing their powers and misusing the justice system.
Add all of the above and put it in a bucket that’s when you get what you have seen and I don’t think it will get any better anytime soon, most likely a lot worse!
Hardup
August 16th, 2011
4:23 pm
This county is being raped by savages; the new definition in webster should have a picture of white collar, politician. All gone but not a picture of a gunman its a men in white shirts and ties,401K gone, homes gone, savings gone. Who doesn’t have a scar?
Dose of reality
August 16th, 2011
4:59 pm
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Tom Whatts
August 19th, 2011
9:25 am
very nice blog, I am glad I found it