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Re: Only in America

Post by Sean Hayden » Sun May 26, 2024 10:42 pm

The guy asking questions was so much better in the second video. First he wasn’t a condescending prick, and he let them know when they were wrong, and finally offered suggestions on how to approach the questions without giving away the answers. Altogether better in myopinion..
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Post by Sean Hayden » Sun May 26, 2024 11:19 pm

As for privilege, okay. But a more interesting invisible population to me are those in tough circumstances who don’t get noticed because they aren’t problematic. They are in that first university too, probably glad at the chance to shine…
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Post by Tero » Mon May 27, 2024 11:05 am

Boring. The quiz. But the presidents...I would just guess a random one too.
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Post by Sean Hayden » Mon May 27, 2024 1:44 pm

Yes, that was impressive. Maybe they are young enough to remember the presidents song. You might be able to pick him out from that. Forget the pop culture question. :lol:
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Post by L'Emmerdeur » Fri Jun 14, 2024 2:53 pm

What can you say when faced with such brilliance?

'Supreme Court strikes down Trump-era ban on bump stocks on guns'
“A bump stock does not convert a semiautomatic rifle into a machinegun any more than a shooter with a lightning-fast trigger finger does,” Thomas wrote in his opinion. “Even with a bump stock, a semiautomatic rifle will fire only one shot for every ‘function of the trigger.’”
It carries the day for gun nuts and wannabe mass shooters.

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Re: Only in America

Post by JimC » Fri Jun 14, 2024 8:09 pm

You can prise my bump stop from my cold dead hands! :lay:
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Post by Brian Peacock » Sat Jun 15, 2024 7:45 am

I guess a repeater mechanism doesn't turn a semi-automatic into a machine gun any more than a shooter with a lightning fast trigger finger either.
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Post by Tero » Fri Jun 21, 2024 4:31 pm

American who traveled with bullets in luggage.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/oklahoma-man ... rks-caicos
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Post by macdoc » Fri Jun 21, 2024 6:33 pm

Reading the comments is dire....glad I'm far away from AmeriKa.
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Re: Only in America

Post by Sean Hayden » Fri Jun 21, 2024 7:52 pm

—meh anti-American sentiment just gets sillier for me the more I leave.
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Post by rasetsu » Fri Jun 21, 2024 9:40 pm

America for Americans! or something.

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Re: Only in America

Post by Tero » Wed Jul 17, 2024 1:28 am

Man appears a mile from Trump convention with knife. Police shoot him dead.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/art ... n-shooting
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Re: Only in America

Post by macdoc » Wed Jul 17, 2024 1:59 am

Indigenes only then?
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Post by L'Emmerdeur » Wed Jul 17, 2024 2:07 am

Tero wrote:
Wed Jul 17, 2024 1:28 am
Man appears a mile from Trump convention with knife. Police shoot him dead.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/art ... n-shooting
"Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty." <> Curran

On its face a reminder to those patriots who would preserve liberty. On the other hand a dark interpretation:

Pertinent to the selectively zealous police, their eternal vigilance with its resultant injury and death is the price paid by citizens for their somewhat illusory liberty.

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Post by Brian Peacock » Wed Jul 17, 2024 4:49 am

Linda Sharpe, who identified herself as the cousin of the man killed, said she wanted answers. “He had a dog, he loved people and he loved animals,” she said.
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