e-Claire

Interesting . . .

Right on the Left Beach has led me on a merry link-chase today. Following his referral I found Bad Eagle, "the first website for American Indian Patriots, and the only voice of conservative American Indian thought." The blog on this multifaceted site, reflection of a multi-talented man, Bad Eagle Journal, is written by Dr. David Yeagley, a direct descendant of Bad Eagle, the prominent Comanche leader of the 19th century. Yeagley is rather a renaissance man, and identifies himself as an American Indian Patriot. A portion of his 9-11 post:

I noticed the children's choir singing "America the Beautiful." How sweet it is. Yet, I couldn't help but notice most of the children were non-white. It was more of an "international" choir. In a way, this was the greatest moment in the commemoration. If it can be looked at as a testimony of how the world feels, rather than a misrepresentation of the people who created this country, it is truly a memorable moment. But I don't know if most Americans are ready to feel that America belongs to the world, or that that world owns America. The white liberal commies of American government and law certainly want it that way. They want to completely change the face of America, to completely forget how and why America came about, and they do this by condemning the past as sin. They do this by denigrating the white race in every way possible, directly or indirectly, by preaching that the world has a right to own a Cadillac, and it's evil for a white man to have one without providing one for the tribesman of Somalia.

Definitely worth keeping an eye on . . . More linkage led me to the site of Richard Poe who has written The Seven Myths of Gun Control.

Seven Myths 1. Guns increase violent crime. 2. Pulling a gun on a criminal endangers you more than the criminal. 3. Guns pose a special threat to children. 4. The Second Amendment applies only to militiamen. 5. The Second Amendment is an obsolete relic of the frontier era. 6. We should license guns for the same reason we license cars. 7. Reasonable gun-control measures are no threat to law-abiding gun owners. We stand at a crossroads today. For the first time since our Constitution was drafted, a major component of the Bill of Rights - the right to keep and bear arms - is in danger of being jettisoned. We must decide, as a people, whether or not we will allow this process to continue. Ignorance, fear and hysteria are poor foundations upon which to base such a weighty decision. I hope the following discussion of the Seven Myths of Gun Control will help clarify the issue of gun rights in the minds of those for whom it still remains cloudy.

The book is now out in paperback.

1. Technically speaking, #7 is true.  The trouble is that most “reasonable” gun control, isn’t.

   Posted by Xrlq  on  09/12/03  at  01:00 PM

2. One really must define one’s terms and defining “reasonable” is like nailing Jello to a tree.

   Posted by Claire  on  09/12/03  at  01:03 PM

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