#3 ...Something I've said for a very long time is that since the end of WWII, the tradition in the West has been that if you want to riot you can do so pretty secure in the knowledge that the worst you'll face is maybe an overnight in a crowded holding area and you'll be a hero in your little circle afterwards for Standing Up To The Man(TM).
A whiff of grapeshot, however, tends to put the fear of God in these idiots. Makes you wonder how much of the reaction to the death of the young lady in Charlottesville was actual, stark, screaming, sudden terror at the possibility that this is no longer a game - that if you want to Resist, then there's a price.
Mike |