tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988046816576439468.post2450720280588406332..comments2023-11-05T00:19:25.417-07:00Comments on Rifleman Savant: Elevating victimhood above empowerment.Kevin Wilmethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18368887768008126052noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988046816576439468.post-12035656849505366832014-11-05T15:35:31.765-08:002014-11-05T15:35:31.765-08:00You just go right on not making any sort of substa...You just go right on not making any sort of substantive point.<br /><br />Happy trolling!Kevin Wilmethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18368887768008126052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988046816576439468.post-63081433265082711322014-11-03T15:00:45.120-08:002014-11-03T15:00:45.120-08:00One does not need to be excessively and annoying v...One does not need to be excessively and annoying verbose to make a point. Some of us value the succinct.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988046816576439468.post-80448509736399729922014-10-31T13:49:25.259-07:002014-10-31T13:49:25.259-07:00When I see this sort of thing, I just think about ...When I see this sort of thing, I just think about Darwin. If people honestly cannot see the problems with this, and look at it as a solution, or as preferable to real defense, then they deserve what they get.<br /><br />That's not to say it is not worth the effort to point out the problems, for those too dense to figure it out themselves. Maybe a few will learn.Paul Bonneaunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988046816576439468.post-86557114439328196552014-10-27T15:02:40.430-07:002014-10-27T15:02:40.430-07:00Okay, so no substantive point then. Fair enough; ...Okay, so no substantive point then. Fair enough; substance does, after all, require effort.Kevin Wilmethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18368887768008126052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988046816576439468.post-9315280894027246882014-10-25T14:08:42.898-07:002014-10-25T14:08:42.898-07:00You need a dictionary. I'd post the difference...You need a dictionary. I'd post the difference between "submit" and "succumb" for you, but if you're that lazy, it's just not worth my time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988046816576439468.post-494800454901852202014-10-12T22:51:19.644-07:002014-10-12T22:51:19.644-07:00Anon, if you intend some sort of substantive point...Anon, if you intend some sort of substantive point with that, then by all means let's hear it. Until then, it sounds like you're splitting hairs at the expense of the point.<br /><br />And even upon consideration: no, I meant <i>submit</i>. If that's a less polite, more uncomfortable way of putting it, so much the better. I'm not advocating a change in clothing brands here; if someone actually needs to consider the point I'm making, they probably need to <i>confront</i> it. <br /><br />Kevin Wilmethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18368887768008126052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988046816576439468.post-90278336692023297902014-10-11T02:56:43.337-07:002014-10-11T02:56:43.337-07:00Submit is the wrong word; they succumb to it.Submit is the wrong word; they succumb to it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988046816576439468.post-18826801601394738472014-10-03T05:50:02.273-07:002014-10-03T05:50:02.273-07:00Sadly, the situation isn't really a whole lot ...Sadly, the situation isn't really a whole lot different in places like Los Angeles or Washington DC... people are effectively coerced into remaining helpless against the predators - both in and out of political office. <br /><br />Learned helplessness and acceptance of powerlessness are great evils, anywhere in the world. I wish I had a simple answer for it, but the bottom line is that each person - man or woman - eventually has to take responsibility for themselves and their safety. Or die. <br /><br />But I'm not sure that death is the worst outcome here. The real enemies of life, peace and joy are pain, fear, helplessness and watching those you love endure these things without recourse to stop it. <br /><br />A gun is, definitely, the most effective self defense weapon, and you are oh, so right to point out that the mental and emotional determination to use it actually makes that so. But I take my self defense students just a little beyond that point even. I take them on a tour of the house (or classroom) and we discuss just what other things might be used as a defensive weapon if it became necessary. They are always astonished to realize that they live surrounded by potential weapons, and that all it takes to use them is the same will and determination they need to use their guns.<br /><br />The women of the world definitely need guns, but they need the empowerment of understanding their own self worth, and to responsibility for their own and loved one's lives before they could use them. I wish I knew how to make that happen in South Africa, or lots of other places.MamaLibertyhttp://www.thepriceofliberty.orgnoreply@blogger.com