Why do Liberals Bleed? is article posted in one of the forums I belong. An Internet search reveals that the author, Robin of Berkeley (probably a Nom de Guerre) has published this and other articles in American Thinker. I have no idea who she is but I’ll give American Thinker the benefit of the doubt.
It makes for a interesting reading.
But it was a major street, at high noon, and I didn’t want to seem racist, so I turned the corner a few feet to reach my car, and a minute later, had my purse stolen as well as all my feelings of being safe in the world
“Berkeley is a city of victims. You try to understand the street people and the criminals and sit down and talk to them and then they hit you on the head and steal your purse. The police come and then you refuse to press charges. The criminals know this and prey on you.”
As a good, loyal liberal, I always expected others to take care of me. If I gave my unqualified loyalty to the system, I could sleep well at night. But now, with victims left bleeding, a dangerously naive government, and sheep like masses, I see the absurdity of my thinking.
Besides the obvious political viewpoint on self defense and guns, what I thought was more amazing was the absolute lack of proper mindset that the victim showed. Let’s ignore the political cause of such failed strategy since it is not important in a general level; even though the signs of danger were present and acknowledged and the gut was screaming the alarm klaxon, the victim made a conscious effort to ignore them resulting in an attack and its consequences. Ignoring warning signs is stupid and stupid hurts. Sometimes we choose to ignore them because we are tired or we feel cocky as in “He wouldn’t dare” or the old “It won’t happen to me” for those who live their lives in a constant state of foolish optimism.
The old adage of Trust Your Gut is valid. Act upon it and stay safe.
Although I generally agree with Robin’s thesis, I smell a phony in the writing of this article, someone dressing like something they are not. It was dated June 17 in American Thinker, and listed credits include these titles:
Why Do Liberals Bleed?
My Imaginary Friend
Ask Robin: A Recovering Liberal Addresses Some of Your Burning Questions
Desperately Seeking (Conservative) People
How to Deprogram a Liberal in One Year Or Less
Letter of Amends from a Recovering Liberal in Berkeley
So, she would not have been attacked had she not ignored them? People are attacked all the time regardless of whether they see the possibility coming or not. Self defense is one of those inalienable rights with which all men and women are born. Having the proper means with which to achieve adequate self defense is a matter of personal choice. The above average human being will selelct a method that at least equals the threat severity of the attacker. As most attacks are unforseen, it goes without saying that also unforeseen are the threat severities. Having said that, it only makes sense to have the right to carry a handgun, if the threat severity is the same. Removing that self defense capability from ANY human being is to deny them of their inalianable right to self preservation.
Yes, if we lived in a crime-free Utopia, handguns would be unnecessary and most probably, the manufacture of such, never conceived. Sadly, this is not the world in which we live. Kudos to Robin for her epiphony and her new found insight into reality.