I get it now.
So, in other words, we as a people will never give up our right to rise up armed and angry against a tyrannical government.
The day might soon come when we will have to choose to keep our backbones or surrender to being subjects.
As far as the joke, I for one am with the former, and will never be laughed at in that latter way. I'd rather fight to the death than concede that I should not be considered good enough to defend myself, my family, and my neighbors. The rugby team can go kiss a fish, and they've proved it time and time again!