I saw the topic title and was terrified that this was going to be a new product from the makers of truck nuts. Finding out that it was not gave me a great sense of relief about where the human species is headed.
already exists lol. Behold! Gun nuts!
freemindfade
JoinedPosts by freemindfade
-
43
Gun Nuts...
by silentbuddha inanyone here into guns.
i know alot of the euros here hate the idea but i wonder if there are any other members who are collectors or who are into hunting, target shooti g etc.. no shame zone?.
-
-
freemindfade
-
43
Gun Nuts...
by silentbuddha inanyone here into guns.
i know alot of the euros here hate the idea but i wonder if there are any other members who are collectors or who are into hunting, target shooti g etc.. no shame zone?.
-
-
freemindfade
I own...
Smith&Wesson M&P Shield 9mm (my daily conceal carry)
Smith&Wesson M&P 2.0 Compact 9mm (home and range)
Smith&Wesson Bodyguard .38 Special (alternate carry, probably eventually get rid of this one)
RAI 1911 9mm (range mule)
H&K/Walther MP5 SD 22 LR (tacti-cool plinking)
Mossberg 590A1 Mil-Spec (home defense mostly)
im all about responsible gun ownership. a gun is a tool like a screwdriver, they have their place
I agree, more training should be involved in people who choose to arm themselves in this country that teaches them fundamentals, legal requirements, realities and safety, safety, safety. I am a firm believer in the 2nd amendment, but there should be training required. One interesting thing I have noticed, with the rise of YouTube and gun nut channels, you do see people pressured to communicate safety in handling firearms etc. Even though YouTube defunds these channels, and people may mock them as gun nuts, knowledge is always a good thing. I personally voluntarily take ongoing training classes regularly (in fact I am going to one tonight). These things really drive home the responsibility and realities of firearms. Maybe one of our biggest problems in this country is the idea that there are only two political positions you can have (pro-gun v antigun, pro-life v pro-choice, etc) when there is really a large spectrum of positions people have on these matters. Also, the anti-gun side is usually woefully uninformed and inaccurate on many things. This doesn't help their positions or the actual discussion when they are usually speaking out of complete ignorance of firearms (CNN, USA Today etc.). I'm cool with the discussion, but both sides need to speak accurately.
-
24
What Do You Think of The News Media?
by minimus ini used to pretty much believe anything they would report.
now, though, i find myself questioning “journalists “, with the realization that much of what is said may be inaccurate or slanted..
-
-
freemindfade
Its all sound bites and biased opinions both ways. Mostly.
-
151
Has Justin Trudeau Finally Eaten Too Many Tide Pods?
by freemindfade incurious what the canadian take is on all this .
i also understand he compared islamic state terrorists to greek, vietnamese & italian migrants?
that one i haven't confirmed yet but sounds wacky if true.
-
-
freemindfade
I notice you posted a list of resources you followed earlier and I note many of them seem to have a distinct anti-liberal bend. Which distinctly liberal sources do you expose yourself to?
Jacobi. Can you explain to me how Sam Harris, Bret Weinstein, Dave Rubin or Eric Weinstein are not liberals? I mean... Dave Rubin is a gay jewish man living in LA married to another man, and he smokes pot... Besides those, I also listen to Bill Maher (didn't mention him), and some others, I even tune into WaPo and CNN to hear really insane radical liberalism that defies intelligent thought completely.
So jacobi:
- If you agree they (Sam, Bret, Eric, Dave) are Liberals, your question (as like much of what you post here) is pointless and transparent.
- If you think they are not liberal you need to explain to us all why?
I'm curious where you have devised this measuring mechanism of the One True liberal religion? Tell me more... I see being liberal (again) as tolerance and "progressive" ideas, not a cult-like leftist movement, that if you don't check every one of their approved ideological boxes you are disfellowshipped.
-
151
Has Justin Trudeau Finally Eaten Too Many Tide Pods?
by freemindfade incurious what the canadian take is on all this .
i also understand he compared islamic state terrorists to greek, vietnamese & italian migrants?
that one i haven't confirmed yet but sounds wacky if true.
