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Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: Is RKBA (Right to keep and bear arms) a Progressive value? [View all]friendly_iconoclast
(15,333 posts)100. So which ones are the "NRA trolls"? Put up or shut up.
We've had to listen to your bigotry and half-baked conspiracy theories for a while now.
Name these alleged "NRA trolls", provide some *actual evidence* beyond 'they don't agree with me', or take your McCarthyite bullshit somewhere else
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Would you agree that the right to propagate the idea that blacks are not fully human and are
TPaine7
Aug 2012
#29
Although the text of the First Amendment clearly states that the freedom of speech is to
JDPriestly
Aug 2012
#20
So the founders meant to protect passing secrets to the enemy and conspiracy to murder and
TPaine7
Aug 2012
#27
Wow - no bias in this poll. In Gungeon, in group where people post under multiple IDs, and worse.
Hoyt
Aug 2012
#2
It is, of course, an American progressive value. In Canada where you are, things may be different.
AnotherMcIntosh
Aug 2012
#4
It is different - national health insurance, people don't need guns to venture out, etc.
Hoyt
Aug 2012
#13
So you now admit knowing that at least some Americans "need guns to venture out, etc."
AnotherMcIntosh
Aug 2012
#19
No. Your words from that post speak for themselves. You may not have intended the admission, but
AnotherMcIntosh
Aug 2012
#44
It's kind of like going to a klan meeting and asking if Obama should be re-elected.
Hoyt
Aug 2012
#21
You didn't answer the question. How is it biased? I asked a question, yes or no answer
shadowrider
Aug 2012
#34
95+% of DU wouldn't touch gungeon. Having lived among gun cultists, I can stomach it.
Hoyt
Aug 2012
#108
He's anti-gun, that's why. He'd be banned if he posted his insults in any other
shadowrider
Aug 2012
#115
Simply pointing out that OP poll is biased. Another example, ask republicans in Tampa
Hoyt
Aug 2012
#121
No. You're saying it's biased. You tell me, or else you'd say my statistics instructor
shadowrider
Aug 2012
#128
Tell ya what Hoyt. Why don't YOU put up a "non-biased" poll in GD and let's see the results
shadowrider
Aug 2012
#132
lf you were to ask Democrats in my home state, you would have a very hard time finding any who
spayneuter
Aug 2012
#169
Don't carry them, don't use them, don't fondle them, they were my dad's revolvers.
Hoyt
Aug 2012
#204
! that happens all over DU and if you got out more often you would know it.
Tuesday Afternoon
Aug 2012
#12
It's an Amendment designed to protect the good of the PEOPLE from oppression.
MercutioATC
Aug 2012
#71
Yea, tell that to all the people who have been oppressed and abused by gun wielders.
Hoyt
Aug 2012
#125
That's like a republican lamenting that the pro-choice agenda is dominated by the left
4th law of robotics
Aug 2012
#140
That 2 + 2 = 4 is believed by Rush Limbaugh, Todd Akin, Glenn Beck, Joe Walsh, Sarah Palin,
TPaine7
Aug 2012
#30
Except that 2+2=4 is also believed by progressives and Democrats. The overwhelming majority of
DanTex
Aug 2012
#31
Even if we assume that your conclusion is correct (for the sake of conversation only) your premise
TPaine7
Aug 2012
#32
Except that the only Democrats that believe in gun control are those in the big cities.
rl6214
Aug 2012
#39
You want me to disprove that "real people" live in rural areas and not in cities?
DanTex
Aug 2012
#45
Do you quote Republicans often to prove your point, or only when they agree with you? n/t
shadowrider
Aug 2012
#48
Yeah, it's funny. The trolls that post here are so far right that even Colin Powell is...
DanTex
Aug 2012
#51
So, to summarize, when Republicans agree with you, they're good, right? n/t
shadowrider
Aug 2012
#60
When arguing with teabaggers, it is often useful to present a "moderate Republican" opinion.
DanTex
Aug 2012
#63
When arguing with teabaggers, it is often useful to present a "moderate Republican" opinion.
DanTex
Aug 2012
#69
Yes, because some questions don't have yes or no answers. Or is that too subtle for you?
DanTex
Aug 2012
#74
Perhaps, but the point is, rl6214 is exhibiting the same ugly anti-urbanism that...
DanTex
Aug 2012
#81
Even "Colin Powell is ...more liberal" than those that you disagree with? I doubt it. None of those
AnotherMcIntosh
Aug 2012
#143
Sorry, gej, but saying that the "real people" live in rural areas is the epitome of anti-urbanism.
DanTex
Aug 2012
#49
So you think that a gungeon poll is representative of the opinions of DUers in general?
DanTex
Aug 2012
#50
"NRA trolls"? Really? Reminds me of something Tom Head would come up with.
friendly_iconoclast
Aug 2012
#99
*Somebody* certainly didn't read "Obama and Orwell" (linked in post #47)
friendly_iconoclast
Aug 2012
#56
Yes. And as a fellow liberal gun owner once said to me: "We can't let the republicans
bluerum
Aug 2012
#68
Hoplophobia is a serious medical condition, but there are modern treatements availible
rDigital
Aug 2012
#101
From the creator of the term "hoplophobia", for readers unfamiliar with the term:
AnotherMcIntosh
Aug 2012
#105
You "hate that acronym"? Hate is a strong emotion. Isn't is sufficient to simply dislike it?
AnotherMcIntosh
Aug 2012
#106
If progressives care about maximizing the freedom of the individual
4th law of robotics
Aug 2012
#126
Natural rights which exist in conflict with the restrictions that authoritarians would place upon
AnotherMcIntosh
Aug 2012
#131
Quite the contrary, Gun control is the preferred choice of the lazy authoritarian.
rDigital
Aug 2012
#187
So convenient to cite a conterfactual universe where your point can never be proven. :)
theinquisitivechad
Aug 2012
#182
That a contraband value system which promotes guns and persecutes drugs is clearly misallocated.
Loudly
Aug 2012
#183
The mere fact that you can get your hands on a gun and ammo makes it a threat to society.
Loudly
Aug 2012
#195
Yet you have never been safer as gun violence continues to decline to historic lows.
hack89
Aug 2012
#196
Since Progressive values are strictly imaginary, they differ from region to region,
ZombieHorde
Aug 2012
#193
I love this poll, I might just bump it everyday to remind everyone that there are
rDigital
Aug 2012
#211