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This. A thousand times this. You nailed it. People here don't give a damn about freedom. They don't care if it keeps getting taken away, because their lives aren't affected directly. When it starts, though, they'll get up in arms about it.

People do care about freedom. There are a lot of folks who love the 2nd amendment. They just need to care more for the other amendments instead of just the 2nd amendment.

Part of this problem stems from the horrendously broken public school system. Kids are not taught to think for themselves, rather, herd mentality is not only the norm, but it is encouraged! Why do you think so many people vote consistently Democratic or consistently Republican rather than independently? Why do you think half of the country still believes that there's a (supposedly "loving") giant bearded man in the sky deciding whether people should suffer eternally or be on cloud nine?

Why do you think you have critical thinking skills?




Why do you think you have critical thinking skills?

Well, he's the exception of course!




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