"Agree with thine adversary quickly." I think the Galilean
said that. Wait one. Yes, Matthew 5:25.
Let’s, then, make this “Agree With Others Day.” I’ll start
us off.
Let’s see, I believe, as do my friends of other political
leanings, in government overreach. When I am forced only to purchase fuel
transfer cans that are totally inoperable by any human hands (you need at least
three, with two of them on one arm), government has overreached. I would only
ask my friends to grant the same conclusion of government overreach when we leave
the workshop and get to the bedroom or wedding chapel.
I believe government spends money unwisely. That one is easy
when we see all the new highways being built that will only serve to create
more traffic.
Now, let’s get to the controversial. I agree that we have,
and will have, the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution and that
we all need to accept that. Now, I have this tendency to compare guns with
penises. That is to say that a certain percentage of Americans will own one, a penis
that is and I think that percentage is right at 50. And, in all fairness, a
certain percentage of Americans will choose, by right, to own guns.
Having said that, I stop short of wanting owners of either to
run around in public waving the darn things at me.
We see what damage they can do when placed in the hands of
the young, foolish, and irresponsible.
We see what damage they can do when used beyond recreation,
comfort, or protecting the future of the species.
We see what damage they can do when their uncontrolled use causes friends
to quarrel.
So, let’s keep them safe where they belong: out of sight and out of mind. Our planet will
thank us.
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