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malaise

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3. 45 Americans have been killed in 'Muslim' attacks since 9/11

Reply to madokie (Original post)

Sat Dec 12, 2015, 09:45 AM

Dec 2015

11,000 a year in gun crimes in the same period but the ReTHUGs and media keep telling people that they must fear Muslims not guns.

It's a total and complete inversion of reality

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Can anything stop America�s savage gun epidemic? By Mark Morford [View all] madokie Dec 2015 OP

It's just a society falling apart, that's all. Turbineguy Dec 2015 #1

Propaganda over truth. I agree, and people are lapping it up. mountain grammy Dec 2015 #8

I don't know MariaThinks Dec 2015 #2

45 Americans have been killed in 'Muslim' attacks since 9/11 malaise Dec 2015 #3

It's also completely consistent with the psychology of conservativism HereSince1628 Dec 2015 #10

So true, that. Republican conservatism is binary thinking writ large. nt Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2015 #13

authoritarianism, dogmatism, intolerance of ambiguity, terror management, social dominance ... Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2015 #15

Excellent post malaise Dec 2015 #16

The Secret Lives of Liberals and Conservatives: Personality Profiles, Interaction Styles, and the Th Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2015 #17

The eventual economic collapse whould destroy modern manufacturing Proserpina Dec 2015 #4

Love will conquer all. PeoViejo Dec 2015 #5

I think I'll just stay home mdbl Dec 2015 #6

But for God's sake, don't make any dick jokes about it Orrex Dec 2015 #7

word. KG Dec 2015 #9

Dick jokes are immature and juvenile, not offensive hack89 Dec 2015 #18

By and large, gun apologists aren't interested in meaningful discussion Orrex Dec 2015 #19

Of course hack89 Dec 2015 #20

"Controllers" want to stop the ongoing avalanche of gun deaths Orrex Dec 2015 #24

Yet you and I agree on most gun control issues hack89 Dec 2015 #25

In other words, bring out Penis�. Makes perfect sense! Eleanors38 Dec 2015 #22

funny I see the opposite Duckhunter935 Dec 2015 #29

UBC is a band-aid. at best, and gun apologists know it Orrex Dec 2015 #30

I rest my case Duckhunter935 Dec 2015 #31

Yep. Squinch Dec 2015 #34

"I think they are incorrect." What about the increase in the number of women gun owners? friendly_iconoclast Dec 2015 #35

It's not my warmed over Freudianism. That ad clearly was clearly aimed at Squinch Dec 2015 #36

Old news....he should reference gun sales now. ileus Dec 2015 #11

What a bunch of poorly-reasoned, ill-conflated nonsense. appal_jack Dec 2015 #12

Kudos.^^^ Eleanors38 Dec 2015 #23

To answer the articles question EdwardBernays Dec 2015 #14

The GOP never spent 1� for the best issue to lock up state legislatures... Eleanors38 Dec 2015 #21

And the worst part about any shooting: the National Rifle Association. Initech Dec 2015 #26

the thing is Duckhunter935 Dec 2015 #32

Turn them all in mwrguy Dec 2015 #27

I think I will keep mine hack89 Dec 2015 #28

I think I'll be keeping mine. And probably the other 99.9% of the legal gun owners. Waldorf Dec 2015 #38

.... Duckhunter935 Dec 2015 #33

Most gun violence in the U.S. is madville Dec 2015 #37