Even for non-conspiritorial types, this was the most-overlooked aspect of the incident. The MSM was silent, of course. Many talk about the "pussification" of America and there's some merit to it, but this was a shining counter-example.
I doubt that it even crossed Kyle's mind that he would actually fire his weapon in defense that evening. In what world does anyone start trouble with someone holding a rifle? If you read up on him at all, he's a goody two-shoes, trying to be a solid citizen. He is 100% not the type to go look for a chance to do violence.
He also allowed himself to be separated from his friends, which tells us he had no awareness of any present danger to his safety. But then suddenly he's a scared teenager, all alone and literally fleeing for his life. He gets two KIA and one WIA, all while trying his best to break contact.
So what happens in America when it's organized groups of armed men, many of them ex-military, outraged and completely fed up at what they've witnessed over the last few years and decades? Sometimes conspiracy theorists claim, "Oh, they're trying to provoke citizens into violence!" Maybe, but that seems absolutely insane. If that ever happens, and I'm not saying it can't, I think any armed civil unrest would be very brutal and very short.
Even for non-conspiritorial types, this was the most-overlooked aspect of the incident. The MSM was silent, of course. Many talk about the "pussification" of America and there's some merit to it, but this was a shining counter-example.
I doubt that it even crossed Kyle's mind that he would actually fire his weapon in defense that evening. In what world does anyone start trouble with someone holding a rifle? If you read up on him at all, he's a goody two-shoes, trying to be a solid citizen. He is 100% not the type to go look for a chance to do violence.
He also allowed himself to be separated from his friends, which tells us he had no awareness of any present danger to his safety. But then suddenly he's a scared teenager, all alone and literally fleeing for his life. He gets two KIA and one WIA, all while trying his best to break contact.
So what happens in America when it's organized groups of armed men, many of them ex-military, outraged and completely fed up at what they've witnessed over the last few years and decades? Sometimes conspiracy theorists claim, "Oh, they're trying to provoke citizens into violence!" Maybe, but that seems absolutely insane. If that ever happens, and I'm not saying it can't, I think any armed civil unrest would be very brutal and very short.