For the second time in as many months, it would seem that we the American people would be doing ourselves an immense favor if more of us spent a little more time reading what’s being reported in, of all places, Pravda, the official press of that former "evil empire," the USSR. Remember back in November when the Russian news outlet surprised everyone when it published a scathing opinion column labeling our ‘Dear Beloved Leader,’ Barry "Almighty." a "Communist without question promoting the Communist Manifesto without calling it so?" Well, it appears to have done it again, this time weighing on in the gun control debate currently gripping the United States. The advice provided should be taken seriously.
In an opinion piece that is meant, I assume, as a warning and is written by Mr. Stanislav Mishin, titled "Americans, never give up your guns," the writer begins quite simply: "These days, there are few few things to admire about the socialist, bankrupt and culturally degenerating USA, but at least so far, one thing remains: the right to bare arms and use deadly force to defend one’s self and possessions." This is far from the first time Mr. Mishin has rocked the boat, having written in 2009 about American capitalism being "gone with a whimper." And like this most recent article centered around gun control, it was originally published on the author’s personal blog before then being picked up by Pravda.
By and large, Mr. Mishin uses Russian history as a warning for what could occur in a worst-case scenario:
"One of the first things [the Soviets] did was to disarm the population. From that point, mass repression, mass arrests, mass deportations, mass murder, mass starvation were all a safe game for the powers that were. The worst they had to fear was a pitchfork in the guts or a knife in the back or the occasional hunting rifle. Not much [to worry about] for soldiers." Mishin also reminds that retired military officers and other armed citizens were initially promised that if they stayed out of the way, they would be left alone. When they objected, many citizens were asked to "register their weapons" and were then "promptly shot."
The article continues to examine the continuing denial of the "basic right" to self-defense roughly two decades after the fall of the Soviet Union: "While President Putin pushes through reforms, the local authorities, especially in our vast hinterland, do not feel they need to act like they work for the people. They do as they please, a tyrannical class who knows they have absolutely nothing to fear from a relatively unarmed population. This in turn breeds not respect but absolute contempt and often enough, criminal abuse.
For those of us fighting for our traditional rights, the US 2nd Amendment is a rare light in an ever darkening room. Governments will use the excuse of trying to protect the people from maniacs and crime, but in reality, it is the bureaucrats protecting their power and position. In all cases where guns are banned, gun crime continues and often increases. As for maniacs, be it nuts with cars (NYC, Chapel Hill NC), swords (Japan), knives (China) or home made bombs (everywhere), insane people strike…
The excuse that people will start shooting each other is also plain and silly. So it is our politicians saying that our society is full of incapable adolescents who can never be trusted? Then, please explain how we can trust them or the police, who themselves grew up and came from the same culture? No it is about power and a total power over the people…Do not be fooled by a belief that progressives, leftists hate guns. Oh, no, they do not. What they hate is guns in the hands of those who are not marching in lock step of their ideology." [Emphasis added]
The article concludes with one final warning to Americans: "…do not fall for the false promises and do not extinguish the light that is left to allow humanity a measure of self respect." Mr. Mishin makes a great deal of sense, much more than do any in this country now clamoring for stricter gun control. So I suppose the question remains, will we smart enough to follow this very excellent advise provided to us by someone who has essentially lived it? Or, will we again be foolish enough to fall for the idiotic propaganda being foisted upon us by power-hungry politicians assisted in their effort by our corrupt state-controlled media? As it stands right now I’d say it’s not looking too good for the Second Amendment, with rumors already flying about that congressional Republicans are already set to cave on this very important issue.
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