A letter I wrote to VDare inspired by your post was published at the above link.

If any of you ever see a young (single) lady participating in a militia group (around the Virginia area…) let me know!

Thanks for clarifying the issue for me Mr. TJH. As a prospective Navy SEAL, I’ll do my best to “spread the word.” I just want to make darn sure I know what the “word” is.

I am using “militia” as an ideal type in this discussion — the ideal being the entire male citizenry armed and ready to fall in for defense, much as is the case to this day in Switzerland; provided, however, that this militia can also rise up against usurpers in the government, kill them, and replace them with lawful members; and provided this can be done consistent with the law of God. So start with that abstract entity so defined.

A group of men, say, out in the hills of Wyoming calling themselves a “militia” are only an approximation to this concept; obviously some elements are missing. But rather than repudiate such a group, we should praise it as the vanguard and paradigm of what needs to happen when our people wake up collectively. Rather than insulting them and turning a blind eye when our oppressors persecute them, we should rally to their defense, each appropriate to his station, and encourage the further formation.

Yes, of course they would be sitting ducks if they came under attack of a Marine infantry battalion — today. What we need, therefore, is for those Marine battalions, when the time is ripe, to peal off and take their rightful places as units of the militia. The word needs to be spread among military men; they need to start organizing and they will undoubtedly form the core of the leadership of the future militia. We will need many heroic “Rambo” types, as well as engineers, mechanics, artillery specialists, and so forth. It will be necessary to seize armories and bases, some of which will involve overcoming resistance from the traitorous lemmings that remain.

I would drive by groups of hunters…all holding rifles and decked out in cammo; having some idea of wilderness navigation and crude concepts of communications. My heart would leap for an instant…could it be? Could they have the will to resist if it comes down to it?

Since growing in my understanding, I’ve come to question that sort of idea. I’ve observed that the only way a crook can succesfully avoid capture in a high-speed chase is if he has a clearly defined route and thought through plan of action.

It’s the same with these militia groups. While rhetoric of “hiding my guns” and “shootouts with federal agents” has been on the rise since the election of Obama, (at least in the circles I frequent) I can’t help but think of how futile and empty such statements are. I’ve seen army troops training to engage in domestic encounters. No backwoods group of isolated rednecks is ready to counter such force…(God bless them.) It would be a slaughter.

How can these milita groups formulate a systematic philosophy of resistence while still holding true to their lesser magistrates as well as Biblical concepts? What is the legal way for a militia to act?

I realize these questions are beyond the scope of the initial blog, but I can’t help wondering about it.