Recent content by SigurdVolsung

The Brits are responsible too, their companies were raping all the profits out of Iran's Petro Industry and when Mossadegh was gonna put an end to it the Brits ran to Eisenhower muttering something about Communist Iranians, after that it was game over.

I would be absolutely thrilled if this happened, although knowing my state like I do I probably would be prevented from carrying in Communist County which is where I happen to live.

I went into my local gun shop a couple days ago, they have an extremely large selection of rifles, pistols, shotguns, they even have a working Brass Napoleon howitzer lol. When I was there early last year they had about two full walls of AR's which is what I was interested in buying. When I...

Yep the G11 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heckler_%26_Koch_G11

Didn't H&K mess around with caseless ammunition awhile back

Iran isn't Arab

If I had to guess I would think that Israel is trying to give as many troops as they can some combat experience. I think Olmert said earlier that it would first be Hamas and then Hezbollah, so this whole thing might be a prelude to round 2 in Lebanon. Testing the new Chief of the Army and...

Possibly, and very well probably would start out as such, but I wouldn't bet on the state of affairs remaining as idyllic for any long portion of time.

True, but as soon as secessions begin the rules can change from state to state. Each state would at least maintain their equivalent of a National Guard, it would also depend on how the splits started to occur. One of the reasons NA is pretty free of violence is because there are pretty much...

Well when you steal somebody's land, segregate them into tighter and tighter enclaves, treat them as if they are something only to be scraped off the bottom of your boot and kill and maim thousands of them, this is the reaction you will get. You reap what you sow, truly the campaign of terror...

Doesn't have to be violence, we were just talking about methods of achieving change. Or redress of grievances, could be something like the Stamp Act, or a concentration camp and anything in between.

We had an argument about the use of force in my English/Philosophy course this semester. It was about 60% against force and maybe 40% that said force was necessary. The point that I made against people who thought force shouldn't be used is that in many of the cases where non violent...

No, all I said was my personal opinion was to support keeping the Union whole. I was just commenting on what you said about peaceful competition. I dont mean to imply I think its a terrible idea, because its not, I was just using some of the lessons of history to look at the possible...

Thats only if it remains peaceful competition, there are no guarantees it would be that way at all. German states in the Middle Ages fought brutal wars against each other numerous times, and lots of small ones and they were the same people speaking the same language. Europe is a good example...

If you want to have a bunch of independent republics spread around this continent that's fine but the outcome probably wouldnt have been pretty. I dont agree with a monolithic central government, but there needs to be at least some kind of bond holding all of us together. Otherwise you will...