More sacrifices to the 2nd Amendment

[headoverheels 252]

4 hours ago, kallend said:

John Maynard Keynes.

To be fair, Maynard G. Krebs knew, too.

[winsor 129]

9 hours ago, SkyDekker said:

Yes in the end we all die. Brilliant observation. Who knew.

Gee, and here I thought the reference was to the explosion of the population based on the assumption that natural resources, to include fossil fuels, were inexhaustible, compounded by going into debt at a level beyond that which can be repaid, and generally following policies that have spelled doom for a civilization every time they have been tried.

Thank goodness it was simply a matter of mortality on an individual basis.  What a relief.

[Phil1111 614]

10 hours ago, SkyDekker said:

He is saying both sides are the same and nothing can be saved. I don't find fatalism all that insightful.

Joe gets like that when the good rum runs out and he has to settle for Kirkland jugs.

[kallend 1,252]

1 hour ago, winsor said:

Gee, and here I thought the reference was to the explosion of the population based on the assumption that natural resources, to include fossil fuels, were inexhaustible, compounded by going into debt at a level beyond that which can be repaid, and generally following policies that have spelled doom for a civilization every time they have been tried.

Thank goodness it was simply a matter of mortality on an individual basis.  What a relief.

duplicate. . . 

Edited February 24 by kallend

[kallend 1,252]

1 hour ago, winsor said:

 

Thank goodness it was simply a matter of mortality on an individual basis.  What a relief.

Keynes was well ahead of you there,

[winsor 129]

53 minutes ago, kallend said:

Keynes was well ahead of you there,

If I can't take it with me, I'm not going.

[brenthutch 352]

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=ar15+goes+on+trial
 

This little video encapsulates the idiocy of the “ban the AR-15” argument in a lighthearted and amusing manner. Enjoy!

[JoeWeber 1,665]

3 hours ago, Phil1111 said:

Joe gets like that when the good rum runs out and he has to settle for Kirkland jugs.

I’d apologize to Brent before drinking Costco swill. BTW, the Abuelo 12 is surprisingly drinkable if you like a little smokiness and very well priced.

[SkyDekker 823]

4 hours ago, winsor said:

Gee, and here I thought the reference was to the explosion of the population based on the assumption that natural resources, to include fossil fuels, were inexhaustible, compounded by going into debt at a level beyond that which can be repaid, and generally following policies that have spelled doom for a civilization every time they have been tried.

In that case the "we" in "we are fucked" is pretty limited. There are no known events in history that have wiped out all civilizations. The "we are fucked" is fatalistic. Many may be fucked, some are always fucked, but "we are fucked" is nonsense.

Edited February 24 by SkyDekker

[JoeWeber 1,665]

"Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., is backing a bill to make the AR-15 rifle — a gun that has been used in some of the deadliest mass shootings in the country — the "National Gun of the United States."

Santos this week joined primary sponsor Rep. Barry Moore, R-Ala., in backing the bill, as did gun store owner Rep. Andrew Clyde, R- Ga., and Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., who ran a gun-themed restaurant called "Shooters Grill.""

What could possibly make more sense or be more useful? Brent, you must be so proud.

[billvon 1,753]

1 hour ago, JoeWeber said:

"Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., is backing a bill to make the AR-15 rifle — a gun that has been used in some of the deadliest mass shootings in the country — the "National Gun of the United States."

And he is an excellent person to spearhead this.  After all, he killed Saddam Hussein with his trusty AR-15 while he was in the Green Berets.

[kallend 1,252]

9 hours ago, billvon said:

And he is an excellent person to spearhead this.  After all, he killed Saddam Hussein with his trusty AR-15 while he was in the Green Berets.

And he went on to kill Osama bin Laden when he was in Seal Team 6, and went on to star as himself in a movie about it which he financed with his own money.

