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by steelframe 783 days ago
> The responsibility that freedom requires, the responsibility to personally defend themselves when the bad guys come knocking.

I invite you to live in Haiti for a little while and then come back and let us know how that went for you.

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Why would anyone do that?

Gotta actually have something worth defending in order to justify risking one's life. A family, a community, a nation. Even if you told me I could bring an entire army with me, I wouldn't step foot there. There's nothing in there for me.