You seem to misunderstand how politics works. (Reply #42)

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Sat May 25, 2019, 11:29 PM

sharedvalues (6,916 posts)

42. You seem to misunderstand how politics works.

Hint: read about gay marriage.

Keep doing you.

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101 replies	Author	Time	Post
Ghost Guns Are Everywhere in California [View all]	discntnt_irny_srcsm	May 2019	OP
Nice! Gun fetishists putting our kids at risk.	sharedvalues	May 2019	#1
Wrong on multiple levels.	Straw Man	May 2019	#2
Some folks manufacture guns	discntnt_irny_srcsm	May 2019	#3
This message was self-deleted by its author	EX500rider	May 2019	#4
Pious fraud is part and parcel of gun control advocacy. That was merely the latest example.	friendly_iconoclast	May 2019	#5
Wow, that's a long thread!	MarvinGardens	May 2019	#6
NRA is a terrorist organization	sharedvalues	May 2019	#7
None of which substantiate your original claim. We've seen this sort of thing before:	friendly_iconoclast	May 2019	#8
I know I'm old when	gejohnston	May 2019	#9
nra indirectly condones death by guns	jimmy the one	May 2019	#10
This message was self-deleted by its author	Alea	May 2019	#11
If the Parkland asshole	gejohnston	May 2019	#12
Ah, "indirectly" ...	Straw Man	May 2019	#14
Some truly believe that mere repetition of a claim is a sign of veracity...	friendly_iconoclast	May 2019	#17
Would you prefer the term "willingley facilitates"?	guillaumeb	May 2019	#28
Not at all.	Straw Man	May 2019	#48
The modern NRA is a front organization for the weapons industry.	guillaumeb	May 2019	#58
Correction.	Straw Man	May 2019	#59
We disagree. eom	guillaumeb	May 2019	#63
Yes, we do.	Straw Man	May 2019	#64
And we're back	discntnt_irny_srcsm	May 2019	#65
flapdoodle in the straw	jimmy the one	May 2019	#70
Let me make it clearer for you.	Straw Man	May 2019	#73
You didn't address: NRA is a terrorist organization	sharedvalues	May 2019	#13
Not that I disagree- but mere repetition of a claim is no indicator of truth	friendly_iconoclast	May 2019	#16
The NRA is a terrorist organization, though.	sharedvalues	May 2019	#18
"You didn't address my point" Said 'point' is merely a repeated claim, made with much handwaving...	friendly_iconoclast	May 2019	#20
The NRA gets our kids killed. Therefore it enables terrorism.	sharedvalues	May 2019	#22
Any solution in mind ? n/t	discntnt_irny_srcsm	May 2019	#23
Solution to NRA getting kids killed: disband the NRA	sharedvalues	May 2019	#24
You're aware that the lobbying org is the ILA right? n/t	discntnt_irny_srcsm	May 2019	#25
You're aware how much gun and ammo CEOs funnel to the NRA right?	sharedvalues	May 2019	#43
I wasn't aware that CEOs funnel any guns or ammo to the NRA.	discntnt_irny_srcsm	May 2019	#51
"Disband the NRA" by mindlessly parroting your claims to everyone we know?	friendly_iconoclast	May 2019	#32
You have to admit without the NRA, the only guns left would be muskets & Colt SAAs	discntnt_irny_srcsm	May 2019	#33
You seem to misunderstand how politics works.	sharedvalues	May 2019	#42
Gay marriage was achieved by action, not mindless repetition of slogans...	friendly_iconoclast	May 2019	#62
Willful misunderstanding.	sharedvalues	May 2019	#66
Some of us understand empty sloganeering quite well...	friendly_iconoclast	May 2019	#74
Denial.	Straw Man	May 2019	#47
I see no advocacy of the killing of school children ...	Straw Man	May 2019	#15
God the bull shit never ends does it. Bad parenting? Combined with a fucking GUN!	wasupaloopa	May 2019	#30
Yes -- bad parenting.	Straw Man	May 2019	#45
less gun ownership rates the reason for less shootings	jimmy the one	May 2019	#71
Clinton-era declines are a red herring.	Straw Man	May 2019	#72
red herring in the straw	jimmy the one	Jun 2019	#90
Feh. Chronic logorrhea in the service of bluster	friendly_iconoclast	Jun 2019	#91
