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<blockquote data-quote="henschman" data-source="post: 1098510" data-attributes="member: 4235"><p>Appleseed isn't a militia, so doesn't concern itself with things like how to disable a light armored vehicle or a main battle tank with small arms fire. Appleseed is a history, heritage, and marksmanship organization. We are mainly concerned with using rifle marksmanship, a traditional American skill, to get people together and teach them what their forefathers did to secure their liberty, and how important it is for us to continue to secure it today... not through force, but just by being active and involved citizens. We teach that if it ever becomes necessary to defend our liberty though force of arms, we have already failed and the cause is almost surely already lost. As we like to put it, we should fight the "soft war" as hard as we can so we never have to fight the "hard war." Why wouldn't "straight-thinking, realistic okies" want to be involved in something like that?</p><p></p><p>Fighting the soft war isn't easy -- take it from me, being involved in politics is frustrating and exhausting -- but it sure beats the alternative. Its called the "hard war" for a reason. Our forefathers didn't have the option of fighting the soft war. They had absolutely no representation in their government. For them, it was either fight, or live as slaves. They fought for their liberty so that their descendants never would have to again -- they gave us a way to PEACEFULLY defend our liberty from the government. We just have to wake Americans up to their heritage, get them to take their country back, and stop letting other people run their lives for them.</p><p></p><p>Also, like I've already said, the more of a Nation of Riflemen we are, the less likely "the powers that be" are to make any kind of a move on our liberty in the first place. Think about it... if whoever is in charge of the government knew it would require unleashing the full might of the military on the civilian population and starting a bloody war in the middle of the heartland in order to force some law on us, they would be much less likely to do it. They would have to REALLY want to, and it would be a very hard choice; they may not have the public support to be able to pull it off, even if they would like to. However, an unarmed population can be deprived of its liberty on a whim. If the government wants to enslave them, what are they going to do about it? Probably nothing some cops in riot gear can't deal with.</p><p></p><p>That is the purpose of the second amendment, and why the founders wanted us to have a "well-regulated militia" (meaning a well-trained militia), not just a country of people who own guns but don't know how to use them.</p><p></p><p>And yes, I'll be helping to run the shoot this weekend. You should come check it out. Badlands Tactical has some awesome facilities.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="henschman, post: 1098510, member: 4235"] Appleseed isn't a militia, so doesn't concern itself with things like how to disable a light armored vehicle or a main battle tank with small arms fire. Appleseed is a history, heritage, and marksmanship organization. We are mainly concerned with using rifle marksmanship, a traditional American skill, to get people together and teach them what their forefathers did to secure their liberty, and how important it is for us to continue to secure it today... not through force, but just by being active and involved citizens. We teach that if it ever becomes necessary to defend our liberty though force of arms, we have already failed and the cause is almost surely already lost. As we like to put it, we should fight the "soft war" as hard as we can so we never have to fight the "hard war." Why wouldn't "straight-thinking, realistic okies" want to be involved in something like that? Fighting the soft war isn't easy -- take it from me, being involved in politics is frustrating and exhausting -- but it sure beats the alternative. Its called the "hard war" for a reason. Our forefathers didn't have the option of fighting the soft war. They had absolutely no representation in their government. For them, it was either fight, or live as slaves. They fought for their liberty so that their descendants never would have to again -- they gave us a way to PEACEFULLY defend our liberty from the government. We just have to wake Americans up to their heritage, get them to take their country back, and stop letting other people run their lives for them. Also, like I've already said, the more of a Nation of Riflemen we are, the less likely "the powers that be" are to make any kind of a move on our liberty in the first place. Think about it... if whoever is in charge of the government knew it would require unleashing the full might of the military on the civilian population and starting a bloody war in the middle of the heartland in order to force some law on us, they would be much less likely to do it. They would have to REALLY want to, and it would be a very hard choice; they may not have the public support to be able to pull it off, even if they would like to. However, an unarmed population can be deprived of its liberty on a whim. If the government wants to enslave them, what are they going to do about it? Probably nothing some cops in riot gear can't deal with. That is the purpose of the second amendment, and why the founders wanted us to have a "well-regulated militia" (meaning a well-trained militia), not just a country of people who own guns but don't know how to use them. And yes, I'll be helping to run the shoot this weekend. You should come check it out. Badlands Tactical has some awesome facilities. [/QUOTE]
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