Comments by "The Hermit" (@TheOleHermit) on "WELT Documentary" channel.

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  2.  @trombone113  "the Continental Marines of the American Revolutionary War, formed by Captain Samuel Nicholas by a resolution of the Second Continental Congress on 10 November 1775, to raise two battalions of Marines." "At the end of the American Revolution, both the Continental Navy and Continental Marines were disbanded in April 1783. The institution itself would not be resurrected until 11 July 1798. At that time, in preparation for the Quasi-War with France, Congress created the United States Marine Corps. Marines had been enlisted by the War Department as early as August 1797 for service in the new-build frigates authorized by the Congressional "Act to provide a Naval Armament" of 18 March 1794." IOW, the Continental Marines, of which you reference were not a part of the yet to be formed USA government and had nothing to do with the 2nd amendment, because the US Constitution wasn't written until 1776. The US Congress formed the official US Marine Corps in 1798. So what? As I stated, in 1776 when our Founding Fathers wrote the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution in 1789, our newly formed nation was without a formal military, so the 2nd Amendment was provided to allow individuals to protect themselves. "The Second Amendment (1791) protects the right of individuals to keep and bear arms. Although the Supreme Court has ruled that this right applies to individuals, not merely to collective militias, it has also held that the government may regulate or place some limits on the manufacture, ownership and sale of firearms or other weapons. Requested by several states during the Constitutional ratification debates, the amendment reflected the lingering resentment over the widespread efforts of the British to confiscate the colonists' firearms at the outbreak of the Revolutionary War. Patrick Henry had rhetorically asked, shall we be stronger, "when we are totally disarmed, and when a British Guard shall be stationed in every house?" What gives you the impression that I have any communistic ideas? I'm happy to debate issues, but I'm tired of listening to right wing extremist rhetoric and childish name calling. Frankly, I could care less about guns nor the issue of 2nd amendment rights. I don't own one, don't want one, and don't hang around people who carry them. Therefore, it is literally no big deal. My primary issue is defending our nation against Trump's mob. No, I'm not wearing a foil hat, I've been watching and have become very aware of Trump's agenda, which would destroy our nation. Left vs right, conservative vs liberal, etc, etc are all petty differences, of which are only the status quo of politics. More than anything, I'd like those days to continue (but more productively, of course) So, lets drop all of the divisiveness and discuss why you still support Trump, in spite of >200,000 COVID deaths, his constant lies, being an international embarrassment, and the NY mafioso godfather.
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  3.  @trombone113  First of all, thank you for your service to our nation. For that reason I would like to respectfully reply to your comments. Military service says a lot about a man, like having adjusted to a regimented lifestyle of discipline and training to become an efficient killing machine. These things are literally drilled into you minds, until it becomes your identity because you have committed your life towards self defense and offence. It's almost like you guys are popped out of a single mold. Right? But, you know nothing about The Hermit, do you? That's why you've only thrown a bunch of right wing bullshit in my direction to see what sticks. Well, it's not just an alias. I AM a 68 year old retired hermit, with no family nor friends, unless you count as one in passing. I'm affiliated with no political party, nor social group. In fact, we have mutually excluded each other. IMO, mankind became misguided when money was invented for middlemen to nibble away at the 'pie'. "Suffer not those who would sell the fruits of your labors for only words." Then, the industrial revolution kicked into high gear, along with environmental destruction and raping the earth for profit, regardless of the long term consequences. The mindlessness of mankind is literally causing the end of most life on earth. We have exploited the earth, animals, and each other for hundreds of years. Now, we need to use our ingenuity and technology to reverse the damage we have caused. This is not a political issue, it's a matter of being responsible for the continuance of future generations. IOW, we need to go back to the future. So, you tell me, Trombone, am I a progressive techie, supporting someone else's 'Green New Deal"; or am I a conservative, concerned with conserving nature, wildlife, clean water and air? For that matter, why don't conservatives support conserving natural resources, instead of fighting for oil and coal fossil fuels?
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