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JI7

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29. THey need it against threats like Trayvon Martin

Reply to phantom power (Original post)

Sat Dec 15, 2012, 08:42 PM

Dec 2012

who are armed with skittles and iced tea.

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Sacrificing thousands of kids on the altar of racist rightwing fantasies [View all] phantom power Dec 2012 OP

Rec JustAnotherGen Dec 2012 #1

Rec and waiting intaglio Dec 2012 #2

Cold But Fair, Sir The Magistrate Dec 2012 #3

This is a well-thought-out and articulate argument that isolates iemitsu Dec 2012 #4

How many wars in this have been about or waged against an "other" loyalsister Dec 2012 #6

We fought 2 wars against the British, and 2 wars against the Germans. Archae Dec 2012 #8

I was pointing to wars of aggression not internal defense loyalsister Dec 2012 #9

Needs to be said. nt sufrommich Dec 2012 #5

Well put. K&R COLGATE4 Dec 2012 #7

"But what if I NEED to kill someone?" XemaSab Dec 2012 #10

it sure does etherealtruth Dec 2012 #28

Well, if there are that many white racists out there wanting to kill black people.... musical_soul Dec 2012 #11

This is an excellent article. K&R. Timely, effective, necessary. nt riderinthestorm Dec 2012 #12

Remember the so-called NRA comic book? MightyMopar Dec 2012 #13

I completely agree with this. Very sad, very true. We all know these people. mountain grammy Dec 2012 #14

I think this is definitely a problem SpartanDem Dec 2012 #15

If you had to ask... nxylas Dec 2012 #16

k+r! TeamPooka Dec 2012 #17

Agree. freshwest Dec 2012 #18

This sums up my F-I-L to a T mike dub Dec 2012 #19

The stupid thing is Mr.Bill Dec 2012 #20

I was reading an article the other day about "Doomsday Perppers" type people. Initech Dec 2012 #21

Demagoguery is what fuels most wingnuttery Major Nikon Dec 2012 #22

Well, I'll John2 Dec 2012 #23

Ya lost me in the first paragraph quakerboy Dec 2012 #24

same goes for public transit and safety nets MisterP Dec 2012 #25

UGLY ass truth DonCoquixote Dec 2012 #26

What a load of bullshit. Skip Intro Dec 2012 #27

Oh, you know very well the OP isn't talking about hunters or skeet shooters Lydia Leftcoast Dec 2012 #30

He's taking a few isolated posts on obscure websites Skip Intro Dec 2012 #31

It's more than a post or two SpartanDem Dec 2012 #32

Yeah, those sites don't look at all obscure. Skip Intro Dec 2012 #33

They certainly represent a decent percentage the conservative bases feelings. SpartanDem Dec 2012 #34

Not to mention the online comments in local newspapers Lydia Leftcoast Dec 2012 #36

you painted black people as racist in a big OP here at DU CreekDog Dec 2012 #37

Hey stalker. Please share the link to back up that bs accusation. Skip Intro Dec 2012 #38

THey need it against threats like Trayvon Martin JI7 Dec 2012 #29

Fuckin' A. K&R. TransitJohn Dec 2012 #35