Gun Control & RKBA

friendly_iconoclast

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28. Does a superior grasp of grammar somehow make your arguments more valid?

Thu Jan 15, 2015, 05:09 PM

Jan 2015

If you truly believe this, I suggest holding your nose and comparing the writings of people like Samuel Johnson, Thomas Paine, and John Adams to the ...emanations... of Rush Limbaugh.

You will find that Limbaugh (at least as published) uses far more polished grammar than
Johnson, Paine, and Adams did- but only his idiot followers would dare claim that he is
anywhere near their intellectual equal...

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I just want to say thank you. [View all] SheilaT Jan 2015 OP

The Groups have different reasons for existing. This one is for discussions including both sides. Electric Monk Jan 2015 #1

You guys have always been remarkably fair to me. SheilaT Jan 2015 #2

I'm a host of that other Group, btw, but I post in both. Electric Monk Jan 2015 #3

It is great you are able to Duckhunter935 Jan 2015 #14

Reasons. Straw Man Jan 2015 #4

And maybe that's the problem with the one I was banned from SheilaT Jan 2015 #6

But why bring your petty rudeness here? hack89 Jan 2015 #11

I doi not think so Duckhunter935 Jan 2015 #16

But this is the one place where we're free to be liberal progressive 2Aer's ileus Jan 2015 #15

Free to pretend that isn't widely considered to be an oxymoron, you mean. I get your joke. Electric Monk Jan 2015 #18

Your sort are inordinately fond of cartoons friendly_iconoclast Jan 2015 #19

A picture can be worth a thousand words :) Electric Monk Jan 2015 #20

...and words are difficult things, for some. But that's quite all right, there are no... friendly_iconoclast Jan 2015 #21

I can keep this up all day if I want to Electric Monk Jan 2015 #22

Of course you can- it's not as if GCRA requires much attention, after all friendly_iconoclast Jan 2015 #23

Funny you would use the term blaspheming... Electric Monk Jan 2015 #24

It's only natural- graphic arts have often used to motivate the semi-literate and illiterate friendly_iconoclast Jan 2015 #25

More projection on your part. I at least know the difference between your and you're Electric Monk Jan 2015 #27

Does a superior grasp of grammar somehow make your arguments more valid? friendly_iconoclast Jan 2015 #28

One can "blaspheme" all day long here. That's why *you're* here, isn't it? friendly_iconoclast Jan 2015 #26

He likes cartoons so much... beevul Jan 2015 #29

Indeed, I do Electric Monk Jan 2015 #30

Thats supposed to represent murder by firearms in America? beevul Jan 2015 #31

You do know the difference between allegorical and literal, right? Electric Monk Jan 2015 #32

Would you like tartar sauce with that? beevul Jan 2015 #35

That self defense cartoon is idiotic hack89 Jan 2015 #44

Go tell EarlG, the DU Admin who wrote it, what you think of it. I dare you. Electric Monk Jan 2015 #47

Instead of hiding behind EarlG why don't you defend it? hack89 Jan 2015 #56

This message was self-deleted by its author hack89 Jan 2015 #60

The fact that out of hundreds of thousands (if not millions) of DGUs only resulted in 230 fatalities Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2015 #48

Read a little more carefully.... daleanime Jan 2015 #55

Read a little more carefully Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2015 #59

Which means you don't want to include all the other deaths.... daleanime Jan 2015 #61

You have an emotional need to be outraged, don't you? Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2015 #62

re: "hundreds of thousands to millions of DGUs annually" Electric Monk Jan 2015 #63

" Believing that such a small fraction of incidents are reported is indulging in fantasy. " beevul Jan 2015 #67

Okay, so let's play with your 1600 number. Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2015 #68

I don't. When did you stop beating your wife? nt Electric Monk Jan 2015 #75

If you disarm those 1600 you, by default, make them defenseless. Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2015 #79

No outrage... daleanime Jan 2015 #64

Do you really mean that? beevul Jan 2015 #65

Yes, I do mean it.... daleanime Jan 2015 #70

As I said. beevul Jan 2015 #84

I fail to see the downside to killing a rapist before he can claim a victim. YMMV Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2015 #69

And every one of them was a rapist baring down on their victim? daleanime Jan 2015 #71

I'm talking about the 230 number cited in the graphic. Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2015 #72

So you are celebrate the deaths of 260 only.... daleanime Jan 2015 #73

The flip side would be 500 to 1000 more innocent victims. Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2015 #74

Fewer deaths would be cause for celebration.... daleanime Jan 2015 #76

If predators die as a consequence of their actions I blame Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2015 #78

So the 29,000 are acceptable.... daleanime Jan 2015 #80

to be really blunt gejohnston Jan 2015 #81

Let's be blunt... daleanime Jan 2015 #83

As I have repeatedly noted -- Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2015 #85

And you think that they die alone.... daleanime Jan 2015 #82

You forgot "shoot a stranger ", " shoot yourself", "shoot a harmless German exchange student". Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #53

So you agree the cartoon cherry picked data and is dishonest? hack89 Jan 2015 #57

I like that one, because the satire is true. Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #51

Here's how to really tell discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2015 #33

How to tell... what you think of liberals? Electric Monk Jan 2015 #36

No argument here discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2015 #37

Or, Charlie Hebdo could have found more productive things to do than insult an entire religion. NYC_SKP Jan 2015 #46

If only she hadn't worn that dress and walked alone in that neighborhood at night... Electric Monk Jan 2015 #49

Wow. Your mind went THERE? NYC_SKP Jan 2015 #50

No, yours did, for blaming Charlie Hebdo for the terrorist attack against them. nt Electric Monk Jan 2015 #54

Have you read the Democratic Party's platform... NaturalHigh Jan 2015 #38

It's more nuanced than what you posted. Electric Monk Jan 2015 #41

I agree with part (not all) of it. NaturalHigh Jan 2015 #42

They always leave the good parts out of any link and abhor nuance and completeness. Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #58

... Dont call me Shirley Jan 2015 #52

If true, doesn't that make the gun banners Sauron? beevul Jan 2015 #66

Sauron was the imperialist weapon maker, seeking the precious gold. Dont call me Shirley Jan 2015 #77

Your very welcome to hang around! virginia mountainman Jan 2015 #5

It's not my place to say "you're welcome!", as I have no input whatsoever in petronius Jan 2015 #7

I couldn't figure out how to locate SheilaT Jan 2015 #8

I'm the Host of this Group krispos42 Jan 2015 #10

For what it's worth... NaturalHigh Jan 2015 #40

I think we all are grateful to krispos42 for his light-handed hosting philosophy. NYC_SKP Jan 2015 #9

We all get hides here and there....this is the one place for progressive 2A discussion. ileus Jan 2015 #12

That is one of the great things about this group Duckhunter935 Jan 2015 #13

That's why I came to this forum. Veganstein Jan 2015 #17

Bravo... discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2015 #34

Echo chambers are boring... NaturalHigh Jan 2015 #39

Oh, I love it! SheilaT Jan 2015 #43

Yes! We believe that open debate is the most productive and revealing way to discuss matters. NYC_SKP Jan 2015 #45