what? no mention of the divine right to bear arms?
That translates into settling grievances, real or imagined, in deadly fashion.
It seems the U.S. is more dangerous to its own citizens with its twisted armed-to-the-teeth mentality as well as other cultures around the world that do not share its strange bizarre singleminded obsessions.

I think I just saved myself some much-needed brain-cells, by invoking Pericles Rule #4.

"4. Do not read past the point where the author confesses, coyly, that he has 'coined a neologism'. It will most certainly be neither illuminative, nor particularly clever"

If anyone happens to ignore this highly beneficial rule, and finds anything in the article worth discussing, please don't bother to let me know.

Good, Pericles.
I work on a more East End approach. If I start muttering obscenities then it must be bad for my heart and I stop.
As you can imagine I did not get far this time.

The right to be free means the right to do whatever you want, Until US can formulate a new constitution it is stuck with the rules.
Population armament, national guard.
Thats US structure, just don't go near it.
To be anything else other than free to buy what you want it would be communism.

This is perhaps one of the most intelligent and well thought out though complex critiques I have ever read on the USA as a country. It was perhaps too complex in what it hoped to achieve. Well written and extremely well thought out and accurate.

I'm with Pericles et al, I only got half way through the first page.

David