@simongerman600 I read somewhere that a well-regulated militia is necessary to the security of a free state. I think that the writers thought that a large free-standing army would tend to turn the free state into a non-free state.
@simongerman600 “CASSIUS: Did Cicero say any thing?
CASCA: Ay, he spoke Greek.
CASSIUS: To what effect?
CASCA: Nay, an I tell you that, I'll ne'er look you i' the face again: but those that understood him smiled at one another and shook their heads; but, for mine own part, it was Greek to me”
@setoacnna This is how the anti-LGBT, Religious (mostly Christian but don’t follow Jesus’ teachings) Right complains about “Cancel Culture” here in the States.
@MILFWEEED Depends on the setting. If it’s in a church basement with free coffee and people sitting in a circle of folding chairs, and you precede it by saying “Hi, I’m Haley, and I’m an alcoholic”