Why The Gun Is Civilization

[TheResearcher]

http://granitegrok.com/blog/2012/07/...s-civilization

"When I carry a gun, I don’t do so because I am looking for a fight, but because I’m looking to be left alone. The gun at my side means that I cannot be forced, only persuaded. I don’t carry it because I’m afraid, but because it enables me to be unafraid. It doesn’t limit the actions of those who would interact with me through reason, only the actions of those who would do so by force. It removes force from the equation–and that’s why carrying a gun is a civilized act."

[regularguy]

I don’t carry it because I’m afraid, but because it enables me to be unafraid.

Uh... in other words, he carries it because he is afraid.

BTW; when I went to read the linked article, I couldn't get past the absurdity of the first paragraph:

Human beings only have two ways to deal with one another: reason and force. If you want me to do something for you, you have a choice of either convincing me via argument, or force me to do your bidding under threat of force. Every human interaction falls into one of those two categories, without exception. Reason or force, that’s it.

Every human interaction?

When I interact with the cashier in the grocery store, is it force or reason?

[bmorepunk]

When I carry a gun, you cannot deal with me by force.

Incorrect.