Generational Ignorance…
Much has changed since the late 18th Century. One thing is indisputable however, in that while there were differing “political” opinions on the size and scope of any standing army or “militia”, the Founders believed collectively, that the new government should NEVER possess power to disarm the people. That unshakeable solidarity was born of a brutal and unforgiving war for independence, and the papers and correspondence of the time corroborate those facts.
This is likely true of all the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution comprising our “Bill of Rights”. The problem is, our young people aren’t being taught of our nations true beginnings, nor are they learning of the critical checks to organized government our forefathers understood would be essential to the survival of true liberty and freedom in a constitutional republic. Thus when we listen to some of these adolescents attempting to vocalize their call for action, absent even a hint of factual knowledge concerning their cause, and focused only on the talking points and false narratives of their parents, teachers, political types and the press, there’s a palpable lack of legitimacy one feels almost immediately upon hearing them.
Consequently, at this juncture, the real problem appears to be in the protest, not the protested
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