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A compelling story from NATO General Peter van Uhm |
2013-01-15 |
TED Talk: Why I Chose A Gun by the Netherlands' chief of defence |
Posted by:Besoeker |
#6 If the day ever comes when I should have to fire a gun Well, it won't be done for money and it won't be done for fun. Though I pray each day that such a thing should never come to pass If you tamper with me liberties then, buddy, it's your ass. For a gun is just an instrument like any other tool And to be afraid to use it is to be a bloody fool. So before you come to visit me remember where I'm from For I'll help you get to Heaven if that day should come. Day Ever Comes - Tom Lenahan |
Posted by: lotp 2013-01-15 13:41 |
#5 I'm saving that, Leftys WON'T See this,(Close their Minds and Look away) "But it's true", and powerful. |
Posted by: Redneck Jim 2013-01-15 12:28 |
#4 "A gun is a tool, Marian; no better or no worse than any other tool: an axe, a shovel or anything. A gun is as good or as bad as the man using it. Remember that." -frome the movie "Shane" 1953 |
Posted by: Broadhead6 2013-01-15 09:18 |
#3 I put it down to the congnitive from hearing someone from a despised culture stand before them and make sense. Posted by SteveS It was an Amsterdam audience Steve. Nijmegen and the rest of Holland would have responded enthusiastically. |
Posted by: Besoeker 2013-01-15 01:40 |
#2 Long but worth it....sadly it will be lost on the liberals. BTW I want the piece on display...7.62 I assume...nice |
Posted by: Warthog 2013-01-15 01:01 |
#1 "the gun as an instrument of peace and stability" Nice find! Not your usual TED talk, which tend to fall into the strange attractor of eco-hipster douchery and unicorn-flavored twaddle; not to say there are no pearls amongst the swine. The audience reaction shots were interesting. More scowls than the usual gleeful delight most TED talks invoke. I put it down to the congnitive from hearing someone from a despised culture stand before them and make sense. |
Posted by: SteveS 2013-01-15 00:58 |