Comments by "ncwordman" (@ncwordman) on "Gun Owner Admits Nobody Is Trying to Take Her Guns" video.

  1. The second amendment, for many, hinges on the attractive, manly responsibility of each private citizen being able to own a gun, just in case the U.S. government becomes a dictatorship, which needs to be put down. Now, we never needed this, in our 245 years of being a nation. The militias of yore became the state national guard; we had police, even neighborhood watch, and, of course, army, navy, marines, air force. And, as time went on, the idea that a private Rambo-type could actually take on an evil-U.S. military became laughable: drones, fighter jets, not to mention tanks, chemical warfare, and legions of soldiers. But, and here's where marketing took over, how can you appeal, politically, monetarily, personally, to millions of Americans who would, otherwise, not be interested in the boring, plodding, yawn-fest of politics and voting? Easy: You activate their second amendment fanaticism. You say your political opponents are coming to take their guns; the much feared day (that hasn't happened in 245 years) is finally (almost) here! Now vote for everything Republican; hate everything Democrat, and buy lots of guns! It was a dumb marketing ploy that never should have worked. But, as with the greediest companies, they knew their customers, and how to manipulate them. And the dummies fell for it.
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