Thanks for your comment. The point of the article is that WE have the power NOT the tools, what you are focusing on is the semantics of the examples given to outline the BEHAVIORS which are being discussed. What is needed for this discussion is examples of guns and books (as per the meme) where having those tools, but not using them appropriately with UNDERSTANDING and OUR GREATEST WEAPON means that we fall short of what is intended by having the tools in the first place.
Your comment is framed as though im singling out USA as having a tyrannical government, when it has been "included" in the "grouping" of countries which have access to firearms, read below....
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Many governments where guns are legally accessible have tyrannous governments in place right now, including The United States of America.
Further, the reason why i "chose" America as an example is because there is no better example of the behaviors im indicating.
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In many conversations, particularly with some Americans, there is the standard script which comes with talking about guns "The right to bare arms, bah blah blah, constitution bah blah blah, amendments, bah blah blah, defend against a tyrannous government, bah blah blah." Unfortunately these people know the script and lines, but don't have the tacit knowledge which accompanies words being spoken (or written in many cases).
But since you take issue with the example, here is a challenge for you then.... YOU find me a better example of a country which meets the criteria of.
- Having access to firearms
- Having a tyrannous government
- Specifically states that the firearms are to fight a tyrannous government (among other things)
- Has such a knee jerk reaction to talking about guns they have a "go to" kind of script.
- Does not use firearms to fight said tyrannous government
- The above factors a "common enough knowledge" to be attributed to that demographic.
I wont hold my breath though, i would also like to point out that you did not take issue with the fact i called on "the educated" for the Book/Reading section of the article and THEIR lack of action with their "tool"... So let me pose this question to you.... What country are you from and what level of education do you have? lol.
"As related to the ‘mr.freeze’ section. Knowing and understanding why someone would do something terrible is in my opinion, almost worthless."
As far as your comment relating to the Mr Freeze section i would argue that there would be a number of people and industries which would greatly disagree with that statement, such as military strategic planners, criminal profilers, detectives, beat police, fire fighters, video gamers, any sporting coach.... the list goes on. knowing the nature and drive of the opposition is of great value in planning ones own actions if we want to succeed in our tasks. While the examples so far are good, the greatest example would of this is made clear in The Art of War:
“know yourself, know your enemy, and you shall win a hundred battles without loss.”
~ Sun Tzu
What the article highlights is that we have the power WITHIN US to do what is needed, it is not dependent on the tools, but the intent. The mind MUST be woke to use the tools in the first place. Every example and analogy will have its flaws, but if we focus on them and the semantics we miss the governing factor, that is, the POINT being made.