Thread by @RobertPLewis

At some point in our lives, all of we Former Action Guys begin to get soft.
We leave the service, hang up the uniform or badge and feel that our time serving the nation is done.
We focus on our kids and/or grandkids, begin to spend less time in the gym or at the range, begin to

...enjoy the finer things in life,finally spend more time with our deserving significant others.
But then, sometimes, something happens.
Let’s say, hypothetically, that we discover that through all of those years while we were being good little soldiers or officers, paying our-

...taxes and doing our duty for the Republic, that the same people signing our paychecks or sending us into the mouth of hell in shitholes around the world were using our hard-earned tax dollars to bring down the very Republic we fought for, were not only turning a blind eye to-

...human and child sex trafficking but also had members of their very administrations participating and receiving kickbacks & benefits on the misery of our children and families.
The fire reignites, the beast reawakens.
We realize that our time was not in fact done - we were -

...merely taking a break.
The mornings go from enjoying the sunrise to building ourselves back into a steely-eyed machine of service and retribution, into the beast that invested so much blood, sweat, tears and grief over Brothers & Sisters lost in defense of the Republic...

...You do not understand the beast you have awoken, the anger you have created and the retribution that is coming for you, you domestic enemies of the USA who are willing to burn the nation down in a last-ditch effort to cling to power.
I’m quite close with hundreds of men & -

...women exactly like I described above, but there are millions of us.
You may have the power, the money, the resources, the media manipulation.
But we have the resolve of pissed off Patriots.
We are the type of people who will allow you to break your fist on our face, and -

...then pummel you with whatever we can find until you can no longer cause harm.
You fight for money and power, but we fight for our families, our love of country and the memories of Brothers & Sisters who lost their lives fighting to keep our streets or our country safe...

...That, my friends, ignites the flame of a passion that can not be extinguished until the mission is over and we can go back to aging gracefully.
I will give you this advice once and only once: quit while you’re ahead.
We see you. We know what you’re doing. Experience -

...has turned us into a highly advanced adversary, capable of things that you think you alone can do, but technology and training have given us the capability to do as well.
We know what you’re planning when things don’t go your way, and it would be wise for you to quit while -

...you’re ahead, alive, and can still breath the fresh air of freedom.
But if you continue on your quest to destroy this Republic that we so love that we are willing to die to protect and preserve, you will sign a check that your butt can’t cash.
The people who you count as -

...your strongest assets are not all in fact on your side.
Patriots are everywhere, and many have known what you were planning for a very long time, and have made their way into positions that you think you can depend on for your plans - but they’re on our side.
We are everyone

...we are everywhere, we are around every corner and in every forum where you think it’s safe to openly communicate.

So again, I beg you: quit while you still can.

Because if you force our hand, I promise you that we will not.