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SHRED

(28,136 posts) Sat Dec 15, 2012, 04:28 PM Dec 2012

From the National Guard's murders at Kent State to...

...the pepper sprayed beatings of the Occupy movement.

I get the overwhelming sense that those favoring unlimited gun ownership for "fear of their government" are the very same people who cheered these horrific acts on.

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From the National Guard's murders at Kent State to... (Original Post) SHRED Dec 2012 OP

Exactlamente bongbong Dec 2012 #1

Yep, I think there's probably a lot of cross over ... n/t RKP5637 Dec 2012 #2

Overwhelming feelings are often wrong Recursion Dec 2012 #3

so rightwing gun nuts... SHRED Dec 2012 #4

The "fear of the government" types are weird Recursion Dec 2012 #5

bongbong

(5,436 posts)

1. Exactlamente

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Sat Dec 15, 2012, 04:34 PM

Dec 2012

You hit the nail on the head. Authoritarian cheerleaders - as long as they get to be judge, jury, and (they hope) executioner.

RKP5637

(67,111 posts)

2. Yep, I think there's probably a lot of cross over ... n/t

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Sat Dec 15, 2012, 04:36 PM

Dec 2012

Recursion

(56,582 posts)

3. Overwhelming feelings are often wrong

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Sat Dec 15, 2012, 04:44 PM

Dec 2012

This case, for instance.

SHRED

(28,136 posts)

4. so rightwing gun nuts...

Reply to Recursion (Reply #3)

Sat Dec 15, 2012, 05:20 PM

Dec 2012

...were appalled by the Occupy beat-downs and the Kent State murders?

I know for a fact many sided with the peeper spray assholes.

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Recursion

(56,582 posts)

5. The "fear of the government" types are weird

Reply to SHRED (Reply #4)

Sat Dec 15, 2012, 05:22 PM

Dec 2012

Most of them I know don't like police at all.

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