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struggle4progress

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117. Back in the 70s, we regularly read about the latest "worst environmental accident in history"

Mon Nov 6, 2017, 12:28 AM

Nov 2017

Later there weren't press stories like that anymore

I've always wondered if the media just decided "worst environmental accident in history" was just a dog-bites-man story

In the last few weeks, we've had the worst and the fifth-worst mass shootings in US history

Yes, I'll worry "worst shooting" could rapidly become another dog-bites-man story

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Do not jump to conclusions about Sutherland Springs [View all] struggle4progress Nov 2017 OP

brilliantly played! NRaleighLiberal Nov 2017 #1

I don't find this one Goddamn bit funny. Paladin Nov 2017 #2

You're absolutely right: it's not funny struggle4progress Nov 2017 #4

And yet you tried to make a joke out of it. mythology Nov 2017 #10

Decades of principled argument has gotten me nowhere on this issue: it's time to fight dirty struggle4progress Nov 2017 #11

Great post malaise Nov 2017 #45

+1000 stonecutter357 Nov 2017 #76

However, the minute anything that Dems do anything that even LOOKS like it MIGHT have been "dirty" ehrnst Nov 2017 #124

Agreed JustAnotherGen Nov 2017 #128

Bravo for this post! For those of us sick of the B.S. Greybnk48 Nov 2017 #132

Funny? Your OP wasn't funny. It was sardonic. BlancheSplanchnik Nov 2017 #137

That'll get you somewhere.... LanternWaste Nov 2017 #153

Sandy Hook Conspiracy Theorist Gets Prison Time struggle4progress Nov 2017 #19

These sorts of posts are getting more common. Attention seeking fake posts. Honeycombe8 Nov 2017 #55

You have to be really clueless to not get the sarcasm. Lighten the fuck up. n/t USALiberal Nov 2017 #80

OP was a pathetic attempt SCantiGOP Nov 2017 #85

OP made a great point. See the Rec count!! n/t USALiberal Nov 2017 #88

Currently this thread has viewed over 5,000 times SCantiGOP Nov 2017 #109

I think it resonates with people who don't know our current gun laws. AtheistCrusader Nov 2017 #136

Hello Struggle4progress syringis Nov 2017 #143

oh, je t'ai compris Ligyron Nov 2017 #151

Poor timing onit2day Nov 2017 #149

One woman eight months pregnant killed - cwydro Nov 2017 #7

+1. nt Honeycombe8 Nov 2017 #57

Church with about fifty folk attending, almost every single one killed or wounded today struggle4progress Nov 2017 #93

... Wilson County Sheriff Joe Tackitt said about half the victims were children ... struggle4progress Nov 2017 #142

Agreed. Texasgal Nov 2017 #8

But this happens every single week...it is the new normal. Sadly, I'm not even emotional when it adigal Nov 2017 #65

It's still not funny though. Texasgal Nov 2017 #112

Back in the 70s, we regularly read about the latest "worst environmental accident in history" struggle4progress Nov 2017 #117

It's political satire pointed at the politicization of this and other incidents like it. Amimnoch Nov 2017 #28

Are you going to call, write, e-mail your congress people?? Angry Dragon Nov 2017 #50

It's funny how when it's close to home, it's not funny. NNadir Nov 2017 #51

Very well said. pangaia Nov 2017 #89

So those Texans in that church basically got what they deserved? Paladin Nov 2017 #152

No one deserves to be shot at random. NNadir Nov 2017 #154

Snotty brain-dead insults don't bother me, so my chances of having a nice day are pretty good. Paladin Nov 2017 #155

You're welcome, even though we have very NNadir Nov 2017 #156

Good One !! Tiger58 Nov 2017 #60

Many of us have been closely and intimately affected enough Nov 2017 #66

+++++ pangaia Nov 2017 #96

it's not funny..... stonecutter357 Nov 2017 #75

That was satire, different from a joke tavalon Nov 2017 #150

What? SummerSnow Nov 2017 #3

"What's on second" struggle4progress Nov 2017 #120

This is disgusting. 25 people shot dead pintobean Nov 2017 #5

If the NRA won't play by the Marquess of Queensberry rules, then neither should our side struggle4progress Nov 2017 #9

Yes, lets become them. cwydro Nov 2017 #23

Of course...No time for kindness or empathy when there's political wit whathehell Nov 2017 #25

