The Isis Papers: The Keys to the Colors

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Guns As Symbols
(1975-1977)
Anthony Sampson, in his bookThe Arms Bazaar: From Lebanon to
Lockheed (1977), infonns us that the word " ... weapon was until the
founeenth century synonymous with penis ... "
There are now 25,000 bandgun deaths per year in the United States of
America. The President of the U.S., in 1975, was subjected to two
assassination attempts in a time span of three weeks. Handguns were the
instrument used in each assassination attempt. The same President was
against handgun control.
The above statements are laden with highly significant meaning, which
is not immediately apparent and which can be understood fully only when
the underlying psychodynamics of the collective white psyche and of the
white supremacy power system and its culture are probed, dissected and
revealed.
Joseph Kraft, writing in the September 25, 1975 issue of The
Washington Post stated,
The starting point for analysis is the recognition that, for better or for
worse, the United States is a country with a thing about guns. Prowess
with firearms was critical to survival in the frontier days. The right to
bear arms is guaranteed in the Constitution. Millions of Americans
regard hunting as a favorite recreation. Thousands collect gWlS as
souvenirs. I once visited the home in Mechanicsburg, Ohio of a
prominent official. In this home no wall was uncovered by some kind
of rifle, shotgun, pistol or musket. The owner, William Saxbe,
eventually became Auomey General.
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