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Eyeball_Kid

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25. Calm down, folks.

Tue Apr 3, 2018, 06:12 PM

Apr 2018

What happened to “just the facts”?

Some of the posters are going off the rails with presumptions that only stir emotions and inflame prejudices.

Shall we have the patience and wisdom to WAIT until we know more?

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NRA TV called for members to rise up against YouTube last week: [View all] Mrs. Overall Apr 2018 OP

Stochastic terrorists should be prosecuted as co-conspirators NightWatcher Apr 2018 #1

Disgusting gun merchants drenched in the blood of their victims. kairos12 Apr 2018 #53

The NRA sponsors domestic terrorism. IluvPitties Apr 2018 #2

They not only sponsor it, they encourage it. Initech Apr 2018 #9

It is their business model DBoon Apr 2018 #28

Of course they won't tell you directly to shoot someone or a group. Initech Apr 2018 #49

Yep. NT warmfeet Apr 2018 #41

Kick. This can't be allowed to get lost in the discussion. Squinch Apr 2018 #3

Agree backtoblue Apr 2018 #12

There's no doubt about that........ SergeStorms Apr 2018 #32

If there is a connection... Mike Nelson Apr 2018 #4

Oh boy...... SergeStorms Apr 2018 #33

No, that's a bad idea. In the nutjob universe that rings like a positive DemocracyMouse Apr 2018 #40

This does not surprise me at all. LonePirate Apr 2018 #5

Inciting violence. Time for the FBI to make some arrests. AJT Apr 2018 #6

Not gonna help your cause.. Corgigal Apr 2018 #7

Huh? malaise Apr 2018 #17

This *LITERALLY* is the equivalent of yelling "fire" in a crowded theater! Initech Apr 2018 #8

.. which is perfectly legal. Has been for 40 years. Stop using that saying. X_Digger Apr 2018 #22

There Is Some Contradiction In That Article ProfessorGAC Apr 2018 #75

Oh FFS. X_Digger Apr 2018 #77

Dismissed ProfessorGAC Apr 2018 #78

Yes, quite. X_Digger Apr 2018 #81

Oh My! malaise Apr 2018 #10

Post removed Post removed Apr 2018 #11

I'm not "thick," Buck. Mrs. Overall Apr 2018 #13

Oh, go away. SMH. Squinch Apr 2018 #15

Clear case of cause and effect. tinrobot Apr 2018 #14

No. But even if not the cause, what the NRA did is bad sharedvalues Apr 2018 #51

Is this exactly what ISIS does? Yavin4 Apr 2018 #16

Correct: Radicalization, resulting in terrorist-inspired attacks Starfury Apr 2018 #47

K and R BadgerMom Apr 2018 #18

It doesn't have to be a specific threat of violence IronLionZion Apr 2018 #19

But it wasn't a threat of violence or to "do something bad" hardluck Apr 2018 #23

Because it's open to interpretation by whoever listens to it IronLionZion Apr 2018 #24

Right. Straw Man Apr 2018 #34

People who believe guns are the solution to every problem IronLionZion Apr 2018 #37

People who believe guns are the solution to every problem? Straw Man Apr 2018 #50

2 security guards shot at Cadillac Ranch restaurant in National Harbor IronLionZion Apr 2018 #65

And this happens "all the time" where you live? Straw Man Apr 2018 #66

Regardless of the question, the answer is always more guns. IronLionZion Apr 2018 #67

Aw, now you're just being silly. Straw Man Apr 2018 #69

Exactly! You'd get an A rating from the NRA IronLionZion Apr 2018 #71

That is so broad as to be useless mythology Apr 2018 #68

At this point, this does not seem to have anything to do with it. Tipperary Apr 2018 #20

Indeed. Unlike the freepers, let's wait for the facts. eallen Apr 2018 #42

This YouTube shoot up.... magicarpet Apr 2018 #48

Yeah. And indeed there was an active shooter at YouTube headquarters. calimary Apr 2018 #21

Calm down, folks. Eyeball_Kid Apr 2018 #25

That is not a strength of many here on du. Tipperary Apr 2018 #26

Patience? Wait for information? sarisataka Apr 2018 #27

Lol. Thank you. Tipperary Apr 2018 #29

We have information on what the NRA sharedvalues Apr 2018 #52

But, dammit, if we wait for all the facts, we might not be mad any more! Captain Stern Apr 2018 #38

The right-wing dipshits think that americas corporations ARENT Volaris Apr 2018 #30

+1000 SergeStorms Apr 2018 #39

I don't need no steenkin' information BamaRefugee Apr 2018 #31

On what the NRA did, we have all the information we need sharedvalues Apr 2018 #54

"what the NRA did" Straw Man Apr 2018 #72

NRA incites violence. They are an arm of the GOP. sharedvalues Apr 2018 #82

Actually, no they don't. Straw Man Apr 2018 #83

NRA incites violence. sharedvalues Apr 2018 #84

Whataboutism? Straw Man Apr 2018 #85

NRA incites violence. And only you used whataboutism sharedvalues Apr 2018 #86

"Whataboutism" is a bullshit term to deflect counterarguments. Straw Man Apr 2018 #87

NRA incites violence. And you do not understand propaganda. sharedvalues Apr 2018 #88

The irony is rich, Grasshopper. Straw Man Apr 2018 #89

We talkin bout the NRA sharedvalues Apr 2018 #92

Here's how it works. Straw Man Apr 2018 #93

NRA incites violence sharedvalues Apr 2018 #94

Mindless repetition is a poor rhetorical technique. Straw Man Apr 2018 #96

Further: those who buy guns are complicit in kids deaths. sharedvalues Apr 2018 #95

Uh-huh. And so are those who buy alcohol. Straw Man Apr 2018 #97

Who is surprised by this? Gothmog Apr 2018 #35

If the NRA believes they're being "persecuted".....,. SergeStorms Apr 2018 #36

That would definitely be the free market way to approach this hardluck Apr 2018 #44

A tidal wave of lawsuits needs to never end against NoMoreRepugs Apr 2018 #43

There was no incitement hardluck Apr 2018 #45

The NRA incited violence. sharedvalues Apr 2018 #55

Not by this video hardluck Apr 2018 #57

The NRA incited violence sharedvalues Apr 2018 #58

Ships passing in the night hardluck Apr 2018 #60

We all underestimate propaganda sharedvalues Apr 2018 #61

"I'm a lawyer" Tarc Apr 2018 #62

Ok hardluck Apr 2018 #63

Everyone knows internet lawyers and doctors are of the highest quality kcr Apr 2018 #79

youtube can do what ever it wants to, its their right . google owns the thig AllaN01Bear Apr 2018 #46

So was todays incident NRA inspired terrorism? Renew Deal Apr 2018 #56

NRA incites violence to make money for gun CEOs sharedvalues Apr 2018 #59

It is being investigated as a domestic dispute jberryhill Apr 2018 #64

NRA Domestic terrorists Daxter Apr 2018 #70

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2018 #73

Turns out it was not a domestic attack malaise Apr 2018 #74

Has it been confirmed sarisataka Apr 2018 #76

I kind of doubt she was: EX500rider Apr 2018 #80

The NRA Is a Terrorist Organization workinclasszero Apr 2018 #90

Not by any meaningful definition ... Straw Man Apr 2018 #91