Bingo. cwydro Nov 2017 #30

... Texas attorney general Ken Paxton was quick to push back against calls to curb access to guns .. struggle4progress Nov 2017 #42

Nice to see that Texans continue to focus on the things that truly matter. Crunchy Frog Nov 2017 #116

"I didn't know the gun was loaded" struggle4progress Nov 2017 #118

Texas attorney general: congregations should be armed after church shooting muriel_volestrangler Nov 2017 #122

There was "wit" here? MousePlayingDaffodil Nov 2017 #78

Guess so.. whathehell Nov 2017 #83

This is vomitus tymorial Nov 2017 #69

"Mocking those who enable psychopathic killers is the same as mocking their victims," struggle4progress Nov 2017 #98

It is not the tragedy itself that is targeted. pangaia Nov 2017 #99

I want to start a Reformed NRA 🔫, RNRA, sort of like the Jews Alice11111 Nov 2017 #94

I don't see it as a joke. Your love of gunz may be affecting your judgement. Hoyt Nov 2017 #54

My love of guns? Back that up, Hoyt. pintobean Nov 2017 #71

Go clutch your pearls somewhere else . stonecutter357 Nov 2017 #77

the "joke" is that this post is exactly how the right wing, the GOP, the NRA, and most of the media ProfessorPlum Nov 2017 #129

You are always on point! JustAnotherGen Nov 2017 #6

Nope. Obama. lindysalsagal Nov 2017 #12

I thought it was Las Vegas that was Obama's fault struggle4progress Nov 2017 #15

He gets around. They let him out, you know. Lots of free time, now. lindysalsagal Nov 2017 #17

I don't think this was meant to make light of the situation... Lisa0825 Nov 2017 #13

+ struggle4progress Nov 2017 #16

. Lisa0825 Nov 2017 #21

Time to demand complete divestment from anything associated with guns. diva77 Nov 2017 #37

Women in the U.S. are too demanding, says NRA spokeswoman klook Nov 2017 #135

+1 ffr Nov 2017 #33

+1 uponit7771 Nov 2017 #38

It was to get attention. Honeycombe8 Nov 2017 #61

Fake post? Wants attention? Are you kidding me? Have you ever read any of "Struggless" posts. pangaia Nov 2017 #90

Posts have been banned before for such things. Honeycombe8 Nov 2017 #102

Promoting kooky or fake theories....it's a reality-based forum. pangaia Nov 2017 #106

The New Normal of Mass Shootings struggle4progress Nov 2017 #110

EXACTLY !! kacekwl Nov 2017 #64

It is so sad some here are too clueless to understand this! n/t USALiberal Nov 2017 #81

Yes it is. pangaia Nov 2017 #91

+1 treestar Nov 2017 #125

I am not reading this OP as a joke (as others have) about the tragedy nadine_mn Nov 2017 #14

I agree...n/t bluecollar2 Nov 2017 #18

I agree uppityperson Nov 2017 #24

Exactly Metatron Nov 2017 #34

Me neither, it's sad commentary of guns in our society. Hoyt Nov 2017 #59

Absolutely . It is brilliant. pangaia Nov 2017 #92

I read this as a sad commentary on the multitudes of excuses that are used when these events happen Horse with no Name Nov 2017 #20

Exactly ..... BigOleDummy Nov 2017 #48

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2017 #22

I clicked on this thread preparing to tear you a new one IronLionZion Nov 2017 #26

I don't think the OP is mocking the dead, murielm99 Nov 2017 #27

How, pray tell, is that a bright side? cwydro Nov 2017 #36

Oh, please. murielm99 Nov 2017 #40

I sure hope so. cwydro Nov 2017 #46

Unfucking believable is it not ! pangaia Nov 2017 #100

Disgusting... sarisataka Nov 2017 #29

Don't take Kleenex to a gunfight struggle4progress Nov 2017 #43

There you go again, criticizing those who don't share your love for guns. Hoyt Nov 2017 #63

This message was self-deleted by its author pintobean Nov 2017 #70

I criticize those who belittle the victims sarisataka Nov 2017 #72

The news about Devin P. Kelley was that he was disciplined by the Air Force ffr Nov 2017 #31

