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Earth_First

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99. So in otherwords; credit card debt can be surmised by white female privilidge...
Sat Jan 5, 2013, 10:12 AM
Jan 2013

See what I did there.

Your OP is garbage in, garbage out.

Oh Bullshit. Please stop it. It's racist to try to attach gun rights to caucasian people. NYC_SKP Jan 2013 #1
OK. So I gotta ask, are you being ironic here? Robb Jan 2013 #2
The gun lobby's newfound embrace of minorities is as forced and awkward as the Republicans MightyMopar Jan 2013 #9
Good lord! I never saw this before. Charlton is more of a crackpot than I thought! Squinch Jan 2013 #13
Then there's the NRA/ALEC "stand your ground" law that works so well on black teenagers MightyMopar Jan 2013 #40
Just google "NRA comic book" if you want to see gun lobby/NRA/ALEC racial fear mongering MightyMopar Jan 2013 #54
Study shows more whites killed under Stand Your Ground... JoeBlowToo Jan 2013 #80
That article doesn't refute the OP though. It says that homicides in Stand your Ground states Squinch Jan 2013 #93
Delete. Replied to wrong poster. spin Jan 2013 #188
Read a study earlier today Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #156
Thanks for that post. Never knew Heston put it out there so bluntly Number23 Jan 2013 #200
The OP is casting a decidedly race-based set of conclusions upon an otherwise color-free discussion. NYC_SKP Jan 2013 #12
You know the thing about privilege. Robb Jan 2013 #35
Well, first.... NYC_SKP Jan 2013 #219
Bravo! Vinnie From Indy Jan 2013 #226
gun ownership is mostly white and male CreekDog Jan 2013 #52
Let me add to that rightsideout Jan 2013 #58
Not exactly. Dr_Scholl Jan 2013 #74
Wrong rl6214 Jan 2013 #77
yours is only an anecdote, mine is based on more than one poll/study CreekDog Jan 2013 #78
I don't see anywhere where you posted any polls or studies, that makes your post rl6214 Jan 2013 #79
yours is still an anecdote and mine is not CreekDog Jan 2013 #81
A graph that doesn't mention ethnicity or gender? muriel_volestrangler Jan 2013 #102
Cute graph...you still haven't posted any facts which makes yours rl6214 Jan 2013 #163
Yes, you are right he is wrong. aptal Jan 2013 #192
Gun ownership is a greater predictor of political party more than many other demographics kwassa Jan 2013 #194
And this has what to do with my post #79? rl6214 Jan 2013 #195
Pointing out the variable of party affiliation, and to look at gender and race that Creek Dog ... kwassa Jan 2013 #196
Did you read the Charlton Heston quote. How could this discusssion possibly be "color free"? MightyMopar Jan 2013 #202
You have it 100% wrong. former9thward Jan 2013 #180
Oh, review your history, please. Robb Jan 2013 #181
Don't try and move the goalposts. former9thward Jan 2013 #184
Are you deliberately obtuse? Robb Jan 2013 #185
You don't know the ideology of the Panthers so don't bother pretending. former9thward Jan 2013 #187
You are intolerable. Go read a book. Robb Jan 2013 #193
Wow! And you call yourself a democrat?? Wow. Just Wow. madinmaryland Jan 2013 #11
How on earth is throwing out the term "white male privilege" a conversationally productive thing? NYC_SKP Jan 2013 #14
Are you serious??? I am fucking speechless. madinmaryland Jan 2013 #26
I like you, madinmaryland. I really do. NYC_SKP Jan 2013 #199
It's not racism if it's not a white male heterosexual saying it, Confusious Jan 2013 #51
Okay, how about just "male privilege". whathehell Jan 2013 #101
Are you suggesting there is no such thing as white male privilege in the US? n/t Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #157
This message was self-deleted by its author nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #160
Did I say that? NYC_SKP Jan 2013 #198
Why is that there can be endless conversations about "what's wrong with black people" Number23 Jan 2013 #201
I don't think most of these people are actual Democrats MightyMopar Jan 2013 #203
I think it just proves what every person of color already knows Number23 Jan 2013 #204
Here's what I think. I think that desperate people fall back on racial arguments when desperatel NYC_SKP Jan 2013 #205
Not that I know what "desperatel" means Number23 Jan 2013 #206
I was, of course, not rewferring to you as desperate... NYC_SKP Jan 2013 #207
The problem is the OP reduction of a major issue to one of race, any race, I don't care. NYC_SKP Jan 2013 #228
a lot of us have hurt our jaws asking the same question CreekDog Jan 2013 #53
You type with your jaws??? madinmaryland Jan 2013 #55
How many NRA members are other than White? Give us a break with that BS. Hoyt Jan 2013 #110
me and my wife are as well as most of our African american friends that own guns generalhh Jan 2013 #120
