Monday, July 22, 2002

The Racist Roots of Gun Control. Speaking as an African-American, I depend upon our representatives in government and the African-American leaders in our communities to keep you and me informed of racism in all its forms. Because we live in Orwellian times, racism is more subtle today and is often disguised. Needless to say I was shocked when a co-worker (who is white by the way) handed me an essay titled 'The Racist Roots of Gun Control' by Clayton E. Cramer. This essay covers the long history of gun control in America, and how it was originally used to keep African-Americans 'in their place.' Originally, gun control laws were never intended for whites. [FirearmNews.com] In addition to the essay, this articles covers the reaction of the NAACP to the author's distribution of Mr. Cramer's essay. It seems they were less than pleased. comment () trackback ()  9:56:10 AM     Anarchists, Who Cares Which Wing?. Patrick K Martin at The Libertarian Enterprise - Anarchists, Who Cares Which Wing? - Why Mr. Martin believes that anarchy won't work. [tle] [End the War on Freedom] His reasoning is that anarchy won't work because it depends on people behaving rationally, and there are people who are incapable of reason--he uses Christian Fundamentalists and Liberals as examples. While he's right that such people exists, I believe he's missed the point about what that means. Irrational people do indeed exist, and as long as governments exist, they will be used by these people to further their own twisted agendas. That's how we end up with schools that teach "creationism" and "guns are evil." The whole point of anarchy is that such lunatics can't use the massive force of the government to impose their agendas. comment () trackback ()  9:00:08 AM

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