-
-
freemindfade
PC Culture has a down side. Its all great and warm and fuzzy to look out for peoples feelings, but unfortunately this idea can be used (intentionally or otherwise) to justify social intolerance of all kinds of disagreement and thus become a tool for dogmatic ideological control of society. I think this is what we are seeing happening in many places.
Liberalism and progressiveness should be about TOLERANCE. Tolerance means to be willing to endure the existence of, and exposure to, what you dislike.
I am not referring specifically to the changing of the words in the song, but just the slippery slope of oversensitive PC culture. Hell, hardly anything is funny anymore! Partly because the truth can be both offensive and funny.
-
151
Has Justin Trudeau Finally Eaten Too Many Tide Pods?
by freemindfade incurious what the canadian take is on all this .
i also understand he compared islamic state terrorists to greek, vietnamese & italian migrants?
that one i haven't confirmed yet but sounds wacky if true.
-
-
freemindfade
Over all I think Trudeau has been doing a pretty good job representing Canada.
Some things I question but he's certainly openly engaged and intentionally transparent to the population more than any Canadian Prime Minister that I can think of.Fair opinion. I don't know enough about Canadian PM's to say any different honestly.
-
151
Has Justin Trudeau Finally Eaten Too Many Tide Pods?
by freemindfade incurious what the canadian take is on all this .
i also understand he compared islamic state terrorists to greek, vietnamese & italian migrants?
that one i haven't confirmed yet but sounds wacky if true.
-
-
freemindfade
Apparently, viewed in context of the woman's earlier remarks, this was a joke that Trudeau made. Only when taken out of context does it sound like a stupid liberal remark of the kind conservatives enjoy caricaturing
Right... Because he said it was a joke 48 hours after the fact. If you believe that I have a bridge to sell you in Brooklyn
-
151
Has Justin Trudeau Finally Eaten Too Many Tide Pods?
by freemindfade incurious what the canadian take is on all this .
i also understand he compared islamic state terrorists to greek, vietnamese & italian migrants?
that one i haven't confirmed yet but sounds wacky if true.
-
-
freemindfade
I don't even know what you are talking about anymore. Its all laid out in the constitution. What is considered "speech". Harmful expressions and communications are not constitutional speech. And if you consider something that hurts your feelings "harmful" sorry that's not gonna get suppressed. You just need to get hurt feelings.
-
151
Has Justin Trudeau Finally Eaten Too Many Tide Pods?
by freemindfade incurious what the canadian take is on all this .
i also understand he compared islamic state terrorists to greek, vietnamese & italian migrants?
that one i haven't confirmed yet but sounds wacky if true.
-
-
freemindfade
When the government tries to regulate or punish any kind of communication, a number of questions must be answered to determine if the controls will survive a constitutional challenge. The most basic is whether the conduct to be controlled qualifies as “speech.”
This is where you are trying to twist this in a strawman way that any communication constitutes "speech". I personally don't feel trying to ban everything is the way to go, but the government doesn't see it that way, they have controls, but the above line is what you should familiarize yourself with
-
151
Has Justin Trudeau Finally Eaten Too Many Tide Pods?
by freemindfade incurious what the canadian take is on all this .
i also understand he compared islamic state terrorists to greek, vietnamese & italian migrants?
that one i haven't confirmed yet but sounds wacky if true.
-
-
freemindfade
A theater is a private sector, free speech does not apply there. Private entities and private spaces, however, are largely not required to protect your speech, and the first amendment does not protect what you say—only your right to speak. And the first amendment already has limits in this country:
To incite actions that would harm others (e.g., “[S]hout[ing] ‘fire’ in a crowded theater.”).
- Schenck v. United States, 249 U.S. 47 (1919).
- To make or distribute obscene materials.
- Roth v. United States, 354 U.S. 476 (1957).
- To burn draft cards as an anti-war protest.
- United States v. O’Brien, 391 U.S. 367 (1968).
- To permit students to print articles in a school newspaper over the objections of the school administration.
- Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier, 484 U.S. 260 (1988).
- Of students to make an obscene speech at a school-sponsored event.
- Bethel School District #43 v. Fraser, 478 U.S. 675 (1986).
- Of students to advocate illegal drug use at a school-sponsored event.
- Morse v. Frederick, __ U.S. __ (2007).
Publishing a bomb making guide, or yelling in a theatre have nothing to do with what the first amendment is about.
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.