Last night I happened upon a documentary called the "The Mine Wars" on Frontline (PBS). I read the summary: The story of the largest US insurrection since the Civil War.
I never knew what this event was?!? Never heard of it! I was intrigued so I watched.
I encourage all of you to give it a look. It is stunning that in 1920 (55 years after the end of the Civil War), we had thousands of Americans facing off with guns (and shooting each other), in West Virginia coal mining country. What is most intriguing is how it got started. Corporate profits, labor disputes, corrupt politicians, corrupt leaders, etc., but then it began to look like what a tyrannical government gun confiscation scheme or the eradication of Constitutional Rights may look like.
I won't spoil it, and you should all watch it; but at the very least you firearms brethren should read about this event and the things that led to it. It's both scary and enlightening.
It may also allow you to understand why West Virginia and the Appalachians are such a mess to this day. These fellow "Americans" were beaten down and treated like dog sh*t.
You won't regret the hour invested!
I never knew what this event was?!? Never heard of it! I was intrigued so I watched.
I encourage all of you to give it a look. It is stunning that in 1920 (55 years after the end of the Civil War), we had thousands of Americans facing off with guns (and shooting each other), in West Virginia coal mining country. What is most intriguing is how it got started. Corporate profits, labor disputes, corrupt politicians, corrupt leaders, etc., but then it began to look like what a tyrannical government gun confiscation scheme or the eradication of Constitutional Rights may look like.
I won't spoil it, and you should all watch it; but at the very least you firearms brethren should read about this event and the things that led to it. It's both scary and enlightening.
It may also allow you to understand why West Virginia and the Appalachians are such a mess to this day. These fellow "Americans" were beaten down and treated like dog sh*t.
You won't regret the hour invested!