We Did it to Ourselves
Perhaps you have enjoyed my posts about the stock market (mostly in the correct direction) or laughed at my good-natured jibes at modern America, or had a chuckle over my disassociated viewpoints about things and stuff. Well - I’m guessing that is about to come to a crashing halt. The most recent school shooting in Parkland, Florida - and by “most recent school shooting” it should alert you as to what is coming - has brought to mind several things that you humans have been debating but have brought upon yourselves. What? The good-old Second Amendment to the Constitution, for one. It was written by a group of white slave-owners who also believed that one shouldn’t vote unless HE was a land owner. This came in a time when single-load muskets were technology, and militias were formed to fight-off British invaders. Gain some perspective. Nowadays (I’m sure you’ve heard) we have semi-automatic weapons, and guns that can fire-off hundreds of rounds a second. ...