Gun Control & RKBA

friendly_iconoclast

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81. Some apparently believe that repeating something enough makes it true

Mon Sep 15, 2014, 04:04 PM

Sep 2014

Not that we haven't seen the technique before:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_lie

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proof_by_assertion

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ipse_dixit

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What the 1980s Toy Industry Teaches the 2014 Gun Lobby [View all] krispos42 Sep 2014 OP

They use fear, lies, and propaganda incite fear and terror, even in little children. NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #1

Kick (n/t) derby378 Sep 2014 #2

Thanks for putting that all together and Duckhunter935 Sep 2014 #3

Nice to see facts and analysis SQUEE Sep 2014 #4

First-class analysis, first-class host. Kick. nt Eleanors38 Sep 2014 #5

NRA Talking Points! DonP Sep 2014 #6

I wonder where our resident "Google Dump" expert is? blueridge3210 Sep 2014 #7

Damn. This author, Becky Sarwate, is a vacuous narcissist, isn't she? NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #8

war rifles, what are they good for? jimmy the one Sep 2014 #9

More words don't make your argument stronger, friend. Here, I'll demonstrate: NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #10

more specious reasons, is all jimmy the one Sep 2014 #11

"gunnetted crap" NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #13

It got a well-deserved spot in the "Just looking for input thread": friendly_iconoclast Sep 2014 #24

Bullshit!!!!! IronGate Sep 2014 #14

Can't even pick up a dictionary definition of "assault rifle". Here, for others: NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #17

no way? way.... jimmy the one Sep 2014 #18

You know better than the police huh? beevul Sep 2014 #19

It's still not a conversion kit to full auto, IronGate Sep 2014 #20

be *extermely* careful (in sp) jimmy the one Sep 2014 #22

Look, the bottom line is that if you convert a semi auto rifle to full auto, IronGate Sep 2014 #23

*Someone* has yet to learn that repeating an assertion does not serve to prove it... friendly_iconoclast Sep 2014 #25

All his word salad doesn't change the fact that, IronGate Sep 2014 #26

All that bafflegab about rifles was straight from the Book of Sugarman friendly_iconoclast Sep 2014 #29

you present a sound argument. samsingh Sep 2014 #32

No, he really doesn't. IronGate Sep 2014 #33

you all make me ill jimmy the one Sep 2014 #70

More wharguffle from JtO. IronGate Sep 2014 #73

lies, lies & more lies jimmy the one Sep 2014 #80

More wharguffle from JtO. IronGate Sep 2014 #82

back sliding away jimmy the one Sep 2014 #84

And more Wharguffle from JtO. IronGate Sep 2014 #85

You should be ashamed jimmy. beevul Sep 2014 #88

That is the steelsmith Sep 2014 #57

Spot on. IronGate Sep 2014 #12

It's not rocket science. NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #15

Interesting. IronGate Sep 2014 #16

plummeting sales of assault rifles jimmy the one Sep 2014 #21

*These* paragraphs don't fit your narrative, jimmy. Is that why you didn't include them? friendly_iconoclast Sep 2014 #27

Funny how the gun control folks will leave out pertinent info IronGate Sep 2014 #28

It's sheer hubris to think your opponents lack research skills. A sure route to failure... friendly_iconoclast Sep 2014 #30

I see Bloombergs old rag Duckhunter935 Sep 2014 #37

faulty icon jimmy the one Sep 2014 #71

And your petty little insults are funny. IronGate Sep 2014 #74

I'm not insulted, as you obviously don't know what an assault rifle is... friendly_iconoclast Sep 2014 #79

Incorrect discntnt_irny_srcsm Sep 2014 #72

encore, encore jimmy the one Sep 2014 #75

"Please retract & apologize for your disgusting behavior." IronGate Sep 2014 #76

A mere misunderstanding discntnt_irny_srcsm Sep 2014 #77

let's review what's been said & what you missed jimmy the one Sep 2014 #83

re: "What do you say about it now..." discntnt_irny_srcsm Sep 2014 #86

From the other gun group. IronGate Sep 2014 #78

Some apparently believe that repeating something enough makes it true friendly_iconoclast Sep 2014 #81

