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thucythucy

(7,983 posts)
108. Your post didn't offend me.
Tue Jan 8, 2013, 11:20 PM
Jan 2013

I'm sorry if that was the impression I conveyed.

To the contrary, I think you're pointing out an important distinction. As I said, your language was less than elegant, but at least you understand the distinction I'm making, and the importance of that distinction.

I wish we could somehow disconnect the common colloquialisms for bizarre, off the wall, clearly deranged types of people, attitudes, behavior, and "mental illnesses" which are perhaps related to, but not synonymous with, such people, attitudes, behavior.

Anyway, like I said, I wasn't offended by you or your post, just more or less using it to make my point. I'm hoping to put some more thought into this, and perhaps try to write a more coherent OP some time in the not too distant future.

Best wishes, and happy new year.

You had to see it first hand. Archae Jan 2013 #1
NO NO NO... SkyDaddy7 Jan 2013 #39
You're exactly right. Ineeda Jan 2013 #47
Man, NO KIDDING!!!!!!! calimary Jan 2013 #105
YES Alex Jones is scary to watch!! SkyDaddy7 Jan 2013 #116
Exactly right. Javaman Jan 2013 #49
Alex Jones did everything he could to help Morgan make that point...... think Jan 2013 #79
That's creepy. Lil Missy Jan 2013 #2
he simply proves how irrational and paranoid gun nuts truly are Skittles Jan 2013 #3
Lemmings? Great Caesars Ghost Jan 2013 #4
A lemming is one who speaks or repeats only what one has heard. pacalo Jan 2013 #10
Lemmings are furry little things that we think jump off cliffs in mass....that was Disney created underpants Jan 2013 #106
Bigot, crazy paranoid. Just another day for the NRA. graham4anything Jan 2013 #5
NRA membership does not equal total gun ownership timbrower Jan 2013 #65
alot of people own paper clips too. And thumbtacks. graham4anything Jan 2013 #81
Over 60% of the NRA members support gun control. LiberalFighter Jan 2013 #113
Another conservative with anger issues aint_no_life_nowhere Jan 2013 #6
So how do you feel now . . . MrModerate Jan 2013 #7
No. They feel all pumped up with him. Jakes Progress Jan 2013 #35
Did Alex Jones really challenge Piers to a boxing match? 99th_Monkey Jan 2013 #8
Story made it to the front pages of CNN and Huffington post. See below Tx4obama Jan 2013 #9
Exactly! micraphone Jan 2013 #15
That was ASTONISHING. Demo_Chris Jan 2013 #11
Ignorant and Crazy Franker65 Jan 2013 #12
If you werent sure on whether gun control & banning semi-automatics & closing the gunshow loophole Pachamama Jan 2013 #13
Here are part one and part two of the paranoid moron in action. UnrepentantLiberal Jan 2013 #14
Here are two links that work Tx4obama Jan 2013 #18
Mine were probably mobile links. UnrepentantLiberal Jan 2013 #19
I found both segments combined into 'one' YouTube video, below Tx4obama Jan 2013 #20
Cool UnrepentantLiberal Jan 2013 #22
Can you see it -- this is going to be a future SNL opening skit. pacalo Jan 2013 #26
I don't think I've ever seen anyone in greater need of psychotropic drugs BainsBane Jan 2013 #16
Psychotropic drugs may have spurred mass shootings... Mimosa Jan 2013 #54
got a link there? mopinko Jan 2013 #62
NIH gov studies good enough for you? Mimosa Jan 2013 #64
not nih- nij and from 1994. mopinko Jan 2013 #72
Thank you! N/t PasadenaTrudy Jan 2013 #78
You have no idea. Mimosa Jan 2013 #114
there are a number of factors to consider BainsBane Jan 2013 #111
Thanks for the important info Mimosa Jan 2013 #131
Link to drug and violence research DU thread. Including suicides. cbrer Jan 2013 #115
i'd be more impressed with stuff from this century. mopinko Jan 2013 #122
actual facts thanks to your tax dollars- mopinko Jan 2013 #123
I'm not trying to convince you. cbrer Jan 2013 #128
i'm trying to convince you. mopinko Jan 2013 #132
Linking to research = Spreading fear? cbrer Jan 2013 #133
how about diabetes and heart medication? BainsBane Jan 2013 #90
"This Alex character is a nut case, which is not a mental illness." thucythucy Jan 2013 #103
I'm aware of that BainsBane Jan 2013 #104
Your post didn't offend me. thucythucy Jan 2013 #108
Just to add: thucythucy Jan 2013 #109
thank you BainsBane Jan 2013 #110
It is the primary tool used by the MH industry...can't fix families and counsel all of them libdem4life Jan 2013 #126
RetroGamer1971 Diclotican Jan 2013 #17
Yep! RetroGamer1971 Jan 2013 #67
Batshit fucking crazy doesn't begin to describe gun nuts like this. Initech Jan 2013 #21
Piers Morgan should have done his homework pacalo Jan 2013 #23
I think Peirs Morgan did a great job of letting the moron spew his crazyness for all to see! DrewFlorida Jan 2013 #88
I just came back to watch it again. pacalo Jan 2013 #134
Reposting my Youtube comment FleetwoodMac Jan 2013 #24
You forgot one: It's also the same Alex Jones that... axollot Jan 2013 #120
So, using Jones' logic, was his shirtless rant here caused by said juice boxes? :) FleetwoodMac Jan 2013 #136
Haha! :) n/t axollot Jan 2013 #138
