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2. Fortunately, we can hold two thoughts at once

Mon Jun 9, 2014, 02:58 PM

Jun 2014

And I sincerely doubt that the cops taking their break at a shitty pizza emporium pulled up in an APC or similar tank. Context is sort of important, here. The executed cops weren't in the process of taking anyone's civil liberties away from them. The Millers seem to have been the victims of some pretty confused (but common) thinking, the sort that leads some nutball to kill a turbaned Sikh because he's skeered of Muslims.

I object to the militarization of our police forces, but it appears that ending that militarization overnight would simply cede the edge in firepower to the likes of Jerad and Amanda Miller. I object to that, too.

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The Rude Pundit: Photos That Complicate the Whole Vegas Shooter Narrative [View all] meegbear Jun 2014 OP

Rude is so often spot on. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2014 #1

Fortunately, we can hold two thoughts at once gratuitous Jun 2014 #2

Violence begets violence pscot Jun 2014 #41

What many refuse to see is that there are millions of disenfranchised voters pipoman Jun 2014 #3

We understand the difference between ThoughtCriminal Jun 2014 #4

I take offense to this statement: Rider3 Jun 2014 #5

+1 Jamastiene Jun 2014 #33

Would that be the "No True Potsman" fallacy? n/t X_Digger Jun 2014 #40

Duzy pscot Jun 2014 #42

JAred Miller also held Sovereign Citizen views. MohRokTah Jun 2014 #6

It's worse than that. You are a penny stock. elehhhhna Jun 2014 #10

And he signed a Sovereign Citizen statement online starroute Jun 2014 #11

The peaceful unarmed nonviolent occupy movement was met Warren Stupidity Jun 2014 #7

SEVERE repression? What utter nonsense. aquart Jun 2014 #28

Oh you are right, it wasn't up to Chinese standards of severity. Warren Stupidity Jun 2014 #38

Oh my. A sneer for inadequate brutality. aquart Jun 2014 #43

Activating Terrorists BrotherIvan Jun 2014 #8

dumbass NSA is too busy illegally spying.... HooptieWagon Jun 2014 #36

But this is what so many are trying to point out? BrotherIvan Jun 2014 #39

You nailed it Rudie malaise Jun 2014 #9

When right and left meet...... DeSwiss Jun 2014 #12

I think Amanda killed the good guy with the gun IronLionZion Jun 2014 #13

I worry about this. AtheistCrusader Jun 2014 #18

According to the press conference Nevernose Jun 2014 #20

Didn't a lot of that excessive military equipment a result of 9/11 security money being pork? bettyellen Jun 2014 #14

Yes. There are border counties in Texas that are among the poorest in the nation... Comrade Grumpy Jun 2014 #16

As a NYer, this country's reaction to 9/11 just floored me. bettyellen Jun 2014 #19

Its a combination of homeland security and drug money in our county kmlisle Jun 2014 #23

That's how I remember it too--and now, with the war winding down, a lot of leftover shit is MADem Jun 2014 #25

Very pleased we didn't relax our gun laws because of 9/11. aquart Jun 2014 #30

They do have some similarities to DU IronLionZion Jun 2014 #15

His observation was right, even if his conclusion was wrong. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2014 #35

Some issues seem to transcend the left-right divide. Comrade Grumpy Jun 2014 #17

A lot of people on the right just want to hang the drug users and be done with it. MADem Jun 2014 #26

Those "hang the dopers" righties are old school. Comrade Grumpy Jun 2014 #31

Most of the voting GOP righties are anti-drug. Conservative / religious / family types. MADem Jun 2014 #34

During the "Cold War" this was called an "arms race." Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #21

the police victims were armed and trained samsingh Jun 2014 #22

Exactly! Families with guns experience more shootings. kmlisle Jun 2014 #24

Spot on. SummerSnow Jun 2014 #27

What appears to be getting lost in all of these comments is the effect that all of the hate spewing Dustlawyer Jun 2014 #29

I wonder when I see how militarized the police are getting nowadays. Jamastiene Jun 2014 #32

I don't see what's so complicated genxlib Jun 2014 #37