[wolfriverjoe 980]

1 hour ago, kallend said:

And he went on to kill Osama bin Laden when he was in Seal Team 6, and went on to star as himself in a movie about it which he financed with his own money.

He was Spiderman?

Oh, wait. That was a Broadway show, not a movie.

Edited February 26 by wolfriverjoe

[brenthutch 352]

16 hours ago, JoeWeber said:

"Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., is backing a bill to make the AR-15 rifle — a gun that has been used in some of the deadliest mass shootings in the country — the "National Gun of the United States."

Santos this week joined primary sponsor Rep. Barry Moore, R-Ala., in backing the bill, as did gun store owner Rep. Andrew Clyde, R- Ga., and Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., who ran a gun-themed restaurant called "Shooters Grill.""

What could possibly make more sense or be more useful? Brent, you must be so proud.

AR = America’s Rifle?  We wouldn’t even need to change the initials and it already is the most popular rifle sold in the US.

https://www.nssf.org/msr/

[SkyDekker 823]

A great watch.

I do have to say I actually felt bad for the Republican State senator who simply was not smart enough to react to his talking points getting challenged.

https://twitter.com/jonstewart/status/1631642752885698561?s=20

[kallend 1,252]

14 minutes ago, SkyDekker said:

A great watch.

I do have to say I actually felt bad for the Republican State senator who simply was not smart enough to react to his talking points getting challenged.

https://twitter.com/jonstewart/status/1631642752885698561?s=20

He's from Oklahoma - what else would you expect?

[BIGUN 891]

7 hours ago, kallend said:

He's from Oklahoma - what else would you expect?

We try to not make fun of the special needs children in this state.

[southern lady accent] God bless his soul. [/southern lady accent]

Jon Stewart was no less than masterful. I was dying laughing. 

[kallend 1,252]

For family reasons I spent the weekend in Arkansas.  Judging by the billboards along the highways, it would appear that Arkansans spend a whole lot on guns and ammo.

Maybe they should reconsider their priorities.

Arkansas rankings among the states:

Health Care#49

Education#41

Economy#41

Infrastructure#43

 

But they sure are ready to fight off those Russian and Chinese invaders.

[gowlerk 1,494]

25 minutes ago, kallend said:

For family reasons I spent the weekend in Arkansas.  Judging by the billboards along the highways, it would appear that Arkansans spend a whole lot on guns and ammo.

Did Jesus also have a big ad buy there?

[kallend 1,252]

3 hours ago, gowlerk said:

Did Jesus also have a big ad buy there?

I saw some very large crosses erected at several points along the highway.  But not as many as AR-15 ads.

[JoeWeber 1,665]

Just now, kallend said:

I saw some very large crosses erected at several points along the highway.  But not as many as AR-15 ads.

Sure, but did anyone pictured on a billboard take a potshot at you? No? Well there it is, and it is just as Brent has so patiently tried to educate us, there is no connection between the desensitizing and normalizing advertisement of AR-15 weapons and shootings of any kind. I'll bet that after seeing those ad's a dozen or so times it doesn't even register consciously anymore, further proving Brents point. 

[Phil1111 614]

5 hours ago, kallend said:

For family reasons I spent the weekend in Arkansas.  Judging by the billboards along the highways, it would appear that Arkansans spend a whole lot on guns and ammo.

Maybe they should reconsider their priorities.

Arkansas rankings among the states:

Health Care#49

Education#41

Economy#41

Infrastructure#43

Isn't Jebbus responsible for those areas of endeavor?

[Phil1111 614]

A felony record? No money for your much needed Glock and AR-15? Use stolen id., buy it on credit and just deliver it to another address. NYT story.

[lippy 388]

Popped over to Fox this morning to see what the other side is being told to believe....top headline: DEMS ARE COMING FOR YER GUNNNNNNNNS!!!!! 

[SkyDekker 823]

Caravan....guns....caravan.....guns....border....guns...caravan...guns....border...

 

Rinse and repeat.