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melman

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Reply to Dreamer Tatum (Reply #13)

Mon Oct 2, 2017, 09:23 PM

Oct 2017

This thread is insane. And all to predictable.

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I cannot express how wrong I was: Country guitarist changes mind on gun control after Vegas [View all] hexola Oct 2017 OP

Too bad it takes a direct attack for so many people to feel empathy. WhiskeyGrinder Oct 2017 #1

Very strange. It's only a problem if it effects ME directly. All those other enough Oct 2017 #3

Have the Republicans ever been anything other? Amimnoch Oct 2017 #38

I don't care. ananda Oct 2017 #49

Me either...Better late than never. n/t whathehell Oct 2017 #51

Agreed. Give me a couple of days to welcome these new, needed people into the gunsafety fold. TrollBuster9090 Oct 2017 #64

Agreed. Better late than never and together we can defeat the never-evers when the never-evers politicaljunkie41910 Oct 2017 #80

Republican 101. paleotn Oct 2017 #69

The poor guy will get flamed now. RandySF Oct 2017 #2

From both sides... sarisataka Oct 2017 #11

Which seems dumb to me..Better late than never, whathehell Oct 2017 #50

Just look inside this thread. Thegonagle Oct 2017 #84

20 six year olds gunned down didn't do it for him Beaverhausen Oct 2017 #4

Damn right. Aristus Oct 2017 #7

Actually it was his own ass being there that changed his mind lunatica Oct 2017 #16

So they can't simply come around to agreeing with you Dreamer Tatum Oct 2017 #22

Yep Pretty much Lazy Daisy Oct 2017 #46

You can be naive if you like lunatica Oct 2017 #47

On non-leathal disagreements? I agree with you.... paleotn Oct 2017 #70

Exactly, ONLY when something interferes directly with them do they care. Eliot Rosewater Oct 2017 #26

I took it to mean LoveMyCali Oct 2017 #61

Yes that how I think he means it FakeNoose Oct 2017 #94

Yes, the way cancer changes one's mind about healthcare Phentex Oct 2017 #93

+1000 smirkymonkey Oct 2017 #44

Exactly. Fuck him. Sadly, it took white country music fans dying for him to get this adigal Oct 2017 #52

I see rationalization in his thinking jmowreader Oct 2017 #54

He saw firsthand that what he'd been told would stop a mass shooting did not stop it. LisaM Oct 2017 #60

Yes LoveMyCali Oct 2017 #63

Yep. My thoughts exactly. What an asshole. Squinch Oct 2017 #14

Don't you know? That was a false flag op... Xolodno Oct 2017 #24

EXACTLY! SammyWinstonJack Oct 2017 #36

Thank you n/t sarge43 Oct 2017 #71

This! 1000X! AwakeAtLast Oct 2017 #81

the russian & republican troll bots will now ... Achilleaze Oct 2017 #5

Look at what else he said (emphasis added): tblue37 Oct 2017 #6

Bingo, it's got to hit them personally right between the eyes CanonRay Oct 2017 #8

Well, thank goodness there is some chance for enlightenment, but Dark n Stormy Knight Oct 2017 #10

I would've kept that part to myself uponit7771 Oct 2017 #15

I understand the frustration, but he's admitting his mistake and admitting he'd been stubborn renate Oct 2017 #18

Thank you. femmedem Oct 2017 #35

Yes.... if it's not for "new allies" we'll never get this done. groundloop Oct 2017 #58

I don't see any other way that works, either. halobeam Oct 2017 #62

"Sorry, You Must Stand On A Pile Of Bodies THIS HIGH To Recognize Reality" hatrack Oct 2017 #9

I hope he stands strong on this and maybe he can make a difference. Dem_4_Life Oct 2017 #12

Most of the replies here are exactly why nothing will ever get done Dreamer Tatum Oct 2017 #13

