You make me laugh Janus. And as to the parents being culpable Faunus, that is not enough. Everyone who isn't mentally handicapped (and a lot that are) generally knows right from wrong and that actions have consequences. This deserves 15 to life, and the judge deserves to be investigated and at any sign of impropriety, disbarred and/or sent to prison.
Originally posted by Stealth Moose
So... dodging the elephant in the room?
Nothing to dodge. What I heard is what I usually here. Derp derp this is right wing propaganda derp derp. I'll let you know once I actually read the book.
edit: Potentially an interesting subject though, I might take a gander at B&N.
Originally posted by Stealth Moose
[list]Students of history as well as Second Amendment enthusiasts will find this a fascinating book and will find parallels between gun prohibition in pre-Nazi and Nazi Germany, and attempts to prohibit types of gun ownership and implement other forms of gun prohibition in the United States today. The current climate in the United States surrounding gun prohibition combined with a president who uses his office to impose executive order in ways not historically common gives many citizens pause, especially when looking at the era of the Third Reich. While certain states have imposed gun registration laws recently, enforcement of the laws remains unclear.While Halbrook is careful to point out that a combination of factors led to the events of the Holocaust, there is no denying that many of the pre-war activities contributed to Hitler’s ability to disarm targeted groups, particularly the Jews. The rapid pace with which Hitler disarmed the populace in Germany is startling. Halbrook’s account is gripping, though, and full of legal documentation, leading the reader through the sometimes-daily changes in gun prohibitions that furthered Hitler’s agenda. Ultimately, the prohibitions enacted by the Nazi regime led to monopoly control of firearms by the Nazis and eliminated the ability of many groups in society to defend themselves. A similar progression in contemporary society related to government control of firearms and the firearms industry is a concern of many gun owners in the United States today.
[/list]I'm curious then why the url you provided makes such comparisons at least twice then. Because if this is reflected in the book at all, powerderp.
So pointing this out is blah blah derp derp etc? Because it's a sizeable comparison in the link you provided, bro. Do you think Obama is bad for gun control?
Originally posted by Stealth Moose
So pointing this out is blah blah derp derp etc? Because it's a sizeable comparison in the link you provided, bro. Do you think Obama is bad for gun control?
I certainly do not think he's good for it and I do have a problem with being put on a gun registration list for reasons outlined to Exodus. I also have a problem with him using his executive powers to push through his agendas if they don't pass in the the Senate and/or House.
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I also have a problem with him using his executive powers to push through his agendas if they don't pass in the the Senate and/or House.
I think the left shifted completely left after Kennedy, who by today's standards wasn't really a liberal to begin with. You can say the right shifted more right from center but not to the degree of the left I think.
Furthermore, I have a problem with any president that issues executive orders. Obviously everything is a case by case basis but it is a serious problem, whether it's a republican president or a democratic president. Who else had to deal with this degree of obstinacy? I'd say both Kennedy and Reagan had to deal with more.
The scope of this exceeds what I'm willing to get into an argument for, the source mining would be a nightmare.
But the rest aside: dude, you're tripping the big balls if you think the political left has gone more polar in the past couple of decades than the right, and especially if you think Obama is a good representation of that. Do you?
No, I think Obama is Bush lite. I actually like the fact that he didn't close Gitmo yet and on some level, he's not taking bullshit from other political leaders or republicans or the public in general. I pity anyone who becomes president, really.
But when we compare guys like Kennedy to today's left, it's day and night. So I'm not tripping balls.
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