Originally posted by Gemini So in your way of thinking then murder is murder, so MANY otgher things should be taken away. Now trot out to the yard, I want ALL of the rocks dug up and removed to a depth of 20 feet. After all they are even more accessible and common than guns. Don't forget the car, wood of any kind and your silverware. Wait, the plates gotta go too. Use paper and eat with your fingers, and then is those gawdawful metal contraptions to cook in... Hmmm my brother being a Larger than normal man... better dispose of the stove as well. He could hit you with that.
Oh no, a guy was just killed with a hammer locally. Carpenters bring your tools in. And 5 others were killed in their sleep by some dirtbag setting fire to their apartment building.
It's easy to kill with guns..that's what people use them for..those that kill with other things don't have a gun..
So don't start talking about people kill with other things..they didn't have a gun.
When it's time to kill you take what you have.. guns is probably the easiest way but even if you got one..you may take that something when your gun is 10 feet away.
Originally posted by Undutchable Holland is very safe overall
Well there it is right there. Some US streets are not safe and many people feel they need to carry guns. Most murders are violent I'm sure so if they didn't have guns, they'd go a it with knives, fists whatever. Like in the old days in Europe.
I think it's funny how all the europeans are always so shocked by american crime when european history is stained with murderous attrocities of unimaginable scale, century after bloody century.
Originally posted by Giorgio_Xo The fact that Sweden hasn't put a decent army in the field since Peter the Great proves that Swedes can't shoot guns. You people should stick to Bikini Team competitions and Gooseberry crepes.
Americans kill better than anyone else. We shoot each other to keep in practise till the next war.
Originally posted by baddog Sweden doesn't share a border with Canada either, or all of you would own multiple firearms.
You never know what they are going to do next, and better to be prepared.
And when it's not the Canadians, roving hordes of Mexicans invade the southern borders and Cuban warlord navies constantly threaten the southeast ports. It's a tough place.
I think ya hit the nail on the head! Cultureless!!
I think the opposite might be true, over culture, I am first generation american and I can telly you, in a city like Chicago you can drive to work everyday and drive through at least a dozen ethnic neighborhoods all with the various cultural traits and languages, you can't avoid it.
I can also tell you that the majority of americans are alot more open to other cultures and cultural exchange than the swedes in this thread seem to be.
No. Because everyone is learning English and because there is less necessity. Someone living in Nebraska can travel more than a thousand miles and still be in the US and only have to speak English the whole way. The only difference is they will have to learn to say "soda" for "pop" as they leave the Mid West and "Y'all" for "you all" in the South.
most americans can't even see when the govt is ass fucking them let alone do anything about it and when they do..
most people don't NEED guns, but guns make them feel safer and it pumps up their ego, "i can kill a man with just a lil tap on this here trigger" .. america is a very insecure nation.
more guns = more deaths
innocent or guilty if you own a gun you're more likley to be killed by one. it's a fact.
Originally posted by slackologist most americans can't even see when the govt is ass fucking them let alone do anything about it and when they do..
most people don't NEED guns, but guns make them feel safer and it pumps up their ego, "i can kill a man with just a lil tap on this here trigger" .. america is a very insecure nation.
more guns = more deaths
innocent or guilty if you own a gun you're more likley to be killed by one. it's a fact.
Since more Americans own guns than do not own guns...I think your "fact" is not a "fact"...for if it was that would mean that more than half of the current population are "more likley" to die by a gun. Would you care to rethink your "fact".
When you're running down my country hoss...you're walking on the fighting side of me!
And when it's not the Canadians, roving hordes of Mexicans invade the southern borders and Cuban warlord navies constantly threaten the southeast ports. It's a tough place.
Hehe... Americans don't invade??? with mother fucker big guns....
Americans need guns because they have small penises.
I know that Asspimple is stoopid ... As he says, it is a FACT !
But I can't figure out how he can breathe or type , at the same time ....
Originally posted by directfiesta Americans need guns because they have small penises.
This is easily, by far, the stupidest fucking thing I've read this month. Congrats on taking over the guy who did dolphinsex.org as the dumbest motherfucker I've seen with a high enuff IQ to logon to the internet.
Because as far as most Americans are concerned the rest of the world doesn't matter, so what would be the point in learning about it?
I agree with you to a certain extent. Why do you think many Americans could care less about what is going on in say East Timor? Why is it that Americans are more interested in their taxes and US news than events in Zimbabwe?
For that matter, why do many non-Americans seem more interested in the politics of the US than their own countries? Why does Joe Average post about US politics all the time but hardly ever about Australian politics?
From the content of your posts you seem to care about American politics and not Australian in about the same ratio as most Americans.
Understand what? Michael Moore is more comedian than sociologist. Entertaining movie but nothing to take seriously.
did you not gain any insight into why America is fucked when it comes to guns??
