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The flag thing I'm okay with, it's part of the allegiance. I agree on the religious bit and a certain sympathy towards the 'shoot first, ask questions later' mentality. Do you realise that in Texas there are nearly six times more the number of prisoners per 1000 of population than the UK?
Guns, I can live with and they won't stop them, however there is one way of limiting things and that is tax the hell out of the bullets and limit their distribution.
The thing that worries me more is their attitude to foreign policy, something that really hasn't changed since Woodrow Wilson in the early 20thC, the 'Sheriff' of the world role, their so-called extra-territorial laws and regulations, their want to shape and steer economics, the mighty dollar - that and then the insularism of the population at large, the lack of history and geography in the teaching, the lack of strong thinking skills and philosophy at University.