Tomorrow

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My plan is to vote, go to the range, maybe buy some ammo and then hunker down in my house.

I was invited to an election party in DC and I really wanted to attend. I RSVP’d yes, but as the time nears, I have changed my mind.

The talk of civil unrest and riots is getting stronger and stronger and I just do not think it is a good idea to go to a neighborhood I don’t know, at night, in a place that not only disarms me, but also is where the current dude these nuts are claiming to rioting on behalf of lives.

In addition neither TSM nor I are comfortable leaving our kids. Of course we would be leaving them in very capable well armed arms, but it is our job to protect them and that is hard to do several miles a way.

I am hopefully that we will have a new president and that the process will go smoothly. The very idea that people are threatening this shows how far we have fallen. The uniquely cool thing about our system is a peaceful, free from harm election process. Agree or disagree the idea of harming someone for exercising  their Constitutional Right to participate in picking the leader of their country is pure insanity.

Again, I am hopefully that I am being over cautious by staying home and all will be well, but I am not taking any chances.

If you will be out and about you might want to read this and this.

16 thoughts on “Tomorrow”

  1. I agree with you, be at home with your kids.

    Rather be safe, then have to deal with the violence.

    There are a few people/groups who feel using scare tactics/violence will change the direction of the voting process.

  2. A wise choice I think. “O” has really stirred the pot of racial/rich-person hate. I suspect it’s his “organizer” roots, but you would think a man capable of reaching the Presidency would have enough intelligence to see the danger is such an approach. Sadly this does not seem to be the case. These are time I am happy our kids have moved back home and large cities are hours away. Well armed is well protected Ms. A – tomorrow will be a good day to tac-up!

  3. Smart decision!!!! I have seen a couple of riots…one was the starting of a riot….it is amazing how rapidly things can get out of hand….something you definately do not want to “wait around and see what happens.” The other one..I had a ringside seat as it unfolded…no…I could not leave. At the time I worked for a public utility. We were fairly safe as the plant was surrounded by a tall chain link fence. Never the less, seeing the brutality that arises in those thiings, get out and away before things go south. As for the idiocy of people advocating violence after the election….. Either we as a society have hit the bottom or we are being manipulated. Actually, my guess is the manipulation. It is astounding, the outright stupidity and gullibility of people today! And that my friends is the sad part….no longer do people consider past actions or decisions a candidate for public office has taken….instead people are basing their decisions on well…..a sales pitch to put it bluntly. Bah! Humbug!!!

    • All ties back in to the “Me” generation and prevailing attitudes. To avoid being manipulated, you have to start thinking for yourself, questioning the motives of the hand that is trying to give you a free handout, see things for what they are and not view everything through racially-polarized glasses. Which is a hard thing to do. So its so much easier to just sit back, not worry about things, and let someone else tell you what to think, what to do, how to feel. Besides, if the hand that feeds you is giving you things for “free”, then that’s a plus, right, and questioning might get you cut off from the feeding trough. So yeah, there’s probably a certain level of gullibility, but I think that mostly its just willingness to be led versus putting forth the effort to educate yourself on issues and take charge of your own life. That’s too much like work.

      Long rambling post made short: Yep, I agree, there’s a lot of manipulation going on. I made the comment 4+ years ago, Obummer strikes me as nothing more than an empty sock puppet that someone is controlling. The scary thought is…who’s manipulating HIM?

  5. I’d stay home.If nothing bad happens,you’ll just feel like a worry-wart.But what if…?
    Better safe than sorry.
    Bill

    • Yes. One thing I have learned to do is trust my instincts. I am hoping nothing happens and I say, well I guess I could have gone. I don’t want any riots anywhere, but if there is a chance…

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