Aunt Bee raised him right.

[winetourdriver01]

[EYESORE 9001]

1. Some are OK with that

Being feared by others is kinda the point. Why even pack a strap-on if not for reveling in the fearful expressions on people’s faces?

[Wounded Bear]

2. Indeed! nt

[newdayneeded]

5. it is right to be fearful of strap-ons!

[hunter]

10. If you're not afraid of the gun-toting nincompoops they'll fear you.

Maybe I'm just crazy, but I look upon them with disgust.

Gun fetishes are disgusting.

Openly mocking them, or even simple smirking, is a bit more dangerous...

I have a knife scar on my arm that reminds me I shouldn't always say the first thing that pops into my head. Things might have turned out worse if the guy had been holding a gun.

But I do see "open carry" as something akin to public masturbation.

[live love laugh]

12. Not just OK ... masofascists live to create fear in others.

[jimfields33]

3. Easy to raise a person when you have a script.

[MichMan]

4. Aunt Bea raised Andy ?

I thought it was Opie ?

[ProfessorGAC]

7. Both

In the first episode, when Bea comes to live there after Rose gets married, Andy tells his son what a good job she did raising him.

[relayerbob]

6. They know that

Don’t kid yourself, they live to put fear into people.

[jerseyjim]

8. endorsement

Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, and Henry Winkler endorsed Barack Obama in a television commercial. Andy's home town of Mt. Airy was pure right-wing.
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Ted Koppel's visit to Mt. Airy shows how misinformed they are.
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[Chili Pepper]

9. And I remember the episode when he said this

That line still holds true today!

[Mysterian]

11. Andy Griffith was a national treasure

God love him.