tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14639740.post5837886183985100786..comments2024-01-08T03:37:14.878-05:00Comments on sententiae et clamores: our lady of firearmsLiamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17265036866243982434noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14639740.post-51063761944023183242014-11-16T22:54:40.910-05:002014-11-16T22:54:40.910-05:00Personally,i think firearms are great for self def...Personally,i think firearms are great for self defense & protection from violent criminally insane thieves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14639740.post-16606060572192575462009-06-09T16:41:54.574-04:002009-06-09T16:41:54.574-04:00Yeah, I saw this. Of course, I saw it, because it...Yeah, I saw this. Of course, I saw it, because it was plastered all over the news. Which, I think, only contributes to the insanity.<br /><br />And then I watched and enjoyed a Melville film in which guns played a major role. So, I guess I contribute to the insanity as well.<br /><br />Je ne sais pas. <br /><br />I ran across a quote in my journal from a Tarkovsky film that may apply: "What kind of world is this is a madman tells you you must be ashamed of yourselves."<br /><br />Embracing absurdity and madness seems the only way to stay sane.cowboyangelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13452987299073540171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14639740.post-73503600015804967192009-06-06T14:23:59.847-04:002009-06-06T14:23:59.847-04:00Praise the Lord and passs the ammunition.Praise the Lord and passs the ammunition.crystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05681674503952991492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14639740.post-74142989550647019252009-06-06T09:22:30.885-04:002009-06-06T09:22:30.885-04:00I think that's the legacy of the American exce...I think that's the legacy of the American exceptionalism that's been handed down as part of our Calvinist, Puritan heritage. Americans still have a tendency to see themselves as the New Israel, a predestined Godly elect people set apart for some great messianic mission. According to this way of thinking, if history has shown that firearems have been tools that have been effective in advancing that messianic vision, then they must be holy instruments when they are in the hands of the holy.<br /><br />As for those with a particular fetish for guns themselves, I've always considered it a sign of sexual inadequacy.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10754406706300818849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14639740.post-18852597051818072642009-06-05T19:19:11.028-04:002009-06-05T19:19:11.028-04:00I've never even heard of anything like this be...I've never even heard of anything like this before--you're right, not even in parody!Jared Calawayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09380681998833566514noreply@blogger.com