Relevance.	Straw Man	Jun 2019	#92
strawker forgets gun control & decline in gun ownership rates	jimmy the one	Jun 2019	#93
Implication.	Straw Man	Jun 2019	#94
egg face foot mouth syndrome	jimmy the one	Jul 2019	#96
It took you a while ...	Straw Man	Jul 2019	#97
LA Times article was pro gun control	jimmy the one	Jul 2019	#98
NSS.	Straw Man	Jul 2019	#99
not speculation	jimmy the one	Jul 2019	#100
Yes, speculation.	Straw Man	Jul 2019	#101
What does the NRA do to prevent school shootings? Actually they work toward more	wasupaloopa	May 2019	#29
What does Bloomberg do?	gejohnston	May 2019	#40
Expecting the NRA ...	Straw Man	May 2019	#49
No no no no the tool is made for killing and is used to kill children in school. That you	wasupaloopa	May 2019	#52
Don't presume ...	Straw Man	May 2019	#61
...........	gejohnston	May 2019	#19
Sometimes the best one can hope for...	discntnt_irny_srcsm	May 2019	#21
Guns make us safer!	PoindexterOglethorpe	May 2019	#26
The fact that we have the second amendment that has been interpreted	wasupaloopa	May 2019	#31
re: "...the right to life liberty and the pursuit of happiness."	discntnt_irny_srcsm	May 2019	#34
"I care about the right to life liberty and the pursuit of happiness."	MarvinGardens	May 2019	#36
Right. When gun advocates say out loud (and they do) that	PoindexterOglethorpe	May 2019	#38
implicitly to murder me or anyone else, is more important than my right to life	gejohnston	May 2019	#41
Really? I am affected by non existant gun laws if I	PoindexterOglethorpe	May 2019	#44
Just some general discussion	discntnt_irny_srcsm	May 2019	#55
actually, there are thousands of gun laws in the US	gejohnston	May 2019	#57
BTW, about the lands down under	discntnt_irny_srcsm	Jun 2019	#88
Odd ...	Straw Man	May 2019	#46
Wasn't it Joe the Plumber	PoindexterOglethorpe	May 2019	#53
Joe the Plumber? Please.	Straw Man	May 2019	#60
Just a few fine points here	discntnt_irny_srcsm	Jun 2019	#95
The 2nd Amendment only applies to MILITIAS. And Scalia got bought by gun companies	sharedvalues	May 2019	#77
Have a link:	discntnt_irny_srcsm	May 2019	#82
That's just false. Here's some truth for you.	sharedvalues	May 2019	#83
Enjoy the flat earth while you can n/t	discntnt_irny_srcsm	May 2019	#84
I'm sorry you choose to persist in bad-faith arguments	sharedvalues	May 2019	#85
re: bad-faith	discntnt_irny_srcsm	Jun 2019	#86
An obvious (and clumsy) propagandist lecturing others about 'bad faith'?	friendly_iconoclast	Jun 2019	#89
Guns get our kids killed	sharedvalues	May 2019	#75
Guns are designed to kill.	guillaumeb	May 2019	#27
I might accept that sniper rifles are designed to kill but guns in general? Not so much other guns.	discntnt_irny_srcsm	May 2019	#35
Guns are designed to kill.	guillaumeb	May 2019	#37
If guns in general aren't designed to kill, then what are they designed for?	PoindexterOglethorpe	May 2019	#39
This gun ...	Straw Man	May 2019	#50
I bet if you get in front of a gun designed	PoindexterOglethorpe	May 2019	#54
Just to make a point:	discntnt_irny_srcsm	May 2019	#56
Once again, with rare exceptions guns are designed to kill living things.	PoindexterOglethorpe	May 2019	#67
A difference without a distinction	discntnt_irny_srcsm	May 2019	#68
Further	discntnt_irny_srcsm	May 2019	#69
You completely ignore self defense in all your replies	Alea	May 2019	#78
re: "If someone you love and care about...	discntnt_irny_srcsm	Jun 2019	#87
Evidence that the NRA is a terrorist organization.	sharedvalues	May 2019	#76
Authoritarians and moral panic-mongers love the "Won't somebody think of the children?" schtick	friendly_iconoclast	May 2019	#79
You're not the first demagogue to sanctimoniously proclaim that you're trying to 'save' children...	friendly_iconoclast	May 2019	#80
Here's a link:	discntnt_irny_srcsm	May 2019	#81

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