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[–]jamesK_3rd 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yeh let's slow our roll for a minute..

In their relative comfort, people like Glenn and most US citizens don't recall(or more likely don't know) that some representatives would regularly challenge each other to pistol duels, sometimes to the death.

It wasn't just from other members of the legislature, there were cases that citizens would berate and even attack their representatives for their opinion or vote.

Now, in a world of stranger danger, showing up to your kid's school board meeting maskless or questioning their authority is enough to get you jailed.

To say nothing of the fact that in order to protest now, someone must submit paperwork to some authority, who will then say yes or no and give you the areas at which you can hold up signs..

The divide is nothing new. What is new, is that I believe the push back against tyranny and the recognition of the foundation of the country is at all time lows. For the vast majority of people, even "conservatives", subscribe to the idea that rights are now granted from government