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AndyS

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22. Yes, I understand that wild claims happen a lot on the series of tubes but

Tue May 18, 2021, 11:41 AM

May 2021

long years of 'debating' gunners has taught me that the 'link please' is a passive aggressive way of calling someone a liar.

I'm frankly tired of spoon feeding information to those who don't want to accept it. I recently responded to some on with a few links for information and the response was, and I'm serious, 'I wanted an article with bullet points'.

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Can somebody please explain this to me? Anybody? [View all] AndyS May 2021 OP

Good point NQAS May 2021 #1

I share your frustration StarfishSaver May 2021 #2

Nobody is using WMDs n/t Shrek May 2021 #3

By definition any weapon that does not select a specific target AndyS May 2021 #6

Nice definition on terms... diverdownjt May 2021 #30

It isn't true Tarc May 2021 #31

Great point! Lets argue about who's definition is correct while people die. AndyS May 2021 #35

I'm sorry that you seem to be dismissive of the truth Tarc May 2021 #48

Ya' see? That's just the point. You can find any truth you want to on the web and link to it. AndyS May 2021 #49

Our population is the 3rd largest on Earf, 33 times Israels but I get the idea uponit7771 May 2021 #4

Right! ShazzieB May 2021 #8

Yes, Joe should ask people to stop shooting each other. SYFROYH May 2021 #5

750 in 9 days? Is that accurate? Yikes bucolic_frolic May 2021 #7

If you dig into the annual death toll due to gun violence ffr May 2021 #9

Yeah, gunners point that out all the time as if those deaths don't count. AndyS May 2021 #13

My little brother, who was planning to be a paramedic like the television show Emergency!, ... hunter May 2021 #46

I don't have words to express my sorrow for you or your brother. AndyS May 2021 #47

Oh please let's not have the "you can't count suicides" line " heckles65 May 2021 #15

Sure we can get a cease fire in America Groundhawg May 2021 #10

Gun violence has become normalized in America dlk May 2021 #11

I know this is not the explanation you want, but here goes: AZ8theist May 2021 #12

Death by gun in America is also one sided. AndyS May 2021 #14

The news rarely details the horror the Palestinians live under. Probatim May 2021 #21

In my ignorance, and believe me... mac2766 May 2021 #38

If you're at war you know people will be shooting at you treestar May 2021 #16

As a Democrat, maybe you should reconsider taking offense at people who expect evidence for claims. Towlie May 2021 #17

Yes, I understand that wild claims happen a lot on the series of tubes but AndyS May 2021 #22

So you're expecting DUers to troll you? intheflow May 2021 #42

Yeah, that's exactly what I said. AndyS May 2021 #43

+100 intheflow May 2021 #39

Maybe we could take a lesson from Israel's military Steelrolled May 2021 #18

The short answer? world wide wally May 2021 #19

Shorter answer . . . AndyS May 2021 #23

K&R spanone May 2021 #20

Your job is the poster is to provide links to your proof! Nt USALiberal May 2021 #24

I beg to differ on obvious accepted standards. AndyS May 2021 #26

I ignore posts without sources, many are BS! Nt USALiberal May 2021 #40

Yet you read this one and all the responses . . . AndyS May 2021 #41

No I did not! Nt USALiberal May 2021 #44

They do live in a very rough neighbourhood. BobTheSubgenius May 2021 #25

The USA has 330 million people; Gaza (where almost all of those 200 deaths were) has 2 million Spider Jerusalem May 2021 #27

So, to recognize that there is an issue with gun deaths in America we have to wait for AndyS May 2021 #29

Try more like 35000 Spider Jerusalem May 2021 #36

Great point. You win, I guess. AndyS May 2021 #37

One can point out the error in logic/stats with the op Zeitghost May 2021 #45

Really good point. I got nothin'. We're the wild west of the world and getting worse. nt Evolve Dammit May 2021 #28

No one is using weapons of mass destruction here, stop being hyperbolic Tarc May 2021 #32

This is why I rebel against 'link please' arguments. AndyS May 2021 #34

That's a rather incriminating Roc2020 May 2021 #33