Murder, and Other American Ideals

On March 20th of this year, I was commenting about the fact that 3,060 people had been murdered by guns in America so far this year.  As of today, seven months later, 12,110 people have been killed by guns in America this year.  This does NOT include suicides.

What in the earthly fuck is going on?

If guns protected people, America would not be the gun-murder capital of the world.  I get the Second Amendment.  I am not totally opposed to owning a gun.  But we, as a country,  have to acknowledge that citizens owning guns will NOT stop government tyranny.

Let me channel Margaret Atwood in The Handmaid's Tale:  Everything is getting weird in society (just look at today's news) and then all of a sudden (in the novel) the entire government is murdered, in a coordinated effort.  The president, vice president, the chain of succession, and the congress.  Chaos ensues.

Sidenote:  Just last week, some crazy motherfucker sent dozens of bombs to the media and politicians.  What if they were active explosives?  What if they were active AND sent to current members of the government??  What if they also targeted media outlets, so no one knew anything about what was going on?

Margaret Atwood might have been writing a dystopian novel, but she isn't far off of 2018 reality.  It could happen.  What would you do if, all of a sudden, you couldn't protest, because if you did, a military force came out and gunned everyone down?  No warning.  No rights.  Just straight murder.  Would you go back out and protest?  Or would you shut the fuck up and stay inside?

What if they cut off access to your back account and you had no money?  What if they refused to let you exit the country to find sanctity in another country?  What if biblical rule became the law of the land?

Here's the thing, Americans:  you might think your weapons will save you, but the government will outman and outgun you, even if the "government" is not the one democratically elected.

Shit happens.   Everyone needs to vote.  Do it now, if you haven't already.  And do it like your life and your future depends on it, because it does.