Burn-E Posted May 10, 2013 Report Share Posted May 10, 2013 No, you really need to get the right groove for that one: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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flyfishing3 Posted May 10, 2013 Report Share Posted May 10, 2013 what i want. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander Riker Posted May 10, 2013 Report Share Posted May 10, 2013 What you will get : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burn-E Posted May 10, 2013 Report Share Posted May 10, 2013 Where you will land: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Burn-E Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 How you'll live then: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gideon35T Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 Well, at least we lasted 57 pages before this ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burn-E Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 Kittens have to die in order for Mike to get angry enough to post another rant about why guns should be illegal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Burn-E Posted May 14, 2013 Report Share Posted May 14, 2013 Mike, here's something you'll appreciate: Is it terrorism or just street violence? So two young Muslim kids living in America self radicalize, set off a bomb and it's terrorism and the media goes non-stop for weeks on end One or two young men are disaffected by their lives and shoot up a high school, an elementary school, or a theater and it's mental illness or bullying that gets a week or two of coverage A young Mexican or Black kid is disaffected with his life, shoots up a street party and it's gang violence or street violence - it gets mentioned below the fold if at all In one of the comments, the suggestion was made that: Bombings = Terrorism Gun Crimes = Freedom Brown People = Terrorists Black People = Gang bangers White People = Lone Wolves Thoughts? Then there was this gem that opens up all kinds of possible discussions: West Virginia is the 2nd poorest state in the union after Mississippi. West Virginia is 93% white. West Virginia has a crime rate below the national average. Maine is 98% white, poorer than the average, and below the national crime rate. You can examine all the statistics and you will come to the same inevitable conclusion: the greatest indicator of the crime rate in the United States is not the level of poverty, but the amount of black people. I might suggest that what the commenter there is missing is the fact that it's not just poverty but also densely populated urban settings that lead to turf wars and gang affiliation and greater visibility of wealth disparities. This one was was an interesting turn of phrase as well: If you see "Paradise" in flames, its going to get more attention than "Hell" on fire. The fire in Paradise is small enough you think maybe you can find a way to put it out. The fire in Hell is too big to imagine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander Riker Posted May 14, 2013 Report Share Posted May 14, 2013 So wait a minute... am I a lone wolf because I see everyone else as sheep? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burn-E Posted May 14, 2013 Report Share Posted May 14, 2013 Just to add fuel to the fire, the New Yorker had an interesting take on how might we have reacted differently IF the Tsarnaev brothers had used "assault weapons" instead of pressure cooker bombs. Maybe your problem is Mike that we haven't had enough Muslims pulling out AR-15s and shooting up large groups of people yet...in the US. Maybe that would get the change you're looking for. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander Riker Posted May 14, 2013 Report Share Posted May 14, 2013 Meh... muslims are overrated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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