... Kelley .. in 2012 .. was .. sentenced to a year in military prison for assaulting his wife struggle4progress Nov 2017 #140

K&R. n/t rzemanfl Nov 2017 #32

Briliant s4p spanone Nov 2017 #35

K & R! 50 Shades Of Blue Nov 2017 #39

He Could've Discovered a Secret Cell Planning Wal-Mart FEMA Camps in Texas too Stallion Nov 2017 #41

I'm getting tired of these "gotcha" posts that are sarcastic w/o identifying themselves as such. Honeycombe8 Nov 2017 #44

Spoon-feeding has its limitations struggle4progress Nov 2017 #47

Ha ha, you have more patience than I pangaia Nov 2017 #101

Nonsense Boomer Nov 2017 #58

A fake post identifies itself as such. The reason you don't do that.... Honeycombe8 Nov 2017 #62

Bull. That's all I can say. pangaia Nov 2017 #103

I made my point. The post was wrong in not flagging itself as a fake post in a reality based forum. Honeycombe8 Nov 2017 #105

If it's so obvious, why not flag it? pangaia Nov 2017 #108

surely beats the hell out of thoughts and prayers. Scruffy1 Nov 2017 #87

Seemed kind of obvious. But, maybe you haven't seen a thousand BS posts Hoyt Nov 2017 #68

This message was self-deleted by its author ChubbyStar Nov 2017 #73

Common sense should identify it! n/t USALiberal Nov 2017 #82

your faux outrage is amusing ProfessorPlum Nov 2017 #130

Can anyone explain this thread? Not Ruth Nov 2017 #49

Someone who wanted people to read a joke post, but didn't do what you're supposed to do... Honeycombe8 Nov 2017 #53

When Dylan Roof killed those churchfolk, NRA gun supporters tried to blame the churchfolk for not ar keithbvadu2 Nov 2017 #52

NRA official blames slain South Carolina pastor for Charleston church shooting struggle4progress Nov 2017 #56

+1 JustAnotherGen Nov 2017 #127

I interpret this post as exactly what some HOUSE REPUBLICANS might be rationalizing. Chipper Chat Nov 2017 #67

I think you've got it . . . Sam McGee Nov 2017 #74

K&R stonecutter357 Nov 2017 #79

Excellent post JusticeForAll Nov 2017 #84

K&R. obnoxiousdrunk Nov 2017 #86

I read many of your posts and rarely say anything. But they are impressive. pangaia Nov 2017 #95

All the brouhaha about this post is misguided, I think. RoBear Nov 2017 #97

Onion? What Onion? This is probably from the NRA and GOP web site. n/t SpankMe Nov 2017 #104

Weve heard them all...all the NRA talking points, Lars39 Nov 2017 #107

Not Funny, how's this for not funny humbled_opinion Nov 2017 #111

Seems the TX Lt Gov aims to play it as a school-prayer and war-on-Christmas story struggle4progress Nov 2017 #114

Great post oswaldactedalone Nov 2017 #113

I've been offline today. There's been another one? Crunchy Frog Nov 2017 #115

One-A-Day Multiple Shootings struggle4progress Nov 2017 #119

Maybe it was a false flag with crisis actors tulipsandroses Nov 2017 #121

TRASHED. You flunked out on sarcasm. DinahMoeHum Nov 2017 #123

Not funny Watchfoxheadexplodes Nov 2017 #126

I got your sarcasm.... mikeysnot Nov 2017 #131

Excellent. The problem satirizing the right... TrogL Nov 2017 #133

If Stephen Colbert delivered this in his opening monologue... Efilroft Sul Nov 2017 #134

Colbert would not have done this. If he made any satirical reference he would have prefaced it. 58Sunliner Nov 2017 #146

Colbert was just an example; it could be any comedian, really. Efilroft Sul Nov 2017 #147

Could this one be missing the :sarcasm: footnote? calimary Nov 2017 #138

All of your satirical points are billh58 Nov 2017 #139

'Domestic situation' linked to Texas church massacre struggle4progress Nov 2017 #141

you have anticipatede each of their "arguments" brilliantly. niyad Nov 2017 #144

Using a pile of dead bodies for humor isn't humor, it's a sign of sickness. 58Sunliner Nov 2017 #145

Its SATIRE, the written equivalent of a biting political cartoon... VOX Nov 2017 #148