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Le fou, c'est moi
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It's a rifle, for XXX's sake. They weren't even banning them. _______________ Edit: I found a New York Times' human interest piece on Greece, best known as the epicenter of the European financial crisis. Quote:
I cannot, in all honesty, blame the Greek people for the crisis, despite all the slurs of laziness and greed, even in the comment section of this very article. I can blame the Greek government, the Greek politicians, the Greek elite, the European financial elite, even Wall Street and the culture of greed it inflicts upon the world. But not the people. They are taking responsibilities already, just by living their everyday lives and struggling to move on. Even now they are still under an albatross, and however hard they work and however much they save, their fates will be decided in Brussels, in Berlin, in London, even in New York City -- in the hands of the people who read humans only as economic data, investments as numbers, and who are probably most responsible for everything that's going on there. Last edited by Irenicus; 2012-02-20 at 01:14. Reason: News article included |
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2012-02-20, 01:12 | Link #19723 |
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The usual argument is that if the "government" knows where all the guns are, then either them (or usurping authority) now knows exactly where to go to disarm the public.
And we do know many governments in the world love an unarmed populace for less than noble reasons.
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2012-02-20, 01:18 | Link #19724 |
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Well, to no one's surprise, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the death penalty for the kid.
Well that was a waste of 12years of tax money. Hang the heathen already.
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2012-02-20, 01:38 | Link #19725 | |
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Otherwise, no I wouldn't register my car and none of my guns are registered and never will be. If I had the money I'd mount one of these in bed my truck. From the Las Vegas Nevada "Shot Show" Jan 2011.
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2012-02-20, 02:01 | Link #19726 | |
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If it were for me, I would make sure that every person in the world who wants to own a gun must pass a physiological evaluation before being allowed to buy one.
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2012-02-20, 02:03 | Link #19727 | |
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Oh right. Road hogs.
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2012-02-20, 02:05 | Link #19729 | |
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You knew that was coming...admit it.
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2012-02-20, 02:09 | Link #19730 | |
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It's amazing how they can infest a field Shooting them with a rifle is like "whack-a-mole," after the first shot they all hide. Now a 40 milimeter would take care of that problem...hole or no hole. Blow those little suckers right out of the ground.
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2012-02-20, 02:10 | Link #19731 | |
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Shouldn't it be the opposite?
Oh wait, you silly Yanks drive on the wrong side of the road; we drive on the right. Quote:
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2012-02-20, 02:13 | Link #19732 | |
Le fou, c'est moi
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Las Vegas, NV, USA
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Though actually Las Vegas is big enough to contain subversive liberal elements coexisting with the mega-casinos and the gun ranges. Minorities, immigrants, college students (...I happen to be all three). |
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2012-02-20, 02:18 | Link #19733 | |
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It's the one miraculous nation that has insanely high number of firearms per capita, yet unlike here in America, they are not pointing them at each other. Their low gun crime rate despite having so much of it has always amused me.
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2012-02-20, 02:20 | Link #19734 | |
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Location: Vancouver, Canada
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Distrust of the state isn't as big a value in Canadian politics as American, except among the Conservative Party base (which is why this went through). It may help that few people in this country see the Canadian state as possessing much in the way of coercive power.
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2012-02-20, 02:21 | Link #19735 | |
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Joking. I thought you are a resident of US of A throughout your entire life. From what you have said though, Las Vegas sounds like a Prohibition Chicago today.
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2012-02-20, 02:25 | Link #19736 | |
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Has all the proper "Peoples" style of armaments. Especially this sweet-pea: Besides, more liberals are buying guns now then ever before...and that's a good thing. __________________________________________________ _________________________ New related item: Interesting piece by Krugman. Not sure if I agree with him or not, but it was informative. Pain Without Gain http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/20/op...gain.html?_r=1
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2012-02-20, 03:05 | Link #19737 | |
Le fou, c'est moi
Join Date: Dec 2007
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^Eh, not really. I am not fond of the gun crimes rate in Vegas, and certainly don't want to be a victim of one.
But as for Mr. Krugman, think of him as a very, very smart economist who has had enough with what his peers were doing to America that he "comes down" to become a regular columnist. He tends to be very bitter with the current state of affairs, uncompromisingly common-sensical, and not a single article of his online goes by without someone flaming him, but the United States would do much better if more people listen to the man. Quote:
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2012-02-20, 05:24 | Link #19738 | |
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2012-02-20, 06:23 | Link #19740 |
books-eater youkai
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Betweem wisdom and insanity
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You should ask Harper this because the probability than they won't fit for the tasks they are destined for look rather high.
edit: Lloyds Former CEO to Forfeit 40% of Bonus http://www.bloomberg.com/news/print/...ce-losses.html
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