And both "Army" and "Marine Corps." should be written with the oneshooter Sep 2014 #87

another conversion jimmy the one Sep 2014 #89

Calling bullshit again. IronGate Sep 2014 #90

boatload of links re conversions jimmy the one Sep 2014 #91

"Beside the point, a red herring." Like your schtick about convertability? friendly_iconoclast Sep 2014 #92

I can find a "boatload of links" about 'alien abduction', or 'Satanic ritual abuse', or... friendly_iconoclast Sep 2014 #93

you need a prosthetic leg jimmy the one Sep 2014 #96

for that matter... discntnt_irny_srcsm Sep 2014 #97

You need a premise that meshes in some way with reality... beevul Sep 2014 #98

nobody? ... somebody jimmy the one Sep 2014 #99

Maybe you should just start a new thread, this exchange is falling off the right side of my 27" NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #100

I think our interlocutor is here merely as a placeholder- to 'show the flag', so to speak friendly_iconoclast Sep 2014 #102

One of the last ones Duckhunter935 Sep 2014 #104

You don't know what you don't know. beevul Sep 2014 #103

I play it again, sam jimmy the one Sep 2014 #105

Feel free to call another DU member a liar. NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #106

makes me sick, too jimmy the one Sep 2014 #107

I accept your apology. NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #108

what rot jimmy the one Sep 2014 #109

Poor poor Jimmy, playing so off key as to make the dogs whine. beevul Sep 2014 #110

do not attempt to adjust your tv set jimmy the one Sep 2014 #111

You fail to even understand what it is you quote, so how could you possibly spot a contradiction? beevul Sep 2014 #112

did you know that hunters are actually good for the samsingh Sep 2014 #31

As opposed to said wildlife dying of starvation, disease or being struck by automobiles? blueridge3210 Sep 2014 #34

that thinking seems to be wiping out the elephant and rhino herds samsingh Sep 2014 #35

Elephants and Rhinos are being killed by poachers who are killing in violation of game regulations blueridge3210 Sep 2014 #36

can you not empathize with what a deer must feel when being samsingh Sep 2014 #40

are you vegan? gejohnston Sep 2014 #41

i am samsingh Sep 2014 #43

then you have my respect gejohnston Sep 2014 #94

thank you samsingh Sep 2014 #95

Can you not empthize with what a deer must be feeling as it dies from starvation or disease? blueridge3210 Sep 2014 #42

i can empathize with those. that's why we try not to hit deers with cars. The primary samsingh Sep 2014 #44

Yet many people hit deer with cars without intending to. blueridge3210 Sep 2014 #46

Actually if you are wise you attempt to avoid hitting a deer as it can cause considerable ... spin Sep 2014 #54

i wouldn't take food away from a deer to starve it to death. i wouldn't samsingh Sep 2014 #45

It doesn't matter to the deer if it is hit by accident or dies of starvation due to overpopulation. blueridge3210 Sep 2014 #47

it's about intent. i'm not killing the deer samsingh Sep 2014 #48

Intent means nothing. Straw Man Sep 2014 #56

By design, the "deer's children" will not starve to death. NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #49

A brief, sudden pain, then nothing. krispos42 Sep 2014 #51

there's a lot of justification there for killing harmless animals samsingh Sep 2014 #52

Chili Con Carne, Chicken Nuggets, Grilled Salmon. NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #53

It's the justification used by the gun-control movement. krispos42 Sep 2014 #64

not for the trophy hunters samsingh Sep 2014 #65

Responsible trophy hunters still use the whole animal. NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #66

re: "Our herd, too, will be thinned." discntnt_irny_srcsm Sep 2014 #67

And it may well come from the processed meat and foods industry and what corporate agriculture does. NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #68

Mother nature or the soylent factories discntnt_irny_srcsm Sep 2014 #69

I did not know you could hunt those Duckhunter935 Sep 2014 #38

those aren't licensed trophy hunters gejohnston Sep 2014 #39

I still miss lawn darts. EOM The Green Manalishi Sep 2014 #50

They were great fun. (n/t) spin Sep 2014 #55

I had an uncle who was a lawn darts champion. blueridge3210 Sep 2014 #58

"Lucky" was a good nickname indeed. (n/t) spin Sep 2014 #59

Please tell me... discntnt_irny_srcsm Sep 2014 #60

Not sure. blueridge3210 Sep 2014 #61

Let me guess... discntnt_irny_srcsm Sep 2014 #62

Try the chicken. blueridge3210 Sep 2014 #63

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