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As gun policy discussions unfold in the wake of mass shooter incidents, they routinely end in three buckets. There's the "tyranny can never happen here" bucket, which the left has mostly abdicated in the wake of Trump winning after they called (and still call) him a tyrant. There's the "you can't fight the army with small arms" bucket, which is increasingly unsound given our ongoing decade-and-a-half war with Afghani tribal goat herders. And there's the "what the hell do you need an AR-15 for anyway?" bucket, which, by its very language, eschews a fundamental lack of understanding of what those people are thinking. I am not a prepper. But I know a few. Some of the ones I do know are smart. They may not be doing as deep an analysis as I present here, on a mathematical level, but the smart ones are definitely doing it at a subconscious level. If you want to understand the perspectives of others, as everyone in my opinion should strive to do, then you would do well to read to the end of this article. To get where we're going, we will need to discuss the general framework of disaster mathematics.
Comment: Discontent with government cut backs is not limited to France, many countries within the EU, and elsewhere, are seeing a similar collapse in the overall quality of life; the difference in France seems to be that its citizens are taking the risk to push back.
It would appear that while Macron's government did manage to smear and suppress the Gilet Jaunes movement to some extent, that hasn't quelled the overall feeling that the lives of citizens are being sacrificed for government ideology:
- Watch French riot police knock down elderly woman... during rally for 80 year old who died after being hit in the face by tear gas grenade
- Irate French farmers descend on Paris in 1,000-strong tractor convoy to protest EU regulations
- What do the protesters in France want? Check out the 'official' Yellow Vest manifesto
- Economists forecast trouble: Rising food prices globally mean it's more and more expensive to eat
Also check out SOTT radio's: NewsReal #26: Globalization vs Nationalism - The Hidden Causes of The Yellow Vest Protests in France