Quote of the Day
Wanna piss of a Eurocrat (or a US based wannabe Eurocrat)? Tell them that you spend money, time and effort to be capable of armed self defense because what you defend is worth it, and at minimum you need to survive until backup arrives, with a realistic expectation of the likelihood of that backup arriving and when. Whereas they have made that same calculation: what they could be defend[ing] is not worth that time, effort or expense. Ergo: you’re worth more than they are, by self-evaluation.
Tirno
January 1, 2026
Comment to Little Willingness to Defend Themselves
I’m not sure I would always use this in a manner to intended to piss off whoever I was talking to. There are certain occasions and people who this sentiment could be expressed to in a manner that would give the recipient something profound to think about.
Thank you for fixing (some of) my typos and grammatical errors. Been on phone-only for a while.
My favorite trick is to quote pro-gun and pro-selfdefense quotes from Gandhi at such people.
And the Dalai Lama
People not willing to defend themselves or their relatives/property are seldom capable of rational thought. It’s pointless to engage in dialogue with them. They don’t think. They feel. They emote their way through life.
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My son lives in a remote area (it took almost an hour for the first fire truck to show up when the garage was on fire). Pretty much all the neighbors carry – and it paid off recently. One of the neighbor women is prone to seizures and had one while outside (pretty cold) and came to on the ground, fired off 3 shots and help was there within minutes. Even the young kids know what 3 shots means and come running.