A Nod To The Gods

In 480 BC, the Persian king Xerxes demanded that the Spartans give up their weapons. King Leonidas responded with the phrase ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ (molon labe) which meant “Come and take them.” This led to the Battle of Thermopylae, in which a small group of Greek warriors held off a far superior group of Persians for three days.

Similarly, in 1831, the Mexican army gave a small piece of field artillery to settlers in Gonzales, Texas, to help them fend off Indian attacks. At the onset of the Texas Revolution, the Mexican army asked for the cannon back. In response, the settlers raised a homemade flag with an image of the weapon and the words “Come and Take It” emblazoned across it.

The twin phrases “ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ/molon labe” and “Come and Take It” have become synonymous with the promotion of the Second Amendment and other fundamental liberties. They are antithetical to the idea of unilateral disarmament. 

Today, snowflakes across the country walked out of class to protest “gun violence” and demand new confiscatory gun laws. The ignorant millennial in the photo was part of today’s Tide Pod Walkout. Note the slogan (and date) on her shirt, and the protest sign in her hands.

Seriously–this is the most ironic photo I’ve seen in a long time. 

Found here….

The gun control fanatics, main stream media and liberal politicians have gone apocalyptic with coverage and pontification on the evils of the weapon used in the Florida shooting. They disregard the shooters history and the obvious blunders by officials that could have stopped him. 

They are also claiming that the need for military style weapons is not a necessary and shouldn’t be a protected right under the 2nd amendment, and their not stopping there, some are calling for a ban on ALL long rifles with a rapid fire mechanism or semi-automatic function. They’re missing the point.

It’s not about hunting, it’s not even about fighting government tyranny, although the thought of standing up to a corrupt government sounds like the patriotic thing to do, in reality if the government/military/law enforcement decide your’e a threat an automatic rifle ain’t gonna help ya. 

The best argument for owning an AR-15 type rifle and the most plausible scenario is the government fucking things up so badly that they wreck the economy and the country is plunged into chaos. If the economy is destroyed then basic services that we take for granted become obsolete. What happens if you can’t get fuel? What happens if the lights go out, no water, no food, no phone, no internet….chaos. The haves will be attacked by the have not’s. That’s when you need your weapons.

If the financial markets collapse there will be a run on money, banks will close, EBT cards stop working, social security checks stop coming, employees stop working, businesses close up and board up….chaos.

With the country 20 trillion in debt and politicians holding each other hostage with government shutdowns and unfettered spending the possibility of a sudden crisis is not only plausible it’s probably inevitable, it’s just a matter of when not if. It’s no way to run a government but I don’t see any indication these politicians will ever change, it will take a crisis and by then it will be too late…..chaos.

To all the gun control politicians and their lap dog media your argument is invalid, we will need our guns, lot’s of ’em, and you may need some too.