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Little petulant boy, I do not indulge in tirades, but am being attacked on spurious grounds simply because I'm not in lockstep with your NRA cult brainwashing.
i attempted to initiate conversations about how to engage the issue at UVA and elsewhere, and to discuss the "good guy with a gun"...
Since you misrepresent everything I say, why should I bother to respond? I was interested in shooting that fellow because he was shooting at us and threatening to kill us and anyone who was our friend!
You don't seem to want to address the issue at all, only attack anyone who isn't in lockstep...
I backpedaled not at all. My original statement was regarding collateral damage.
I have to conclude that you dogmatists simply haven't the intelligence to engage any issue except with your stock cliches.
If you post lies as you just did, of what use are you to any discussion about policy or...
I'm calling names? I'm advocating discourse, and you run from it, apparently unable or afraid to discuss anything.
I'm throwing no tantrum, I'd like to discuss tactics and policies.
Apparently if you're so deep into your dogma that you're unable to think, you will not be able to do that.
You...
Indeed it is, as I was speaking of the problem of collateral damage. That is precisely what is faced by all armies. Some don't care. The Israelis are notable for making great efforts to avoid collateral damage, as they're doing now in yet another conflict in Gaza.
That is the same problem...
That's an interesting observation from someone who's saying nothing.
You exemplify our national problem, so polarized you can't even converse, just call names and spew insults.
I'm reading nothing about issues or possible solutions, just the usual hysterical circling of the wagons.
This...
Oh, so you reversed yourself and retained "pursuit of happiness" instead of changing it to "property". Right, that's what I said,
You picked former colonies, poor countries, and the 3 you mentioned were not in the "Soviet bloc". You are avoiding the fact that the SOCIALIST (not communist)...
Yeah, that's another empty remark. Your true colors seem to be those of an entrenched fanatic who can't listen to anything not expressed in your favorite key words and in total agreement with your dogma.
That's not how democracy works. To you anyone who disagrees with anything you think is...
Thanks for the cheap adolescent insult, which only indicates your inability to construct a cogent argument. And you prove my point... pro-gun just as much if not more than pro-control folks will not discuss reasonably, only retreat to their corner and sling feces.
Like a simian.
You just claimed I reject USA principles. You deserve an obscene response for that insult, but I'll try to be civil, considering that likely you're just too fanatic to use reason.
The line is "...and pursuit of happiness". You just changed the words, while claiming I reject basic principles! If...
For "their" benefit? I think they are thinking about all the victims of mass shootings, an issue which concerns me as well. Doing nothing in response to this epidemic is not an option.
I don't believe that "they" can't be reasoned with. But, tell me, are the pro-gun contingents willing to talk...
Yes I think that is how I'd be thinking if this occurred... that I have to stop the shooter. That is the most urgent priority. Once the shooter(s) is/are neutralized, I'd put the gun down. Yes, it is analogous to the dilemma faced by the military.
What are you rambling about? I'm discussing real issues a'plenty.
At the time of the Founding Fathers, this same left-right divide existed. Back then, I'd have been in Jefferson's camp, not Hamilton's.
And I'd have been a good shot.
You're not paying attention. The socialism of which I speak is in Europe. I used to live in Spain, and have been in other countries. I have experienced those demosocialist societies. They are better than the USA in most aspects. You still pretend that "socialism" means communism, but it does...
I agree the TX action was not comparable to the white-rights in Cville. I also agree that cops should not be messing with people if OC is legal there and there person therefore is in conformity with the law.
I'm not entirely opposed to bringing gun rights message to UVA, I was reacting to the...
Actually I do agree with you on your last proposal, that the taking (as well as the offering) of bribes to politicians be illegal. That is precisely what I'd like to see.
Nope, nobody I know likes anything about sharia, and I am well aware of Jefferson's interactions with the Moors
Well I...
Aw shucks, I'm "ignorant of the truth". Spoken like a true cult fanatic.
Loss of WHAT freedom exactly? While I think govt policies since 1981 have mostly stunk, due to corporate control (your "deep state" is in fact the corporate boardrooms), I'd love to know which freedoms I've lost.
WHAT...
Everything is "Communist" to you. That is nuts.
I spoke of Eisenhower, not of interstate construction under subsequent Presidents.
TAXES pay for the interstate highways! Tolls would involve a lot of problems, including extra expense. Taxation is the way a modern government gets things done. If...
Nope, not a poli sci major. But I'm well informed regarding politics, social issues, etc.
I know that a properly functioning democratic country can NOT be fascist or communist. Socialist, yes, if it is the demosocialism we see in every other developed nation, and to some degree in the USA...