i would call it infantile to think all military personnel would continue to follow all orders from those appointed over them if they were given an op order to assault and detain innocent civilians (which is an unlawful order... most of the time). — Obscuration
And being able to leave if I disagree with the laws of that land. — Obscuration
My bills being paid, my family having their needs met, being able to have a few glasses of whisky and soda on the weekend, not spending $20 on a tin of Three Nuns because of sin taxes, and doing what I want in my spare time within the confines of the law. — Obscuration
Looking forward to "debating" this for the next round of mass shootings! — Maw
Looking forward to "debating" this for the next round of mass shootings! — Maw
“In retrospect Sandy Hook marked the end of the US gun control debate,” Dan Hodges, a British journalist, wrote in a post on Twitter two years ago, referring to the 2012 attack that killed 20 young students at an elementary school in Connecticut. “Once America decided killing children was bearable, it was over.” — NYT
The idea of people having guns to defend themselves from a Superpower state that somehow would start to act like a loose cannon is basically just ideological masturbation on how special Americans (and their Constitution) is. It gives this fantasy of 'being free' or 'standing on your own feet'. It has absolutely nothing to do with reality, nothing to link it with any historical facts of any political crisis or civil wars. — ssu
The ability to leave a country whose laws I don’t agree with, nor is the ability to do what I want in my free time a matter of money — Obscuration
Everything you've described can be bought with money. — Benkei
It appears to me that you aren't yet speaking about what freedom means in a political sense. — Benkei
Is Joe a threat? Of course, but not as large a threat as the government entity trying to care for me. — Obscuration
In any case, this hysterical fear is probably best dealt with by mental health professionals. No-one here is going to be able to help you. — Baden
A crazy old man started following me around in the grocery store mumbling things about the items on the shelves and grinning at me. I expedited my shopping to get away from him because I didnt want to get caught in the crossfire. — frank
I was in the parking lot designing a bird costume for camouflage when POW! A body went down and I started humming a Jimi Hendrix song. — frank
Mass shooters are more likely than not to not have a clinical mental illness. — Noah Te Stroete
Are you being funny here? Because I don’t understand you. — Noah Te Stroete
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