Not too long ago I sat in the barber chair discussing the election with my barber Vini. He asked if I owned a gun. I said, “no, why?”
“I recommend that you spend five hundred dollars to buy a gun and ammo,” he responded.
“Why?” I asked again.
“Well, the way I see it is this, if BO wins, there will be a celebration of the blacks so large and raucous with burning and looting, that the local police will not be able to contain it, and we’ll have to defend ouselves.”
“I don’t disagree with that,” I replied.
“On the other hand if BO loses, there will be riots, also beyond the capabilities of the police to control. Again, we’ll have to defend ourselves.”
“What happens if he wins and none of that happens?” I asked.
“Most likely he’ll be assassinated, the riots will begin, and we’ll need to defend ourselves.”
“Really, really sick, but probably true.”
I have not purchased a gun because I don’t believe any of Vini’s predictions will occur. We are too far a civilized people to solve every problem with a gun.
I do believe, however, that there is an underlying racism that will become evident during the election.
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