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Arugula Latte

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5. I don't have many Facebook friends who are in the gun crowd

Reply to michigandem58 (Original post)

Sun Dec 16, 2012, 03:10 PM

Dec 2012

but apparently I have a few. Their posts immediately after the massacre didn't mention anything about the children or that this was a tragedy or anything along those lines. They jumped immediately to "don't blame guns" and "here come the self-righteous rants from the anti-gunners." No compassion.

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The gun crowd is willing to accept occasional civilian massacres, even of children [View all] michigandem58 Dec 2012 OP

Have you contacted our idiot governor .... etherealtruth Dec 2012 #1

Not only accept, but then snark about it on sites like this, if you dare to be appalled villager Dec 2012 #2

I think the pro-gun senators ducking Sunday talk shows are posting here michigandem58 Dec 2012 #3

Eh, they're just channeling Madeline Albright Fumesucker Dec 2012 #4

I don't have many Facebook friends who are in the gun crowd Arugula Latte Dec 2012 #5

I saw those too loyalsister Dec 2012 #7

+1 ellisonz Dec 2012 #18

There is definitely some truth to that loyalsister Dec 2012 #6

Americans are willing to accept frequent massacres of all types, even children, Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #8

It's 'the cost of doing business.' nt onehandle Dec 2012 #9

No, it's the price of "freedom" pinboy3niner Dec 2012 #15

I've said since Friday: soon we'll be having these stats are part of the news every night. catzies Dec 2012 #10

Not the gun crowd. We as a society have made this grand social bargain: Comrade Grumpy Dec 2012 #11

Yes. They are not hugging their children a little tighter this sad TwilightGardener Dec 2012 #12

Collateral damage AceWheeler Dec 2012 #13

100% true n/t geomon666 Dec 2012 #14

Well, now, as they say, "the tree of liberty" ....... Judi Lynn Dec 2012 #16

Their tree of liberty loves the blood of 6-year-olds jsr Dec 2012 #17