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  8. Posted

    with respect, a buddy of mine's dad was murdered in an armed robbery and yes, it gives him the right to speak his mind. that's also part of our constitution. the problem is that our so called leaders posture and bulls##t and have zero interest in having a genuine fact based conversation.

     

    with respect as well, the robbery doesn't give him the right to speak his mind. Being an American does. His story, while sad and terrible to hear, does not give him any more right to speak about anything than someone like me, who has never been the victim of a violent crime. our soldiers who fought and died for all of us, did it to ensure that every American, from the poorest illiterate hick to the richest educated elitist, has THE SAME VOICE IN OUR SOCIETY. unfortunately, sometimes people forget this.

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    This is the question which seperates the political divide, if you ever want to know which side the person falls on just ask them this, do they hesitate, try to reframe it, dismiss it or do they give a quick and firm yes? It is the ultimate question to find out who believes in American exceptionalism or thinks we are just another country "evolving" with the continuing tinkering of our mighty elected officials.

     

     

    I can't disagree enough. The founding fathers were brilliant men, and formed a government that they knew could one day, possibly turn into tyranny. The brilliance didn't lie in their ideas for the rules of government, it lied in their foresight that since power corrupts, the people of the country could decide for themselves how to be governed. The smartest concept they put forth, was the idea that they didn't have all the answers. they knew the world would constantly change, as they had seen for themselves during their lifetimes, and they knew people and governments would change along with it. they knew for all their hard work and diligence, that somewhere along the line, the Constitution (and government) would have to be changed or amended as society changed. The genius was putting the faith in the common people to guide their employees (govt) to make decisions, however hindsight may view them. did the founding fathers beleive in "American exceptionalism" as you put it? i would think they scorned pride in favor of humility and faith in common decency. the problem that eventually arose is that we now elect people who "have all the answers". we elect people because they share our common ideas, not because they are men of principle and character. In my lifetime, i've never heard a politician admit "I was wrong" and take their lumps, and i probably never will. it's always "an error of good judgement", " I was mistaken/misunderstood/taken out of context", "the pressure got to me", and there's no personal accountability anymore. Am I proud to be an American? Yes and no. Yes, when i think about the men who fought and died for our country, so that other people could be free. No when i see "religious people" protesting these heroes funerals and spitting on their graves in the name of god. Yes when I see people working hard and doing the right thing, even when it's the harder road to travel. No, when i see people dealing drugs and lying/cheating/stealing/politicking/f&^$ing their way to the top. Yes when i see people living free and without worry, No when i see fear-mongering, divisiveness, and hostility.

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    the only reason they trot out these victims is because they have no logical reasoning. the statistics aren't on their side, they show the reality of the situation, that rifles are rarely used in crime (compared to handguns and other weapons), but since the data doesn't support the hypothesis, they MUST go the emotional route. otherwise they have absolutely no leg to stand on. it kind of reminds me of the terrorists using planes to kill innocent people, you could ask a terrorist sympathizer why they could possibly sympathize with someone who murders innocent people. their response? "It's the only weapon they have. they don't have F-18's and tanks and satellite night vision tracking, they use the only resources they have to strike fear into people's hearts" same with the anti's. emotional tugging at the heart strings for slain children is the only argument they have to use against us. that's why logic and reason and real common sense doesn't enter into their cries for "reform". It's especially useful in this day and age when most adults have the attention span of a 6 year old (see facebook and twitter) It takes anywhere from 2 to 20 hours or so (by my amateur estimation) for a neutral person to read, understand, and assess the complexity and ramifications of the existing and proposed gun laws in their state and/or country. it takes about 2 minutes to read an emotionally biased article and be persuaded that guns are bad because sometimes psychos use them to kill children. that is why they play the emotional card constantly- who can argue in favor of dead children? they will not debate fact or statistics (factual ones) with us because they know the facts don't lend credibility to their argument. but our hands are tied on the emotional front, if we argue the opposite side of the coin, we become heartless monsters. i forget who said this quote, but it definately applies to the anti's train of thought; "Don't ever get into a fight you know you can't win." They can win the emotional fight, they can't win the logical one.

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    i think all this is being construed as something it's not- namely a huge conspiracy to supply govt with firearms and deny citizens their rights. first of all, the article says the $$ was approved to overhaul the plant (open since 1816 or thereabouts) BEFORE the SAFE act was passed. i think it's prob about the 1300 jobs, and the senator or congressman who gets the pentagon to go with Remington for the contract, so he can tout his record to the voters of that district. "i saved 1300 jobs in this district" goes a long way politically. it's not like Remington is moving there now to give every gun owner the middle finger. cost analysis was definately done and the $20 million to overhaul the plant was probably WAY less than the cost of moving an entire company to another state. i think you guys are blowing this out of proportion because of you own interests. and selling your remingtons in NJ will in no way affect global sales of a historically reputable brand of firearms.

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    some good advice on here, mixed in with some (funny) crapola. i too used to be painfully shy, and meeting girls was really hard. i say used to because eventually i started being comfortable with myself and who i really am, rather than who i was presenting myself to be. i embraced my inner geek, my ability to say something totally inappropriate but funny at the right time, and once that happened, i was happier and easier to get along with. no longer was i disappointed and sullen over rejection from a female, cause i was happy even without the girl. girls don't want someone who's unhappy without a girl, they want someone who's happy and then add the girl. being yourself is great because when you do find a girl, she likes you for who you really are, which is so much easier and natural for both of you. the confidence builds from being comfortable with yourself.

     

    and learning to play guitar never hurts either. good luck dude.

     

    PS try meeting girls at places other than bars/nightclubs. the best place i have seen to meet women are the supermarket and book stores. asking a woman a question about food/cooking/laundry detergent triggers their maternal instinct (without them even knowing it), and showing common intellectual interest in something other than beer kegs/hooters/football helps. after i managed to break the ice, and have a mini-chat with a woman, i would give her my number and say something like "i don't wanna seem forward, but here's my number, if you want to call me sometime, feel free". it puts the ball in their court, and seems less threatening. you'd be surprised how many would call you.

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    answer them the same way you explain firearms to liberals- after all, kids are more open to new information, (usually without predetermined conclusions unlike their parents), and hey, think of it this way, you're educating the next generation that guns are ok (not to play with as kids obviously). it may make it easier for our kids to own firearms in the future, when they're grown up obviously.

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    Does he really think that Conn shooter and Ariz. shooter were "in panic mode?" seems like they were both calm, collected,cold-blooded pyschotic killers to me. so the wacko should be able to change a mag quicker than a panicked , or surprised law abiding citizen, but the normal person shouldn't need to avoid a time-wasting mag change? bs Biden.

  25. Posted

    One question I walked away from was "in the 2014 elections what would you say is your most important issue? Gun control, the economy, immigration, gay rights, national debt, etc." For me Gun rights are number one, the economy is number two. I said the economy because had I said "gun control" it could have been used to frame a response meaning X percent of people consider "gun control" as an important election issue as if they all supported greater restriction. It is my number one issue because I support fewer restrictions!

     

    you shoulda said "I plead the 2nd"

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