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Ocelot II

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18. Totalitarian, anti-freedom Scotland? That's news to me, and probably even more so

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Tue Aug 26, 2025, 05:47 PM

Aug 2025

to the citizens of Scotland. I've been there. Didn't see soldiers in the streets or gigantic posters of their Dear Leader on public buildings. Or daily mass shootings. If you think a country that has gun control is necessarily totalitarian and anti-freedom, you might be posting on the wrong forum.

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1 dead, 6 injured in shooting next to Cristo Rey High School in Minneapolis [View all] sarisataka Aug 2025 OP

I suppose Trump will send us some federal troops now... Ocelot II Aug 2025 #1

I will not be surprised sarisataka Aug 2025 #3

The Kakistocracy has no idea how to stop drive-by gang shootings maxsolomon Aug 2025 #24

I wouldn't be surprised if he sent the shooter Oeditpus Rex Aug 2025 #29

I really wish we could outlaw these killing machines Walleye Aug 2025 #2

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Well, other countries do it Walleye Aug 2025 #5

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OK, well I guess we just have to tolerate all these mass shootings Walleye Aug 2025 #8

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Totalitarian anti-freedom? Have you looked around lately here Walleye Aug 2025 #11

Scotland is most definately oberle Aug 2025 #12

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What flavour pizza do you like? niyad Aug 2025 #20

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Byeeeeeeeeee niyad Aug 2025 #22

trolling since 2003 Skittles Aug 2025 #28

Hmm. Someone who knows nothing about Scotland. Aristus Aug 2025 #14

probably knows nothing about common decency, either Skittles Aug 2025 #26

Totalitarian, anti-freedom Scotland? That's news to me, and probably even more so Ocelot II Aug 2025 #18

Welcome to DU senseandsensibility Aug 2025 #7

What would Greg_In_SF Aug 2025 #10

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It is tough Greg_In_SF Aug 2025 #16

And what percentage Oeditpus Rex Aug 2025 #30

Every gun owner is a law-abiding gun owner. Aristus Aug 2025 #17

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Handguns? Not likely NickB79 Aug 2025 #32

It's not tough to figure out if a nation values violence at the expense of peace. Torchlight Aug 2025 #23

Yikes.....6 "name removed"......gotta be some record eh?? a kennedy Aug 2025 #25

I HATE it when I miss the trolls Skittles Aug 2025 #27

Yeah, it's like Oeditpus Rex Aug 2025 #31