Our culture of violence — Page 2

"In other words, After Eight, you want any scapegoat for gun violence except for guns themselves and refuse to listen to anyone else"

That's not true, and I'll thank you not to put words in my mouth, especially untrue ones. I said in his very thread,

"Guns are a big part of the problem, but the problem is not limited to them."

Just being EXPOSED to violence, obscenity, salaciousness, graffiti is harmful to our children, to ALL of us. It degrades our existence, it poisons our lives,
destroys our sense of security and well-being, and especially when it comes to children. But do the filmmakers care, do the critics care, do the manufacturers of video games care, do the graffiti apologists care, do the writers of moronic
sitoms care?

Does anyone care about our kids? Or about anyone else?

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Gee, what took you so long?

You're getting to be a little slow on the uptake, there.

If it gave him the chance to snipe and be nasty he got what he wanted.

It's funny, I think, how you believe yourself a pillar of decency in a corrupted world.

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ywiw, I'm comparing it to NY, I guess!

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Just for the record, many of Moliere's characters were happy with the age in which they lived.

And also, not all his plays were written in verse.

But whether in verse or in prose, whether happy or not, if I could speak the way Moliere wrote, I would consider myself blessed.

"That really is an ignorant statement."

And ignorant is being polite. Ridiculous statement.

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I say we sit down and listen to ASSASSINS.

Any human who collects guns should have their mental health examined. No one needs more that one gun to protect their home.

And if you collect things that do nothing but kill, you have serious problems.

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I have. I grew up with them.

And if somebody walked into my office or home, say, with a Glock that I assumed was empty pointed toward the floor, I hope I'd have the good sense to be afraid.

Okay.

To be clear: By "other," you mean someone who did not grow up with guns and is familiar with them, yes? So if I respond negatively to someone who isn't familiar with guns, I'm a racist. Is that your point?