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[OFFICIAL] Thoughts & Prayers, May 31 2019 Edition

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by SamFisher, May 31, 2019.

  1. fchowd0311

    fchowd0311 Contributing Member

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    Economic ideological differences of whether we should have arbitrary middlemen insurers be a part of the private for profit sector or the public sector isn't grounds to believe the opposing party wants Russian like autocratic tyranny.

    You are going to lose this debate of we delve into nuance. You aren't going to successfully pin a desire for public health insurance to tyranny. Go ahead and try.

    Also equating the desire for public health insurance to slavery and segregation is disgusting. Stop arguing in bad faith. You don't believe this **** unless you are a genuine psychopath.
     
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  2. AleksandarN

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    Defenseless against who exactly?
     
  3. AleksandarN

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    To be fair god hasn’t helped with the thoughts and prayers either so I don’t that would help.
     
  4. CometsWin

    CometsWin Breaker Breaker One Nine

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    You got this from 20 dead in Walmart shooting by another angry white guy in the 249th mass shooting this year so we should do something about crack pots and nuts getting their hands on guns. Yep, that's you.
     
  5. dobro1229

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    Anyone want to take a bet on if Mojo frequents 4chan or 8Chan whatever which is where these terrorists are frequently being radicalized?

    Yeah... F that guy. There’s a reason who he’s one of like 2 people I’ve decided... yeah that’s too much... he needs to be blocked for posting the same BS you find trafficked on these websites.
     
  6. CometsWin

    CometsWin Breaker Breaker One Nine

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    When I read his posts I hear Mark Levin's pompous, unhinged voice in my head. All the tyranny and liberty and Democrat left stuff. It's nauseating.
     
  7. SamFisher

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    Who?

    Oh yeah. F that guy.

    I can't remember when i blocked him, but i can tell you - no part of my life got worse in any way after i did.
     
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  8. SamFisher

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    I pretty much just automatically assumed this was it was going be some ****ing trump choad just like last year month weekend
     
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  9. SamFisher

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    Congratulations- you just put forth the same amount of effort and action that THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES saw fit to put forth in his official response.
     
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  10. TheFreak

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    Quick, someone bump the Omar, AOC, and Antifa threads.
     
  11. LosPollosHermanos

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    Haven’t you heard all those people liberal college kids and antifa have killed?
     
  12. Amiga

    Amiga 10 years ago...
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    it’s not the gun, it’s the people. Ok, so what do we do?


    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Countering_Violent_Extremism_Task_Force

    The Countering Violent Extremism Task Force (CVE), is a US government program established under the Obama administrationto counter all violent ideologies, held by groups or individuals in the US, by engaging communities in the counterterrorism effort and by education programs or counter-messaging. The program works with community groups such as local governments, police departments, universities, and non-profits.

    In December 2016, the incoming Trumppresidential transition team planned to stop the program from targeting white supremacists, which have committed bombings and shootings such as at a black church in Charleston. The program was also planned to be renamed to "Countering Radical Islamic Extremism". CongressionalRepublicans have criticized CVE for being politically correct, arguing that using the term "Radical Islam" would prevent violent attacks.[1][2][3][4][5] Community groups have had concerns that the program could be used to target faith groups for surveillance.[6][7][8][9][10] In May 2017, the Trump White House proposed to cut all funding to CVE.[11] In July 2017, George Selim, a Republican who worked in the Bush administration and headed the CVE, resigned. Selim said that government cooperation with Muslim communities has proven crucial to preventing terrorist attacks but that Trump appointees saw no value in this effort.[12][13][14] In August 2017, reacting to reports that the Trump administration rescinded a grant to an organization fighting against neo-Nazism, the Southern Poverty Law Center warned that the threat of domestic terrorism from white supremacists remained high, pointing to an attack in Portland that happened in May.[15]

    As of October, 2018, the task force exists in name only. Its staff members have returned to their home agencies and departments.[16]
     
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  13. bigtexxx

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    Has anybody considered stricter gun laws? It’s sure worked well in Chicago!
     
  14. bobrek

    bobrek Politics belong in the D & D

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    Since you brought it up, Chicago homicide rates dropped in 2017, dropped further In 2018 and the rate is dropping again this year. While the rate is still high it has been trending downwards three straight years. Is that due to the gun laws?
     
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  15. bigtexxx

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    Now you’re defending Chicago’s gun crime rate? Haha! You’re lost, kid!
     
  16. LosPollosHermanos

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    only a sadistic MAGAer would be laughing about 20 people being murdered. No wonder you are anti-gun laws. You find amusement in this stuff. SICK
     
  17. WNBA

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    MAGA just keep winning. 11 'socialists' were killed, now someone is lost by stating the truth. You are in good mood! enjoy the moment
     
  18. bobrek

    bobrek Politics belong in the D & D

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    I clearly said their murder rate was too high. You’re the one that brought up their gun laws. So, what is causing their murder rate to trend downwards?
     
  19. bigtexxx

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    Oh look at you backtracking. You clearly tried to claim a success from the murder rate declining, yet Chicago’s murder rate is astonishingly terrible, despite strict guns laws. How did it trend downwards? Probably because it couldn’t get any worse.

    And for you losers who think I’m in a good mood or happy because of this tragic loss of life - you’re sick.
     
  20. JayGoogle

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    Your argument isn't very good my dude.

    Considering that countries with strict gun laws don't have this happen. Period.
     
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