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originally posted by: burdman30ott6
a reply to: uncommitted
Autocorrect is a bitch sometimes. I posted from my phone, so you can see just how often I type NRA vs the NBA.
Regardless, enjoy pushing your marionette's agenda.
originally posted by: burdman30ott6
a reply to: uncommitted
What do you get from your marionette? Unless you're one of the Kept Voter base, they don't represent your Meal Ticket, so what is it? At least I get my rights defended, plus the ability to both provide food for and protect my family from my "marionette."
originally posted by: burdman30ott6
a reply to: syrinx high priest
No such word. Inalienable, however, is a legal term regarding something which cannot be taken away or given up. It is the part of the Constitution most in need of defending, again, because agenda driven assholes seem intent on negating the word from the law.
alienable play adjective alien·able ˈ
Definition of alienable : transferable to another's ownership noun
originally posted by: syrinx high priest
all of your rights can be taken away with a 75% vote in congress btw
those words on paper seem very comforting to you. ask native americans about words on paper with the US gov't
originally posted by: burdman30ott6
originally posted by: syrinx high priest
all of your rights can be taken away with a 75% vote in congress btw
those words on paper seem very comforting to you. ask native americans about words on paper with the US gov't
Which is why we need the NRA lobbying in Congress... you've made my argument for me, and I thank you.
And yeah, the US history with the indians is one of the reasons I think those accepting the free ride are dumber than horsecrap. How'd those warm, comfy free blankets the government gave the indians turn out?
originally posted by: syrinx high priest
originally posted by: burdman30ott6
a reply to: syrinx high priest
Again...
Defending an inalienable right from attacks by agenda driven assholes is brainwashing now?
you know who is behind the NRA, right ?
originally posted by: syrinx high priest
originally posted by: burdman30ott6
a reply to: syrinx high priest
No, I get a thrilling tingle up my leg.
I don't even belong to the NRA. The bastards compromised years ago with the Clinton-Wesson bill and I have yet to forgive them. I belong to the National Associated for Gun Rights, personally. No compromises for me, period. Inalienable rights are inalienable.
what does alienable mean ? I have never been alienabled myself
originally posted by: jonnywhite
originally posted by: MisterSpock
originally posted by: Subaeruginosa
a reply to: MisterSpock
Either way, the loopholes do exist and are regularly exploited by organized crime to obtain firearms, which gives the anti-gun lobbyists a valid opening to argue against law abiding gun ownership. Shut down those loopholes and you'd shut down the anti-gun lobbyist's in there tracks... I'll give ya the hot tip.
Well I'll give one more comment, and leave it at that, as I feel this isn't the topic of the thread at all. But the problem is, and I think you know it, that shutting down the "loopholes" won't stop anyone in their tracks, they will just move on to the next target.
It's not about the loopholes, it's an ideology war, and if given the chance they would fight it right down to the complete ban of firearms. I don't need them so why do you, that's the way many feel about it.
I agree, in the sense I think this is psychological in nature. Something is causing people to desire gun rights and for others to obstruct them. Why do people desire gun rights? So they can defend themselves if attacked or robbed. And also because it's in the spirit of individualism to manage our own lives. Guns empower us, but they must be used with care. And why do people obstruct gun rights? Mostly because of security. Like gun gowners, people against gun rights want to protect against something--in this case deaths (criminal or otherwise) due to easy availability of guns. Mass shootings are a great example. Some of them were able to gain access to guns they shouldn't have. And some of them had mental problems which weren't screened properly.
Here:
www.psychologicalscience.o rg - Why Do People Defend Unjust, Inept, and Corrupt Systems?...
What does this have to do with it? Namely, if the government and its institutions desire to remove gun rights, people are more likely to support it if the following are true of them:
1) they're dependent on the system of control
2) can't escape it easily
3) the systems of control is threatened
4) low individual control
Why does the governemnt want to restrict gun rights? Maybe because increasing numbers of people have lost faith in the individual's capacity to own and use a gun responsibly. Or the government has its own agenda.
Another popular reason given to restrict guns are suicides due to firearms. Gun owenrs themelves arne't more likely to be suicidal. But they're more likely to die if they're suicidal.And the numbers of successful suicides due to firearms is so large it's bigger than other gun deaths.
Little by little they're pecking away at the justifications for owning guns. People are picking up on this and losing faith in it. Owning guns isn't sexy. It's despicable. I would really be surprised if major gun restrictions aren't in place soon. A few more mass shootings is really all it takes. I'd say nothign more than time needs to happen though since hte ball is already rolling.
Another thing is hte vast majority of mass shootings are males. Like 98% And most of them in the US are white. It's slightly more than expected by population alone. If you're white male, look out. Males have already been attacked as being responsible for the partiarchal society which demeaned and apparently destroyed woman. Won't be long before htey cripple every last foundation piece holding up the male archetypes. Then what? New archetypes. And some new mental disorders or alterations added to the DSM for those unable to adjust. I expect this will happen for both genders, not just males. However, males might get a bigger kick to the crotch because of history.
originally posted by: SoulSurfer
a reply to: BooCrackers
This whole touchy feely crap is what got us here in the first place. People aren't allowed to lose at anything anymore, instead we give esteem trophy cause everyone is a winner inside.
Through experience, (and I was one of those "out casts" who once fell into victim-hood before I grew out of it), I found that losing mattered more than winning. You learn from your losses, and if you observe people's errors, you also learn from their losses. This is the road towards KNOWLEDGE. Knowledge is power, while learning from mistakes.
The problem is, we live in a society that discourage mistakes. "Leave no room for errors" and thus encourages fear and victim hood.
If you want to test this fact out, all you need to do is play video games. How many "Game Overs" did you receive before finally beating the game? (it doesn't just apply to video games, it applies through everything we do in life, including sports. The mind eventually learns from mistakes through repetition of losses. It is a shame that this is now being obscured by those who have an agenda. You may have a million losses, but when you win the rare battles that actually mattered, it becomes sweeter.
originally posted by: syrinx high priest
originally posted by: burdman30ott6
a reply to: syrinx high priest
No such word. Inalienable, however, is a legal term regarding something which cannot be taken away or given up. It is the part of the Constitution most in need of defending, again, because agenda driven assholes seem intent on negating the word from the law.
lol
alienable play adjective alien·able ˈ
Definition of alienable : transferable to another's ownership noun
all of your rights can be taken away with a 75% vote in congress btw
those words on paper seem very comforting to you. ask native americans about words on paper with the US gov't