StreetlightX — StreetlightX
I asked you to explain to me why the 59 have such a powerful hold on you that you downplay and dismiss the horror felt by the loved ones of the victims of car crashes. — fishfry
"Irrational" has a definition that is more widely accepted than "evil".What do you believe the difference is between irrational and evil? — praxis
America is founded on mass murder. It's not an inexplicable aberration, but business as usual. — unenlightened
MURDERS ARE DOWN! — fishfry
The British Empire, let us remember, was not an humanitarian operation. You all have been capable of quite brutal behavior. — Bitter Crank
What can we actually do to stop such massmurders?... — Metaphysician Undercover
For which statement do you want scientific proof? — Bitter Crank
Every second and every unit of energy spent ideologizing and disrespecting and verbally attacking each other over statistical, historical and psychological split hairs are resources no longer available to learn to recognize the red flags and intervene before lives are lost to senseless violence. — WISDOMfromPO-MO
Again, these recent (the past 20 years or so) mass murders are always highly politicized by people everywhere on the political spectrum. — WISDOMfromPO-MO
What science is there that supports your thesis that violence and murder are inherent features of firearms? — WISDOMfromPO-MO
People kill on a massive scale with guns like assault weapons because guns like assault weapons are made for that purpose. Where is the science that specifically addresses those specific propositions? — WISDOMfromPO-MO
It's the failure of effective legislation which is the single largest contributing factor to this. In case you missed it, earlier I reported that in 2015, there were approximately 15,000 non-suicide gun deaths in America, and 1 in Japan. How is that not a political problem? — Wayfarer
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