Commercialfarmer
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CJC":kjjpwg13 said:Jogeephus":kjjpwg13 said:Rafter S":kjjpwg13 said:I hope you don't go away.
Same here. Even if you are a little Islamophobic. :lol2:
Sorry but you totally missed the point on everything I tried to say. Call me what you want but can you blame me?
No, I don't think anyone blames you. You're being realistic. Many choose to not assimilate. There is a difference in their values, in other words, they follow a different set of rules.
Which ties into why many of us feel gun ownership is important. Some people, criminals, choose not to assimilate, they don't follow our societal's agreed upon rules. It leaves those that do vulnerable.
I assume all of us here want peace. I want peace for my children. You want peace. And our countries have been at peace i believe since the inception of Canada. We agree that peace is important.
But as stated before, not all criminals and not all foreign refugees value or desire peace.
So how do you answer this problem?
Criminals and terrorists select soft targets. Targets they believe are weak and underprotected.
Ever heard the phrase, peace through strength? That is what we are refering to with gun ownership. Not a desire for violence, but actually peace by decreasing the likelyhood of being a soft target.
You are being realistic when you recognize that the world is imperfect, utopia does not exist. We are also being realistic, and then acting in coordination with this assesment.
Since you realize utopia does not exist by recognizing that some people don't want to play by the rules, I think you're further along in living in the harsh realities of the real world than many. And my prediction is that as you grow older, your positions will continue to transition a little as most of us have.
When something really scary happens, you might even desire to purchase a gun. I hope that you have the opportunity to do so, if that time came. I hope the same for all my Canadian friends.
You've stuck in there, I don't see a reason to get offended and run off. I think you are hardier than that. Unless you really aren't tougher than the french... :hide: