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Sermokala
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States14203 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-06-10 21:48:15
June 10 2019 21:47 GMT
#17041
Look if you really want to go down every party position on things and see how consistent they are with the next thing you're going to be able to make a lot of equally hot takes like you posted. I mean we get it you're not from America and don't understand the political structure so you see the first 5 minutes of John Oliver and thing you've found the perfect argument to go "checkmate opponents of gun control".

No one believes that women aren't equal under the constitution already. It's a non-issue that's just there to waste time and attention. It has nothing to do with gun control.
A wise man will say that he knows nothing. We're gona party like its 2752 Hail Dark Brandon
Danglars
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States12133 Posts
June 10 2019 22:20 GMT
#17042
Well, Sermo beat me to it. It's just as well for that aside. The dem primary debates aren't too far away, and gun control policy will definitely come up.
Great armies come from happy zealots, and happy zealots come from California!
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Excludos
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Norway8278 Posts
June 11 2019 03:25 GMT
#17043
On June 11 2019 06:47 Sermokala wrote:
Look if you really want to go down every party position on things and see how consistent they are with the next thing you're going to be able to make a lot of equally hot takes like you posted. I mean we get it you're not from America and don't understand the political structure so you see the first 5 minutes of John Oliver and thing you've found the perfect argument to go "checkmate opponents of gun control".

No one believes that women aren't equal under the constitution already. It's a non-issue that's just there to waste time and attention. It has nothing to do with gun control.


This is a very long winded way of saying "Yes, I agree that we're flaming hypocrites", just with some ad hominem, false equivalence, subject change and american exceptionalism thrown in for good measure.

On June 11 2019 07:20 Danglars wrote:
Well, Sermo beat me to it. It's just as well for that aside. The dem primary debates aren't too far away, and gun control policy will definitely come up.


And this is just a long winded way of saying "+1".

I don't know why/if I ever expected an honest discourse from you guys in the first place.
Sermokala
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States14203 Posts
June 11 2019 03:46 GMT
#17044
On June 11 2019 12:25 Excludos wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 11 2019 06:47 Sermokala wrote:
Look if you really want to go down every party position on things and see how consistent they are with the next thing you're going to be able to make a lot of equally hot takes like you posted. I mean we get it you're not from America and don't understand the political structure so you see the first 5 minutes of John Oliver and thing you've found the perfect argument to go "checkmate opponents of gun control".

No one believes that women aren't equal under the constitution already. It's a non-issue that's just there to waste time and attention. It has nothing to do with gun control.


This is a very long winded way of saying "Yes, I agree that we're flaming hypocrites", just with some ad hominem, false equivalence, subject change and american exceptionalism thrown in for good measure.

Show nested quote +
On June 11 2019 07:20 Danglars wrote:
Well, Sermo beat me to it. It's just as well for that aside. The dem primary debates aren't too far away, and gun control policy will definitely come up.


And this is just a long winded way of saying "+1".

I don't know why/if I ever expected an honest discourse from you guys in the first place.

Its not American exceptionalism to point out that America has a two-party system and how that makes things different than multi-party systems in Europe.

Derp derp murica bad is just you being ignorant. You get out what you put in.
A wise man will say that he knows nothing. We're gona party like its 2752 Hail Dark Brandon
Excludos
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Norway8278 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-06-11 03:50:50
June 11 2019 03:49 GMT
#17045
On June 11 2019 12:46 Sermokala wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 11 2019 12:25 Excludos wrote:
On June 11 2019 06:47 Sermokala wrote:
Look if you really want to go down every party position on things and see how consistent they are with the next thing you're going to be able to make a lot of equally hot takes like you posted. I mean we get it you're not from America and don't understand the political structure so you see the first 5 minutes of John Oliver and thing you've found the perfect argument to go "checkmate opponents of gun control".

No one believes that women aren't equal under the constitution already. It's a non-issue that's just there to waste time and attention. It has nothing to do with gun control.


This is a very long winded way of saying "Yes, I agree that we're flaming hypocrites", just with some ad hominem, false equivalence, subject change and american exceptionalism thrown in for good measure.

On June 11 2019 07:20 Danglars wrote:
Well, Sermo beat me to it. It's just as well for that aside. The dem primary debates aren't too far away, and gun control policy will definitely come up.


And this is just a long winded way of saying "+1".

I don't know why/if I ever expected an honest discourse from you guys in the first place.

Its not American exceptionalism to point out that America has a two-party system and how that makes things different than multi-party systems in Europe.

Derp derp murica bad is just you being ignorant. You get out what you put in.


Can't quite connect what the (agreeably bad) two party system has to do with hypocracy among members of this forum (as well as the gun rights community in general, as they're mostly the same arguments).

I never stated herp derp America is bad or anything equivalent of it, that is what you stated. Don't straw man that on me.

Let's calm the fallacies down a few notches shall we?
Danglars
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States12133 Posts
June 11 2019 05:30 GMT
#17046
Derp derp murica bad is pretty accurate when somebody's stating that unequal women's rights is sustained by people that think the constitution is gods word. Literally, not even a parody of what you wrote. It's like late night comedy routine showed up, and acts like it wants a response above some rant from a fox news opinion host. You get out what you put in. I'll have to ask Drone if that passes for exposing hypocrisy in Norwegian standards.
Great armies come from happy zealots, and happy zealots come from California!
TL+ Member
Excludos
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Norway8278 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-06-11 06:28:51
June 11 2019 06:27 GMT
#17047
On June 11 2019 14:30 Danglars wrote:
Derp derp murica bad is pretty accurate when somebody's stating that unequal women's rights is sustained by people that think the constitution is gods word. Literally, not even a parody of what you wrote. It's like late night comedy routine showed up, and acts like it wants a response above some rant from a fox news opinion host. You get out what you put in. I'll have to ask Drone if that passes for exposing hypocrisy in Norwegian standards.


Til that when you call someone's argument bad, you're calling America bad.

This is laughable. You have zero interests in holding an honest discussion. You haven't even touched my original point, and is instead busy arguing against my qualifications for holding it and making petty straw man arguments. If that is the extent of your ability to defend your position and view, then it's high time to take a step back and reconsider your stance
Sermokala
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States14203 Posts
June 11 2019 07:19 GMT
#17048
Your argument is that American political parties don't have a consistent stance on two completly sepetate issues. Of course its about America the source you got your lines from was about America, the arguments you made were specifically about the American equal rights amendment and gun control in America.

Furthermore we already touched on your argument, you responded to my post about it and his agreement with my take on it. Either keep your shit straight or stop bothering people.
A wise man will say that he knows nothing. We're gona party like its 2752 Hail Dark Brandon
farvacola
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States18866 Posts
June 11 2019 10:17 GMT
#17049
His argument is clear and no amount of hiding behind this strange America facade will change that. Criticizing overemphasis on static constitutionalism of the sort oftentimes utilized by 2nd Amendment fanatics by bringing up times where the Constitution was changed or updated in accord with evolving norms is a valid way to suggest that something similar may need to occur with regard to guns.
"when the Dead Kennedys found out they had skinhead fans, they literally wrote a song titled 'Nazi Punks Fuck Off'"
Sermokala
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States14203 Posts
June 11 2019 15:17 GMT
#17050
Constantly pivoting that argument to the point where you can't keep track of the post you made in the same page doesn't a clear argument make.

Hes not critizeing overemphasis of static constitutionalism (thanks for calling me a fanatic by proxy btw) he's criticizing the people themselves for having arguments that don't line up with each other on two different electoral issues. Then when confronted on his faults he decided to hide behind tired accusation of fallacies instead of addressing any actual points raised against him. Hes the one hideing beind his own ignorance like its a virtue.
A wise man will say that he knows nothing. We're gona party like its 2752 Hail Dark Brandon
farvacola
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States18866 Posts
June 11 2019 15:24 GMT
#17051
And you hide behind this bizarre mix of claiming offense on behalf of America while doing your best to assume that every criticism of gun nuts applies to you. And as a result, the conversation veers into the language of pride and offense nearly every time. This is not to say that folks like excludos are exemplar presenters of their criticisms, rather that an ounce of hesitation and charity would go a long way towards avoiding these tired exchanges.
"when the Dead Kennedys found out they had skinhead fans, they literally wrote a song titled 'Nazi Punks Fuck Off'"
Sermokala
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States14203 Posts
June 11 2019 23:54 GMT
#17052
I honestly don't know what I'm supposed to get out of your post. Am I not supposed to respond to posts like excludos? Should I just constantly pivot my argument until I don't recognize the posts I made in the same thread I'm replying in?

You complain how I'm the one that veered the conversation into the inane and then say how excludos was the one that couldn't handle a single response to his post before resorting to dismissal buzzwords. You then cap this off by putting the burden of being extraordinarily reasonable on me alone.

I didn't realize consistency and coherency was so much to ask for but I guess it is.
A wise man will say that he knows nothing. We're gona party like its 2752 Hail Dark Brandon
Pangpootata
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
1838 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-06-16 00:22:46
June 16 2019 00:20 GMT
#17053
On June 11 2019 19:17 farvacola wrote:
His argument is clear and no amount of hiding behind this strange America facade will change that. Criticizing overemphasis on static constitutionalism of the sort oftentimes utilized by 2nd Amendment fanatics by bringing up times where the Constitution was changed or updated in accord with evolving norms is a valid way to suggest that something similar may need to occur with regard to guns.


The constitution can be changed (the amendments exist for a reason), but it needs a super majority - 2/3 of the senate and house. This is to prevent any one party who manages to get a simple majority to change the constitution at their whim.

For gun rights where the split in opinion is about 50-50, the status quo should remain. And it will for the foreseeable future.

But if a day ever comes where public opinion changes and a large majority tries to take away guns from the small minority, I expect the minority to use their firearms to defend their rights (which was what the Christchurch shooter said he was trying to encourage in his manifesto). Whether this will be a good or bad thing is a matter of value judgement.
ShambhalaWar
Profile Joined August 2013
United States930 Posts
June 22 2019 16:57 GMT
#17054
I'm curious what all the second amendment advocates think of how high powered weapons/rifles affect (mortally in this case) our police force and their ability to do their job?

https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/22/us/sacramento-officer-shooting-osullivan/index.html

Above is an example of someone who might have never died, or could have been rescued if weapons of war were not in civilian hands.

Part of the reasons police are often hyper-vigilant is because anyone can have rifles like these, leaving police initially outgunned.
ShambhalaWar
Profile Joined August 2013
United States930 Posts
July 09 2019 04:26 GMT
#17055
Here is a really sad story in which two peoples' lives are ruined from guns, in a very needless way. For me this story is a metaphor for the impact and suffering guns have on our country.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/08/us/alabama-road-rage-trnd/index.html

In an incident of road rage, a women attempts to shoot another party and accidentally shoots her husband in the head.
f0xteam
Profile Joined December 2015
79 Posts
July 09 2019 18:57 GMT
#17056
On July 09 2019 13:26 ShambhalaWar wrote:
Here is a really sad story in which two peoples' lives are ruined from guns, in a very needless way. For me this story is a metaphor for the impact and suffering guns have on our country.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/08/us/alabama-road-rage-trnd/index.html

In an incident of road rage, a women attempts to shoot another party and accidentally shoots her husband in the head.


accidentally shot her husband in the head. ooooook
kek
JimmiC
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
Canada22817 Posts
July 29 2019 20:01 GMT
#17057
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Bleak
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Turkey3059 Posts
July 29 2019 20:28 GMT
#17058
I remember it was 5 years ago and I was getting ready for an LLM abroad and this topic was up. Five damn years later and it's still popping up, because the problem is still there and no solution in sight.
"I am a beacon of knowledge blazing out across a black sea of ignorance. "
JimmiC
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
Canada22817 Posts
July 29 2019 20:37 GMT
#17059
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ShoCkeyy
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
7815 Posts
July 30 2019 01:22 GMT
#17060
Shooter at the garlic festival was "full of hate", and also posted a lot of white supremacy stuff on his instagram before doing the shooting. we're definitely trending to see more domestic terrorism from white supremacist.
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