On Masks and the new Thugs

The only reason to wear a mask is to hide your identity. However, police and soldiers often go out without a mask. Being a vigilante is usually useless. Defending yourself and spreading the right to self defense are more valuable. In truth, had Thomas Wayne possessed a firearm, Batman would never be created. So then, why do I like movies like Iron Man and The Dark Knight? Because they say that one person can make a difference. Not a superman, just a man with resources and will.

But one policeman could make the difference, one soldier could change history. If people fight, and support those who fight, they might not win, but at least they tried. It is better to give your death for freedom than to waste it on old age. But these days, society acts as if soldiers are dupes and fools, not warriors. They mock the term warrior, as if its some ancient, backwards tradition, but then praise made up heroes who are warriors.

It may be that keeping a mask is necessary, in a world of crippling lawsuits and fickle mobs. One day, even our police might wear masks to prevent certain activists from targetting their families. Already, scientists have found their children threatened by animal-rights activists, and if this spreads to other psycho movements on the far left and far right, we might have to have police forces of Batmen, cowled to protect their families. This will lead to corruption, I would guess, but without it, there would be no police at all.

It probably won't get that bad, as these groups are cowardly, and avoid states with Castle Doctrines, but in states with lesser gun rights, it might develop. With violent activists like Critical Mass and animal liberation weirdos escalating their violence and attacking anyone they view as bad, its hard to stay positive. As I live in the South, however, I probably wont ever see it in my area.