fact is, every country in the world has a gun problem but none like america. no other country in the world has as many mass shootings and it is the country that promotes guns the most. if you cant see a problem you are blind. — David Solman

yES i DO SEE THAT THE PROBLEM, AND i UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS WORLD WIDE. wHAT i DON'T SEE IS WHY YOU THINK THAT aMERICANS PROMOTE GUNS. mOST OF THE PEOPLE SIMPLY PROMOTE THE RIGHT TO OWN THEM.

Not being British you would not be aware of this. — andrewk

Oh but I am British. Born in Manchester.

But did you notice the similarity of the circumstances between then and now in USA? Change of government maybe.

Would you believe something more recent maybe?

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jan/25/knife-and-gun-rises-sharply-in-england-and-wales

It is strange that earlier in this thread so many people point to England's gun laws as an example to be followed to reduce gun violence.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1223193/Culture-violence-Gun-crime-goes-89-decade.html

The statistics seem to be showing that there is a problem with those laws application as well.

Is boredom an accurate reminder that life has no inherent meaning?

Boredom is the indicator that nature uses to advice your that you are not even trying to give meaning to your life.

So if you were able to choose, how would you go? — ArguingWAristotleTiff

Death by oversleeping. X-)

I need help — ArguingWAristotleTiff

We are here, talk to us.

Backyard ponies are fun! — Lone Wolf

No backyard ponies around where I used to live, and the terrain was not ideal for galloping to far either.

As a teenager I used to live in southern Louisiana, when we were not at school we used to be out riding or doing something in water. Summertime was all day riding because it was cheaper than using the boat. We had to work to earn money for gas.

How can I explain this in simple words?
Sore ass from riding horse.
I think that should do it.

Brings back fond memories of days in the saddle and sore ass.

Would it be wrong for her elementary school to reward her with a prize for getting the highest grades in her class despite the fact her "accomplishment" is due almost entirely (if not entirely) to luck? — czahar

I don't think it would be wrong, pointless maybe but not wrong. The fact that she is a genius and learns easily might be luck, but there is still some effort made in the learning process.

why can't we do the same for the woman's son? — czahar

It is his obligation to go to school, there is no option. And his mother probably knows how many days she had to drag him out of bed to get there.

It has been awhile since I rode a bucking Quarter horse! :D — Lone Wolf

Would it not be easier to ride a full one?

I have no idea, but I doubt that it would be a good idea to find out. :s

I'm hypersensitive to caffeine. — Lone Wolf

Interesting, I stopped drinking pepsi a few years ago and I have not had a coke in decades. But I will not stop the tea and coffee even if it kills me.

I am thinking the indoor fireplace might cause a bigger bus fire....maybe? :-O — ArguingWAristotleTiff

Not if it is made properly, no more risk than a normal house. There are plenty of examples on line.

My work is neeeeeever done — Lone Wolf

I definitely think we belong in the same club, you have at least 2 things in common.

Procrastination and excess work.

Do you drink coke or pepsi?

That's pretty fucked up. — TimeLine

Sure sign of jealousy there. X-)

You are quite the opposite of this thread right now. — TimeLine

If beauty is in the eye of the beholder, all I need is a mirror to be happy.

What's your story?

women-so-gorgeous-they-appear-almost-unreal. — Akanthinos

Some of them actually are. Hate tats all over the place like that, ruins the rest of her.

Did you finish yet?

The search goes on.... — ArguingWAristotleTiff

https://www.thesun.co.uk/money/5424919/shipping-container-converted-into-a-mobile-home-goes-on-sale-for-58000-and-the-seller-promises-to-deliver-to-anywhere-in-the-uk-at-no-extra-cost/

Find an old container or school bus and build it up yourself. Lots of fun to do and works out cheaper.

Shut up and get to work. >:o

Welcome to the club. :D

See ya.

Says the little angel that supposedly sits on people's shoulders and tells us that we should be doing something useful and not wasting time. :-O — Lone Wolf

My little demon keeps whispering that it is fun, not a waste of time. >:)

Who says?

Why shouldn't I. :-}

Why not? >:)

So that you can be mad at me for refusing. :-O

Give me a reason to be mad at you. — Lone Wolf

I refuse.

Yeah... But maybe if I get mad at you, then they will feel sorry for you anyway — Lone Wolf

Noooooo, please don't get mad at me. I couldn't stand it.
OK whatever. X-)

Too bad... — Lone Wolf

Too bad I don't know them or too bad they don't feel sorry for me. :’(

You should feel sorry for all the people I was around today... — Lone Wolf

Why, I don't know them. They wont feel sorry for me when I am surround by miserable people or for others when I feel bad.

I can’t sleep... — Lone Wolf

And?

Here's proof that we are all beautiful.

Déjà vu. 8-)

Err, could you define good for us please. I am not sure. :-#

We should feel guilty when we have done wrong, — celebritydiscodave

I never said that we should not, so what is your point.

so when damage is objective or when it is subjective. Objective damage is that change perceived to of been in detriment to the otherwise state of being by the average balanced mind. Side tracking may be dealing with side issues but this as an answer which seriously deals with this one. The shorter the answer, within reason, the more accurate it tends to be. — celebritydiscodave

I have no idea what any of this means. 8-)

The truth.

I am currently living in a poor third world country, in which political unrest has recently upheaved due to an alleged electoral fraud. — rickyk95

If it is in central america, we are probable in the same place. If you are somewhere else I cannot really say much about the situation.

You say that you are currently living there, is it a recent move? If you have not been there for long or maybe HERE for the last nine years you might not understand the history behind the troubles. Usually protest have some sort of beginning that goes back some time, unless you are a department store that uses the wrong photo in a commercial and your stores get turn to pieces the next day.

Riots come from the protestors anger or fear overflowing and snowball sometimes to tremendous sizes. Some of the participants here that I have talked to said the riots started when the police tried to stop the criminals from sacking the stores by attacking anyone nearby even if they were doing nothing so they fought back. There are videos to prove some of the cases.

Without any concrete evidence, people have went out to the streets to protest against this, and are destroying local businesses that have absolutely nothing to do with the public political debacle. — rickyk95

Unfortunately people emotions do not need evidence to the same degree as in court. If they believe that they have been wronged it is usually enough for them to protest about.

Whether or not their grievances are legitimate, I cant help but to intuit that what they are doing is morally wrong. — rickyk95

It is morally wrong, but the problem is that most of the damage done here was not directly done by the people protesting about the elections. As I said it is believed that most of it was done by criminals taking advantage of the situation. As far as I know there have been no arrests of political protestors for looting, and that is something that the government would love to be able to prove.

Although, conversely, at the same time, violence has historically been one of the most pivotal means through which political and social change has been achieved. — rickyk95

It has been boiling here for a long time now. The government has known this and planned well. They even built up a special military police force that they use against the protestors now because the civil force refused to be used against the population. But the force was put together a few years ago under the disguise of safety in the streets, which it never accomplished.

So, with this said, where do you draw the line between legitimate protesting and immoral violence? — rickyk95

I think that violence should only be used when there is no alternative, many nasty dictators could only be removed by force. But any violence should be directed at the oppressors, not at honest people and their property. One of the problems here was that some of the businesses burned belonged to people that are in favor of the way the government was going because it would have made them wealthier. As always though the little guy sometimes gets in the middle.

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Sir2u's rules need no considering.

Explanation of 5 word rule.
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