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US experiences two more mass shootings in less than 24 hours; 8chan's founder calls for site closure
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All I did was post the news about mass shootings. You said you view that news as satirical. How else am I supposed to interpret that? Your attempts to save face now are just pathetic. As I said, take it to PMs if you want to keep being a pedantic dickweed.I called this claim out, but maybe you are insisting that you are the tragedy here.
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You sure did, dipshit. You might've intended to say that you view my opinions as satirical, but you didn't make that clear. Instead the inference is that you view the breakdown of the news stories (including the number of casualties) as satirical. Your mask started to slip off a bit there, not that it was covering much of your vile personality to begin with.
So, we should/do care about the normies and presume everyone else shot isn't an issue? I mean, if the argument is a lot of homicides are done involving crimes/gangs/drugs, then it's not a matter of "mental health". It's about criminals committing crimes. It's clear that most don't put up manifestos of their crimes with hours or days to spare for the police to find out. Yes, red flags are a good idea, but they're ignored because how many people have red flags? I'm seriously asking, as the talk of FBI investigating credible threats have definitely lead to just talks with people who have gone on to attempt murder. It's just not clear to me how we really deal with the problem unless we start mass incarceration based on suspicion, a much larger police force to investigate and interrogate, etc. Just taking away guns would likely involve this and continue to require it for quite some time after. I think the result would put the drug war to shame. :/
I can't believe the level of autism spewed by Neil D. Tyson. How about a "right-wing terror is part and parcel of living in a western country" on top of it?
Everyone knows that 20 deaths are technically a small number compared to yearly statistics of various things. You don't need to say it out loud. Especially right after the event. I'm sure the families who are affected are glad to hear it.
Now regarding gun laws: The American populous has shown time and again that they can't handle the current situation. Maybe they work in a small nation in which everyone trusts each other but not in America today. A nation under arms makes sense if a there is a foreign invasion, but the USA is the least likely country to be invaded. These many weapons would make a civil war only worse. There are other ways to dispose of a government without taking up arms (which would be futile anyways - unless you can and do own tanks, rocket launchers, helicopters etc.)
That said the American society seems to be more and more divided so even if there were no guns, people might find other ways like driving trucks into people (s. attacks in mainland Europe) or making bombs (s. Northern Ireland).
Finally, I do not want to promote my (in)famous thread, but if I had to take a guess, both shooters (in El Paso and Dayton) were neither married nor had girlfriends, nor had good job prospects.
Everyone knows that 20 deaths are technically a small number compared to yearly statistics of various things. You don't need to say it out loud. Especially right after the event. I'm sure the families who are affected are glad to hear it.
Now regarding gun laws: The American populous has shown time and again that they can't handle the current situation. Maybe they work in a small nation in which everyone trusts each other but not in America today. A nation under arms makes sense if a there is a foreign invasion, but the USA is the least likely country to be invaded. These many weapons would make a civil war only worse. There are other ways to dispose of a government without taking up arms (which would be futile anyways - unless you can and do own tanks, rocket launchers, helicopters etc.)
That said the American society seems to be more and more divided so even if there were no guns, people might find other ways like driving trucks into people (s. attacks in mainland Europe) or making bombs (s. Northern Ireland).
Finally, I do not want to promote my (in)famous thread, but if I had to take a guess, both shooters (in El Paso and Dayton) were neither married nor had girlfriends, nor had good job prospects.
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The OP is almost entirely a breakdown of the facts contained within each of the posted news stories. The only thing it was meant to contribute is a relaying of that information. If you want to hurl insults at me, just do it directly instead of hiding behind this 'shoot the messenger' bullshit you're trying to pull. Own your pettiness.
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It's an opinion. If you think it's a stupid opinion, you should've just said that from the start instead of dancing around the subject. If you don't want to get called out on being a childish aggro piece of shit, however, it's best if you just steer clear of my threads from now on.
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I'm glad the term 'stochastic terrorism' has finally started to work its way into the mainstream consciousness, because it's been happening in plain sight for quite a while now.
True, modern Republican leadership is devoid of all morals and beliefs. Rather, they'll believe whatever the people cutting a check (in this case the NRA) tell them to believe.
I've only stated what policy changes I think might be helpful to the larger problem. I'm not foolish enough to believe that those changes are actually going to happen, especially with Republicans in control of the federal government. At best we might see some actions taken on a state-by-state level.
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Are you having trouble reading? Not only are some of your posts self-defeating and ironic. I was addressing the whole thread when I said this:
It is very clear that I did not say that I think mass shootings are hilarious. And then you want to call names and grandstand your self-righteousness. Seriously. We can remove guns from violence, but can we remove the @Xzi?
It is very clear that I did not say that I think mass shootings are hilarious. And then you want to call names and grandstand your self-righteousness. Seriously. We can remove guns from violence, but can we remove the @Xzi?
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No, but you're definitely having trouble staying consistent.
Put down the crack pipe.
Edit: locking this thread as a certain individual can't seem to stay on topic.
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