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February 21, 2019, 10:41 AM | #51 | |
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i honestly feel, base on what i know about him, that he had a chip on his shoulder that was bigger than the hat on his head.
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February 21, 2019, 10:56 AM | #52 | ||
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Just to pile on a little, first we should remember that maroon is a shade of deep red, it is NOT in any way a shade of black -- or even brown. Second: I'm 75 years old. Your comment is the very first time I have ever seen/heard anyone suggest that Bugs Bunny's use of "maroon" was anything other that an intentional (by the cartoonists) mispronunciation of the word "moron." To the best of my knowledge, nobody has ever claimed that it had any racial overtones. I know for a fact that I have used it (in my best Bugs Bunny imitation accent) in the presence of persons of color, and nobody has ever expressed any sense of having been offended. This "historical meaning" of which you speak, I'm sorry to inform you, does not exist. |
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February 21, 2019, 11:02 AM | #53 |
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Back to the original story, this incident serves as another example of why liberals don't think ordinary people should be allowed to carry guns -- they're afraid everyone will act as irresponsibly as they do.
A few more incidents like this and it may transpire that the most "commonsense" law we could enact to prevent "gun violence" might be a law that prohibits Democrats and liberals from possessing firearms. |
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February 21, 2019, 11:30 AM | #55 | |
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February 21, 2019, 07:05 PM | #56 |
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People talk of Pierce’s stupidity in pursuing his attacker to the parking lot; and by and large, I’d agree that’s not how I’d bet with my life on the line. Still, it is worth remembering that people respond to different motivations. What many perceive as prudence, some will perceive as weakness. Prudence pays off right up until you meet one of those guys. Then you are encouraging an attack instead of deterring it.
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February 21, 2019, 08:37 PM | #57 | |
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February 21, 2019, 09:32 PM | #58 | |
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You might also have deductive reasoning, another seemingly lost skill, in which Bugs calling an old white guy, Elmer Fudd, a “Maroon”, so was obviously not a form of racial discrimination. Now that people don’t study history or read books, you might have to “Facebook” or “tweet” to see how uninformed opinions are created and propagate. There are some folks that think nothing existed before the internet.. |
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February 21, 2019, 09:36 PM | #59 |
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"Maroon" referring to a colony of escaped slaves does exist (I learned that from this thread) but it's an arcane and obscure definition of the word, and I'm not sure it's even derogatory anymore. The only ones who would be offended by it are looking for something to be offended by, and I'm happy to oblige them
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February 22, 2019, 05:18 AM | #61 |
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It seems like any story involving MAGA hats deserves some time to unfold and let the facts simmer out. I'm thinking of those poor kids in D.C. who became a source of national controversy recently and the case in Chicago that's all over the news. But if you're in a big box store you can probably be pretty confident that the internal and external security cameras will capture enough to let you focus on protecting yourself and then calling the police after the threat is gone.
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February 22, 2019, 01:03 PM | #63 |
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USNRet93: Happening every day? And then you cite two incidents months apart?
You seemed to get really upset with hyperbole in the Colorado red flag thread. Is it only when it is used to oppose gun control that it bothers you? |
February 22, 2019, 09:40 PM | #64 |
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Too much squabbling and not enough reasoned discussion. 'Nuf.
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