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Tribes are collectives. The collectivist foundation of tribal demarcations and conflicts is rarely recognized or understood. As opportunities, production, and wealth are allocated to those who objectively have not earned them—a cornerstone of collectivism—a potential recipient’s tribe often becomes the key distributive determinant. By definition, a process that is not objective will be subjective, governed by favoritism and prejudice. Resurgent tribalism represents a huge step backwards and comes at the expense of the smallest tribe: the individual.
Human history is almost entirely tribal, the actions—mostly war and conquest—of racial, ethnic, national, and smaller collectives. The intellectual seeds of universal individual rights didn’t germinate until the Renaissance, blossom until the Enlightenment, or bear fruit until the American Revolution. The notion of individual responsibility stems from prehistoric times, but it was the responsibility of an individual to the tribe and its sovereign. A manifestation of reciprocal individual responsibilities—mutually enforceable promises between equals—did…
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Meanwhile, Over in ‘The Land of the Free’ — The War on Guns
Posted: September 29, 2016 by gamegetterII in UncategorizedHow does that Opposite Day “progressive” media meme go again? Something about “violent Trump supporters”…? [More]
via Meanwhile, Over in ‘The Land of the Free’ — The War on Guns

Fact #1- If you’re planning on taking up arms, plan on getting hurt.
Fact #2- Statistically speaking, 10% of those injured will die from injuries sustained. Nothing you will do can change this. These casualties will be dead usually from first contact.
Fact #3- Of the 90% who don’t die, without a tiered response plan by trained and seasoned pros, many of them will die also.
Fact #4- In this era of government sponsored public endangerment, most public places are now an asymmetric battlefield.
Now that may not fit into your 3%er Rambo paradigm, but its the truth. So if you haven’t been a) networking, b) networking with the right people and c) training, you might just want to get on that. We are going to deal with how to stock a realistic personal kit that will actually save lives and won’t kill you or your patient in the…
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