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Post by walnut on Mar 26, 2023 1:23:17 GMT
Actually most of Europe is under the same siege, so this cannot be exactly correct. The world is in a tough spot. Add Australia. After the NSW election, we are coast-to-coast socialists ** and our conservatives have forgotten who they are.  ** with the exception of the Apple Isle, Tasmania PS: All the talk on radio this morning is about how quickly we can decarbonize our economy (stopping coal & gas exploration and export, shutting coal & gas generation, imposing penalties on 'big polluters', etc). We may as well become a province of China.  Another big "I told you so" is in the works |
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Post by missouriboy on Mar 26, 2023 1:49:35 GMT
Very offensive if you are on the receiving end.  We could cut the budget significantly if we let the various states raise, arm, and train their own militias again (no, the National Guard does NOT qualify).
Of course that's about the LAST thing the Powers That Be want, since it would give disproportionate power to the Red states and the sane citizens.
Before the Civil War they were called the State Guard and they took orders from the Governor. |
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Post by gridley on Mar 26, 2023 13:11:27 GMT
We could cut the budget significantly if we let the various states raise, arm, and train their own militias again (no, the National Guard does NOT qualify).
Of course that's about the LAST thing the Powers That Be want, since it would give disproportionate power to the Red states and the sane citizens.
Before the Civil War they were called the State Guard and they took orders from the Governor. At least some states still have State Guards... but those I know of are paramilitary - not armed. Even in Texas. :-( |
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Post by missouriboy on Mar 26, 2023 18:57:50 GMT
Before the Civil War they were called the State Guard and they took orders from the Governor. At least some states still have State Guards... but those I know of are paramilitary - not armed. Even in Texas. :-( Not armed by the State? Or at all? Revolutionary Militia largely brought their own weapons. State Guard units of circa 1860 did likewise unless the State had an arsenal. Most households had their own weapons of various types. British regulars got a taste of what irregular militias armed with long rifles could do on their "painful" 20-mile retreat to Boston from Concord and Lexington. And other battles.
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Post by ratty on Mar 27, 2023 0:46:36 GMT
The government took my rifles.
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Post by gridley on Mar 27, 2023 10:58:55 GMT
At least some states still have State Guards... but those I know of are paramilitary - not armed. Even in Texas. :-( Not armed by the State? Or at all? Revolutionary Militia largely brought their own weapons. State Guard units of circa 1860 did likewise unless the State had an arsenal. Most households had their own weapons of various types. British regulars got a taste of what irregular militias armed with long rifles could do on their "painful" 20-mile retreat to Boston from Concord and Lexington. And other battles.
Individuals may, of course, own their own weapons, but there is no drill, no small-unit (much less large unit) training, no official use of arms except (rarely) use of sidearms by military police. Again, that's the states I've lived in. Your state may be better. I hope it is. |
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Post by Sigurdur on Mar 27, 2023 15:22:44 GMT
The government took my rifles. I would never give mine up. This position is not negotiable. |
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Post by code on Mar 29, 2023 16:02:39 GMT
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Post by walnut on Mar 29, 2023 23:50:20 GMT
Our troops sulked and cried when they last had an in the flesh engagement with Iran. That's why we use high-tech killing systems.
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Post by code on Mar 30, 2023 1:50:07 GMT
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Post by Sigurdur on Mar 30, 2023 3:59:20 GMT
Copy the Chinese or Russian ones. They work.
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Post by code on Apr 18, 2023 3:45:44 GMT
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Post by code on Apr 25, 2023 16:11:43 GMT
"The last Freedom-variant Littoral combat Ship (LCS), to be known as USS Cleveland (LCS 31) was damaged upon launch on 15 April 2023 when it struck the tugboat pulling it into the water."
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Post by code on Apr 26, 2023 19:47:41 GMT
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Post by blustnmtn on May 3, 2023 12:41:38 GMT
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