Most gun owners are not BATSHIT crazy and Most are not Pawns for NRA! CarmanK Jan 2013 #25
Really... rmc7193 Jan 2013 #83
Hi and welcome to DU! zappaman Jan 2013 #85
oh no rmc7193 Jan 2013 #91
'inasmuch as Harry Reid would represent you..." zappaman Jan 2013 #92
no offense...compliment... rmc7193 Jan 2013 #94
I always thought Harry was a great guy. hrmjustin Jan 2013 #96
I didn't know if you were serious or not... rmc7193 Jan 2013 #118
Who on the left do you like? hrmjustin Jan 2013 #125
Normally I am a pacifist, TexasTowelie Jan 2013 #27
this guy proves the point this asshole shows EXACTLY why we need to take thg fucking guns away. bowens43 Jan 2013 #28
"1776 will commence again?" Scootaloo Jan 2013 #29
Exactly what I was thinking SirRevolutionary Jan 2013 #101
Anyone else notice that the only part of the Constitution they care about is the 2nd Nay Jan 2013 #30
Alex Jones bio WallaceRitchie Jan 2013 #31
Mass murder pills WallaceRitchie Jan 2013 #32
These tin-foil hat specialists Bohunk68 Jan 2013 #33
Hear! Hear! another_liberal Jan 2013 #45
Just another huckster deancr Jan 2013 #34
Question. T_i_B Jan 2013 #36
I thought we were not even allowed to mention his name here. dipsydoodle Jan 2013 #37
P**rs M****n? T_i_B Jan 2013 #38
lol dipsydoodle Jan 2013 #40
They played footage of the interview on the Jeremy Vine radio show yesterday. T_i_B Jan 2013 #135
I doubt he could pass a psychological test that would allow him to have firearms. Buzz Clik Jan 2013 #41
Has he been checked for lead poisoning? nt bemildred Jan 2013 #42
I wonder if that broadcast qualifies Mr. Jones for involuntary admission... mwooldri Jan 2013 #43
It's the 99% . . . another_liberal Jan 2013 #44
You know, we have laws about that: 18 USC § 2384 - Seditious conspiracy sinkingfeeling Jan 2013 #46
And For Years, Gun Militants Have Claimed The Non-Emotional, Logical, Superior Side Of The Argument Paladin Jan 2013 #48
Nice post primavera Jan 2013 #59
can i steal your post for Facebook use? Scout Jan 2013 #95
Be My Guest. (nt) Paladin Jan 2013 #97
Need to get back to the la Pierre or Ted Nug speaking for "gun enthusiasts", they're more rational MightyMopar Jan 2013 #99
LOL! albear Jan 2013 #50
Alex Jones is a serious Berlin Expat Jan 2013 #51
Post removed Post removed Jan 2013 #66
yes Alex giving a whole new meaning to "Jonesing".......n/t oldhippydude Jan 2013 #52
2 things Alex Jones proves here...... W T F Jan 2013 #53
jones is the poster child for libertarians. nt Javaman Jan 2013 #55
And people forget how buddy-buddy Jones is with Ron Paul Blue_Tires Jan 2013 #57
So much TV boils down to Battle of the Clowns these days slackmaster Jan 2013 #56
Ain't that the truth! KansDem Jan 2013 #74
"Take there heads and just ram them into the concrete." - Alex Jones Crowman1979 Jan 2013 #58
Basically Alex Jones wants to do what he claims that the so-called NWO wants to do. Crowman1979 Jan 2013 #60
In order to bring it about. Ironic, that, huh? I've been saying that all along. freshwest Jan 2013 #69
Careful lest we offend the Gungeon denizens primavera Jan 2013 #61
The Piers Morgan petition creator Kooljas Jan 2013 #63
Kurt Nimmo, maybe? starroute Jan 2013 #71
Good call Kooljas Jan 2013 #73
he has a very limited mind and samsingh Jan 2013 #68
Very definition of Gun Nut geomon666 Jan 2013 #70
lol TheDoctor13 Jan 2013 #75
Rabid gun cultists like him are carrying guns on our streets daily. We are supposed to like it. Hoyt Jan 2013 #76
Lotsa luck there, gungeoneer... onehandle Jan 2013 #77
Why Isn't Jones Safely Locked Up in a FEMA Camp? triplepoint Jan 2013 #80
The more threats from gun owners, the more I'm convinced we MUST disarm them. Dems to Win Jan 2013 #82
Aside from the amount of crazy on display in this video, I don't understand Adsos Letter Jan 2013 #84
Peirs Morgan didn't have to say a word to out this violent asshole! DrewFlorida Jan 2013 #86
Piers Morgan played that imbecile like a fiddle alcibiades_mystery Jan 2013 #87
Napoleon said it... Adsos Letter Jan 2013 #98
And he kept ranting. Didn't even see he'd been blindsided, lol. Erose999 Jan 2013 #124
Another therapy candidate Richard Cleary Jan 2013 #89
Certifiable. Richard Cleary Jan 2013 #93
He makes me yawn. His crazy act sure makes him money though. Jennicut Jan 2013 #100
Not the first time he exploded. Paul E Ester Jan 2013 #102
The Nazis were pro-gun DVDGuy Jan 2013 #107
Wait! Truly a real gun nut? UCmeNdc Jan 2013 #112
'tis a tale told by a fool, full of sound and fury... Larrymoe Curlyshemp Jan 2013 #117
Yawn. truthisfreedom Jan 2013 #119
Is he planning to sing? hughee99 Jan 2013 #121
No mental health system can help batshit crazy. Those the most "tetched in the head", believe libdem4life Jan 2013 #127
If he really wants to re-enact 1776 he should trade in his modern weaponry for muskets rightsideout Jan 2013 #129
I wonder: Brigid Jan 2013 #130
Americans’ level of insanity judged by how tolerable they make Piers Morgan look T_i_B Jan 2013 #137
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