Does it matter if Michael Moore uses comedy to get very important messages across? I doubt anyone would go and see it if it was a dull uninteresting documentary which simply showed a list of dull facts.
did you not gain any insight into why America is fucked when it comes to guns??
Does it matter if Michael Moore uses comedy to get very important messages across? I doubt anyone would go and see it if it was a dull uninteresting documentary which simply showed a list of dull facts.
I didn't say that. The film is anything but dull. I said it was entertaining. I really liked it.
If you're going to take Michael Moore serious as a commentator on social phenomena you might was well take Rush Limbaugh's view on world politics seriously. He's a filmmaker, a comedian, an author, an entertainer. That is all.
I'm sorry but I disagree with you that Michael Moore added anything to society's knowledge on violence and it's causes with this film.
Originally posted by Colin For that matter, why do many non-Americans seem more interested in the politics of the US than their own countries? Why does Joe Average post about US politics all the time but hardly ever about Australian politics?
From the content of your posts you seem to care about American politics and not Australian in about the same ratio as most Americans.
I don't mention Australian politics on here because nobody except the Australians would be interested. I doubt if even one in 100 Americans could name Australia's current Prime Minister.
Non-Americans care about US politics because your aggressive foreign policy directly affects our countries. I guarantee you'd be more interested in Australian politics if we started wars and dragged your country into it.
I used to get high on life but then I built up a tolerance.
Why not just look at the facts and circumstances realistically?? Americans have a tradition and a constitutional amendment that has supported gun ownership for 200 + years.
Now, with 300 million guns, do you really believe is it a good idea to try and take them away at this point?? What group of people will turn in their guns? criminals? do you really believe that all guns would be turned in? that gun crime would go down?
This is very much like prohibition or drug control. Often, it's better to educate and treat than it is to control through force.
being able to feed, clothe, shelther and PROTECT yourself and your family is a human right...
do you want the gov to wipe your ass too, or can you handle that?
this country was created by people that could wipe their own asses....and we INTEND on keeping our fucking toilet paper....
also at different times in history it sure would have been nice of other people (Germany, Kosovo, etc) would have kept their toilet paper so we didn't have to go give up some of ours....
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Originally posted by Giorgio_Xo The fact that Sweden hasn't put a decent army in the field since Peter the Great proves that Swedes can't shoot guns. You people should stick to Bikini Team competitions and Gooseberry crepes.
Americans kill better than anyone else. We shoot each other to keep in practise till the next war.
Sweden has one of the best handgun shooting teams (IPSC) in the world actually. They beat the crap out of the Amercians in world competitions all the time......
So there.......
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I don't mention Australian politics on here because nobody except the Australians would be interested. I doubt if even one in 100 Americans could name Australia's current Prime Minister.
Non-Americans care about US politics because your aggressive foreign policy directly affects our countries. I guarantee you'd be more interested in Australian politics if we started wars and dragged your country into it.
I agree with your statistic. Would you agree with me that 1 in 100 Australians couldn't name the president of Zimbabwe? Why is that Americans know little of Australia and Australians know little of Zimbabwe? Be honest now.
Pardon me while I quote Terry Pratchett in his book night watch... Hes a brit BTW for those of you not fortunate enough to read his stuff... I've edited just to make it more understandible for people who dont read his books:
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Confiscate all weapons, and crime would go down. It made sense. It would have worked, too, if only there had been enough coppers - say, three per citizen.
Amazingly, quite a few weapons were handed in. The flaw, though, was one that had somehow managed to escape [the leaders], and it was this: criminals don't obey the law. It's more or less a requirement for the job. They had no particular interest in making the streets safer for anyone except themselves. And they couldn't believe what was happening. It was like [christmas]every day.
Some citizens took the not unreasonable view that something had gone a bit askew if only naughty people were carrying arms.
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I was surprised to see this.... always had pratchett pegged as a liberal... oh well. I just think hes right. I have a springfield XD 2 feet from me, a beretta in the bedroom. If some jackass has just busted into my house I severely doubt he will wait for the cops to come before he carves his initials in my 5 month old kid....
Guns do not pull their own triggers, people do and if we can not protect ourselves then who will? Police, yeah right is that before or after they eat their box of donuts.
I am proud to say that we have many guns in our household some for hunting and some for personal defense and some for just the fun of shooting the shit out of things. Even though now I do not carry but when I lived in Phila a few years ago I did not leave the house without it. Now I live out in the middle of nowhere where you know almost everyone, however I still do carry when I visit the city.
There is nothing wrong with owning guns if your know what your doing, are responsible and not a pussy because the time you take to think about it you will be dead!
Just my 2cents...
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Why don't people spend as much time concerned with automobile safety as gun safety?
A gun is symbolic. For some a gun is a symbol of freedom and protection. For others it is a symbol of conservativeness and violence.
Will society be so free as to allow people to own dangerous things such as guns or will it eventually aim to protect everyone to such an extent that guns, tobacco, and alcohol will be outlawed?
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