I totally agree renate Oct 2017 #19

It's our new winning strategy sarisataka Oct 2017 #20

I was just pointing out that this person had absolutely no empathy for the victims... Beaverhausen Oct 2017 #25

And I'm saying who the hell cares? Dreamer Tatum Oct 2017 #27

I see your point Beaverhausen Oct 2017 #30

I think its the point that no matter that he/his crew were armed- it didn't make a bit of difference jmg257 Oct 2017 #32

Good guy with a gun propaganda Bradical79 Oct 2017 #39

Yep - "hey - I've got mine" vs "better if no one had em". n/t jmg257 Oct 2017 #41

it's possible some people don't see things the same way as others do Dreamer Tatum Oct 2017 #33

no Skittles Oct 2017 #75

agreed OKNancy Oct 2017 #40

Right. Those of us who are furious that a bunch of dead 6 year olds didn't change anything Squinch Oct 2017 #55

Here is a little perspective for you Dreamer Tatum Oct 2017 #66

Apparently you do care, given that you said above that our anger is a cause of gun violence. Squinch Oct 2017 #78

And... Orrex Oct 2017 #56

Why should these right-wingers be coddled? LuvLoogie Oct 2017 #72

That's nice and all Dreamer Tatum Oct 2017 #73

Dude, I 'm talking about the hell he catches on the road, LuvLoogie Oct 2017 #76

Replies on DU have nothing to do with why nothing will get done JI7 Oct 2017 #77

Yes melman Oct 2017 #79

27% is not 'most.' LanternWaste Oct 2017 #95

The whole point is to change minds... CanSocDem Oct 2017 #17

Gun control as a branding name for curbing gun violence has been a failure moda253 Oct 2017 #21

it would be tough for a lot of folks to defend the right to own 30 ARs 7962 Oct 2017 #91

Maybe He Could Give Us a Little Insight into How to Change Minds Leith Oct 2017 #23

What is it with these people matt819 Oct 2017 #28

His gun-humping buddies will get to him, he'll be oiling his guns by Thursday. Hoyt Oct 2017 #29

I'm not as evolved as most. Experiences change me. LanternWaste Oct 2017 #31

Well Said, LW! ProfessorGAC Oct 2017 #88

this needs to be on the front page of every newspaper tomorrow morning gopiscrap Oct 2017 #34

Better a tarnished friend than a shiny enemy world wide wally Oct 2017 #37

good point. LakeArenal Oct 2017 #43

Ole Josh Abbott will probably write a song about it... LakeArenal Oct 2017 #42

He admits he was wrong; enough for me. "My biggest regret is that I stubbornly didnt realize Justice Oct 2017 #45

Wait until the red states have their health care taken away from them and start going after smirkymonkey Oct 2017 #48

I read the article. former9thward Oct 2017 #53

Guns as protection. Ha. Native Oct 2017 #57

Fuck you, Keeter. So it was just an unpreventable tragedy when nutcases were shooting KIDS... TrollBuster9090 Oct 2017 #59

Hear, hear!! AllyCat Oct 2017 #68

Yeah, cause a classroom of dead 6 year olds wasn't quite enough. mountain grammy Oct 2017 #65

Of course they are useless. More guns don't help. AllyCat Oct 2017 #67

If he changes some other country fans' minds... oxbow Oct 2017 #74

We need gun control, but the guns used by the white terrorist are already illegal IronLionZion Oct 2017 #82

Las Vegas shooter legally purchased weapons and passed all background checks oberliner Oct 2017 #83

It's so frustrating and disappointing. Sounds like he used bump fire stock IronLionZion Oct 2017 #85

some info Mosby Oct 2017 #87

Welcome back to sanity, Mr. Keeter. DinahMoeHum Oct 2017 #86

Those thousands of other deaths just didn't make the grade. Orsino Oct 2017 #89

We should encourage more of this, regardless of their past or reasons IronLionZion Oct 2017 #90

I don't care what it took to change his mind. He's on our side now. klook Oct 2017 #92