The Ultimate Answer to Kings: I feel safe. Murderous, but safe.

They say that Louis XIV had the inscription Ultima Ratio Regum cast into all the cannon of the French Army. It means "The Ultimate Argument of Kings," and that always struck me as one of the most honest and up-front things any ruler or would-be ruler ever said. "We can dress it up prettier than this, but when it comes down to the unvarnished truth this is what it's about: You'll do as I say or I'll send my goons to kill you."

I thought about that for a long time. If there's an ultimate argument, it seems only logical that there must be an ultimate answer. For years I thought the ultimate answer must be the bullets in my rifle, but it never seemed quite right. I've got bullets - he's got frigging Cannon Balls. I mean, if there were three hundred million rifles throwing bullets at him, then maybe. But we all know that's not going to happen. So if there's an ultimate answer to his ultimate argument, it sure as hell ain't bullets.

It finally came to me - and that's when I left the city, abandoned a goodly percentage of my goods, and gave all that was behind me a good, stiff Randian Shrug.

The ultimate answer to kings is not a bullet, but a belly laugh.

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

I feel safe. Murderous, but safe.

Get a load of the mousse-head at 0.40. Terrorism, my ass.

5 comments:

GunRights4US said...: Ya know... the Hitler Youth are doing what you expect Hitler Youth to do. It's the sheep who go along with this - while masquerading as "patriotic Americans" - that pisses me off. What the hell WON'T Americans stand for!; December 1, 2010 at 10:06 AM
MamaLiberty said...: Trust me, GunRights4US - there are still large parts of this country where something like this would NOT be - and is not tolerated.

Come visit NE Wyoming some time. I'll show you around. :); December 1, 2010 at 1:05 PM
The Grey Lady said...: Just when was the last incident on a bus or a train? Oh wait here in canerder we had a gentleman decapitate another and the RCMP waited outside the bus for him to finish snacking on the ears/ nose before he surrendered himself.

Ya know it is pretty clear that the "terrorists" won a loooong time ago.; December 1, 2010 at 1:46 PM
Mayberry said...: I think I sprained an eye while rolling it. The clowns deserve what they get. Heh, that "Larry the Cable Guy" lookin' dude is happy that he "won't get blown up". What a freakin' moron...; December 1, 2010 at 5:42 PM
Anonymous said...: Did the guy at :40 say they were looking for "ball cache smuggling?" Or was it "all cash smuggling?" Either way it's creepy.; December 2, 2010 at 4:58 AM