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gejohnston

(17,502 posts)
10. The state of journalism is poor,
Tue Jul 16, 2019, 08:37 AM
Jul 2019

in fact lazy and dishonest. HuffPo is among the worst. The Dicky Amendment is public record. The average journalist, Ben Rhodes pointed out, is a twenty something know nothing.

The companies design and produce weapons whose primary purpose is to kill humans. The high velocity AR-15s and others like them are a prime example. The firearms industry has tried to sell this destructive behavior with the "fun" label,
Objectively not true. A 5.56/.223 be it fired from an AR or a bolt action is not as destructive as mom and dad's deer rifle.

That is why I oppose all gun control outside of requiring someone be 18 to buy. Gun control advocates simply have no valid arguments. The pro gun side argues with facts and logic. The gun control side argues with emotional appeals, ad hoc fallacies, demonization, and simply make shit up. It isn't about left/right with me. It is about facts and logic vs fallacious and dishonest.

No, you don't blame the manufacturer nor the legal owner. You blame the individual who committed the crime.
Not this one RainCaster Jul 2019 #1
This is not about the NRA discntnt_irny_srcsm Jul 2019 #2
I usually piss off both sides. The Mouth Jul 2019 #3
re: "I usually piss off both sides." Excellent, always a good practice. discntnt_irny_srcsm Jul 2019 #8
My thoughts on gun control RainCaster Jul 2019 #4
The existence of this group sarisataka Jul 2019 #5
and we agree to disagree... RainCaster Jul 2019 #6
The state of journalism is poor, gejohnston Jul 2019 #10
Your other points have been covered, yagotme Jul 2019 #11
In response discntnt_irny_srcsm Jul 2019 #7
Just a few things, gejohnston Jul 2019 #9
I think a lot of people simply don't want to educate themselves krispos42 Jul 2019 #12
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