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Re: Guns, Guns Guns
Post by Dilandu   » Sun Jul 07, 2019 3:30 pm

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Michael Everett wrote:If America goes all Civil War Round 2, the Democrats would lose quite handily*. Oddly, it's the Democrats who have been staunchly pro-gun-control, putting them at a massive disadvantage should things suddenly heat up.


Maybe because since the invention of Canon de 75 mle 1897 the vast majority of battlefield casualties were caused by indirect fire? ;)
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Re: Guns, Guns Guns
Post by TFLYTSNBN   » Mon Jul 08, 2019 4:27 pm

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Re: Guns, Guns Guns
Post by The E   » Wed Jul 10, 2019 7:18 am

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Michael Everett wrote:On a side note, certain left-wing groups are protesting the Declaration of Independence as being "sexist, racist" and potentially therefore invalid. I agree with them. Shred the Declaration and we in the UK will be happy to legally resume control of the Colonies, along with our far, far lower murder rates...
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When I clicked on that link, I thought I would get a primary source, an actual article or something. What I got was a "OMG look at those stoopid lefties" youtube video.

Let's see, then, what the actual article has to say!

Yet despite its overwhelmingly positive impact on history, the Declaration of Independence was also a product of its time — and bears some of the shortcomings of its era, including sexism, racism and prejudice against Native Americans.


Please, Michael: Point out which part of that statement is wrong or even questionable? The Declaration was a product of its time, and that means that certain things we take for granted these days were not back then; Equal rights for women or people of color, for example. So, when we are looking at the Declaration from a contemporary POV, we see a forward-thinking, progressive, liberal concept of human rights, looking back at it from today, we see that it is heavily flawed in many areas.

The article singles out a few areas for special consideration:

1. It did not condemn slavery.


It's true. It didn't. Now, granted, abolition of slavery was maybe beyond the scope of of the DoI, but still: It is an omission in a grand document about the rights of man.
The article then points to the (by today's standards) incredibly racist attitudes of people like Jefferson (quoting from a 1782 document of his as a source).

2. It did not protect the rights of women.


Again, it's true. It didn't. The early US was deeply patriarchal, with women's suffrage taking a long time to be established. Neither the DoI nor its authors, it seems, were interested in establishing or strengthening women's rights.

3. To the disadvantage of Native Americans, Jefferson replaced the phrase "property" with happiness when saying that human beings' basic rights include "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."


This is more conjectural, but it is a historic fact that land was taken from native americans based upon the theory that they had no rights to that land.

The article then concludes with this:
Is any of this intended to suggest that we should not take pride in the Declaration of Independence? Not even remotely: It was — and continues to be — one of the most eloquent and morally moving political documents ever penned. That said, we must also remember that our Founding Fathers were not the living gods that many believe them to be. They were fallible human beings, and some of their flaws had terrible consequences for people who were not fortunate enough to be born into privileged groups. When we celebrate the Declaration of Independence, we should embrace its underlying spirit — as well as the courage of the men who were willing to risk "our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor" — and simultaneously learn from its shortcomings. This alone can make the spirit of 1776 relevant to the conditions of 2019 — or any other year, for that matter.


Now, I have my issues with the article. I think it's a bland piece that doesn't really add anything to any particular conversation; All points made by it are well-established and not really in dispute. Its conclusion is equally bland, equally well-established, and equally not in dispute.
To single it out as "OMG LEFTISTS ARE CALLING THE DOI SEXIST AND RACIST" is pure outrage mongering - one which you, Michael, fell for hook, line and sinker.

In other words: Please, before reposting bullshit you found on the internet: Engage your critical brain and try to figure out what it is you're watching. Is it actually an incisive piece of journalism that shows a worrying trend in society, or is it just a lone moron on the internet trying to make money off of gullible idiots like smr by feeding them the outrage they crave?
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Re: Guns, Guns Guns
Post by TFLYTSNBN   » Tue Jul 30, 2019 6:29 pm

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I noticed this:

https://globalnews.ca/news/5701771/bra- ... -shooting/

Any woman whose bra strap is robust enough to stop a bullet must be extremely well endowed. I want to see photos!

Kevlar?

A far more plausible explaination is that she was hit by a ricochet bullet that had lost most of its kinetic energy.

So far, the police have made no arrest.

People are bitching about it being characterized as a gang shooting rather than a mass shooting. I actually understand both perspectives. However; a gang related shooting is far less likely to be solved.

And there has also been no arrest in a somewhat in a simlar case:

https://www.kptv.com/news/new-images-re ... d5bfa.html

There has been no new news in the last week.
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Re: Guns, Guns Guns
Post by Daryl   » Sun Aug 04, 2019 2:11 am

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Today's massacre in a Texas Wallmart disproves the theory that only a man with a gun can stop a man with a gun, and that having armed citizens makes things safer.
The gunman apparently took 20 minutes to kill 20 and wound more than that, then surrendered to police. If there wasn't an armed Texan around, times must have changed.
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Re: Guns, Guns Guns
Post by Dilandu   » Sun Aug 04, 2019 4:52 am

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Daryl wrote:Today's massacre in a Texas Wallmart disproves the theory that only a man with a gun can stop a man with a gun, and that having armed citizens makes things safer.
The gunman apparently took 20 minutes to kill 20 and wound more than that, then surrendered to police. If there wasn't an armed Texan around, times must have changed.


Oh. My condolence to the victims of another tragedy and their loved ones...
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Let's shorten it to very end - the length of Fuhrer's grave.

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Re: Guns, Guns Guns
Post by Daryl   » Sun Aug 04, 2019 5:33 am

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Yet another 10 in Ohio now. More condolences to more innocent victims.
The Australian Government tourism page may be adding the US to their list of countries to reconsider visiting.

Dilandu wrote:
Daryl wrote:Today's massacre in a Texas Wallmart disproves the theory that only a man with a gun can stop a man with a gun, and that having armed citizens makes things safer.
The gunman apparently took 20 minutes to kill 20 and wound more than that, then surrendered to police. If there wasn't an armed Texan around, times must have changed.


Oh. My condolence to the victims of another tragedy and their loved ones...
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Re: Guns, Guns Guns
Post by Dilandu   » Sun Aug 04, 2019 6:01 am

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Seriously, what happens with yours America? Even 90s Russia wasn't that bad. Yes, there were mafia wars and crime shootings (with quite a lot of bystander casualties), but not on that scale.
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Oh well, if shortening the front is what the Germans crave,
Let's shorten it to very end - the length of Fuhrer's grave.

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Re: Guns, Guns Guns
Post by Imaginos1892   » Sun Aug 04, 2019 10:08 am

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I believe Wal-Fart's corporate policy is that their stores are 'gun-free zones' — customers are not allowed to take guns into the store. I know they stopped selling guns some years ago.

Two of the many reasons I have never set foot in a Wal-Fart.
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Re: Guns, Guns Guns
Post by Daryl   » Sun Aug 04, 2019 9:41 pm

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Yep, that proves it.
The response to a comment on two mass shootings of innocents in one day, is that someone boycotted a chain store because he couldn't wear his gun in there or buy a gun from them.
The US is truly stuffed.
Imaginos1892 wrote:I believe Wal-Fart's corporate policy is that their stores are 'gun-free zones' — customers are not allowed to take guns into the store. I know they stopped selling guns some years ago.

Two of the many reasons I have never set foot in a Wal-Fart.
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