So we have 3 belonging to group (NRA) with board members like Grove Norquist, T Nugent, John Bolton, Hoyt Jan 2013 #121
Post removed Post removed Jan 2013 #126
Since you describe yourself as a Libertarian, I am not surprised you are a gun apologist. Hoyt Jan 2013 #136
Again with the gun owners = NRA fallacy SQUEE Jan 2013 #209
Talk about the irony here: MrScorpio Jan 2013 #168
Who controls guns in this country has been a debate about race since day one in this country MrScorpio Jan 2013 #170
The only sensible 3 word reply to this is... cbrer Jan 2013 #3
Yes, because there was no gun culture before 2008... Coyote_Tan Jan 2013 #4
I don't understand the reference to 2008. Could you elaborate? Squinch Jan 2013 #16
That's when Obama first won election. alp227 Jan 2013 #62
There was white male loss-of-primacy angst before Obama came on the scene. Squinch Jan 2013 #95
Interesting take. Marinedem Jan 2013 #5
Next to my Lamborghini, pet unicorn and six-pack abs? Robb Jan 2013 #7
They'll claim they belong to ACORN,teach gays how to defend themselves from other gun guys,vote Dem MightyMopar Jan 2013 #10
LOL, whatever. Marinedem Jan 2013 #19
Clearly you faked those photos in the past 10 minutes using secret NRA technology! Kurska Jan 2013 #21
Of course! Marinedem Jan 2013 #25
How dastardly Kurska Jan 2013 #36
Now that you put it that way, it is possible MightyMopar Jan 2013 #179
The pictures came from his website. UnrepentantLiberal Jan 2013 #142
Good thing he's gotten TSed. I wonder how long it will take before that BlueCaliDem Jan 2013 #161
Yes they can. UnrepentantLiberal Jan 2013 #164
Excellent! eom BlueCaliDem Jan 2013 #189
So he's been PPRd as a troll RetroLounge Jan 2013 #166
What say you now? Kingofalldems Jan 2013 #183
This message was self-deleted by its author CreekDog Jan 2013 #130
I really wish you MEN would stop showing women HockeyMom Jan 2013 #175
See my response below. Marinedem Jan 2013 #27
You're *not* a white guy? Robb Jan 2013 #32
His girlfriend isn't Kurska Jan 2013 #38
I guess he'll have to apologize to MarineDem's zombie. UnrepentantLiberal Jan 2013 #144
And now that the troll has been PPRd, who are you apologizing to? RetroLounge Jan 2013 #167
Give it up. Marinedem Jan 2013 #42
Now I'm confused. Robb Jan 2013 #59
give it up... you look dimmer with every post stklurker Jan 2013 #61
I'm the one that schooled your trollin ass. Marinedem Jan 2013 #70
3-3 to leave it NYC Liberal Jan 2013 #71
The jury system MIGHT be flawed. Moses2SandyKoufax Jan 2013 #72
Or not sarisataka Jan 2013 #134
You spent two hours convincing some guy on the Internet you really have a girlfriend. Robb Jan 2013 #85
LOL! Gidney N Cloyd Jan 2013 #133
Well, Marinedem posted his pictures below. Looking forward to yours...... (nt) Nye Bevan Jan 2013 #28
He sure did. UnrepentantLiberal Jan 2013 #145
Hey, knock it off. Ikonoklast Jan 2013 #30
Please accept this sincere proposal of marriage, which has nothing merrily Jan 2013 #39
No worries, they'll tell you she doesn't exist just like they told me I wasn't gay. Kurska Jan 2013 #15
Just Google "pink pistols" and make up your own mind MightyMopar Jan 2013 #20
Make up my mind about whether I exist? Who am I, René Descartes? Kurska Jan 2013 #24
See my response. Marinedem Jan 2013 #22
shouldn't it be "paid" NRA troll infiltrator.......... crazyjoe Jan 2013 #43
Oh yeah I forgot that Kurska Jan 2013 #46
Exactly right. nt onehandle Jan 2013 #6
they are certainly the most paranoid group Skittles Jan 2013 #8
Gawd. Do you have any stats to back this up? Buzz Clik Jan 2013 #17
Yeah, take Adam Lanza's mom for example. Nye Bevan Jan 2013 #18
Then there's her son MightyMopar Jan 2013 #23
I want gun control but that OP is a lot of horse shit! upaloopa Jan 2013 #29
Please don't give him any ideas. AnotherMcIntosh Jan 2013 #37
I know, right? Nye Bevan Jan 2013 #41
Soooo, I just have to ask... bitchinabluestreak Jan 2013 #31
bitchinabluestreak said: "considered myself a democrat up until the ACA" MightyMopar Jan 2013 #63
You know, the Nazis had little pieces of flair... slackmaster Jan 2013 #33
Bwahaha... that made me laugh out loud. Now I feel terrible. OneTenthofOnePercent Jan 2013 #47
I disagree and think it is mistake to couch this important issue in these terms... jimlup Jan 2013 #34
This message was self-deleted by its author MightyMopar Jan 2013 #48
My only question is merrily Jan 2013 #44
Interesting OP given that gun control is historically rooted in Jim Crow & Racism. OneTenthofOnePercent Jan 2013 #45
Sullivan Act (immigrants), Mulford Act (Black Panthers), various Southern "Declared Emergency" acts X_Digger Jan 2013 #49
And black people used to vote Republican and now they don't MightyMopar Jan 2013 #50
lol obamanut2012 Jan 2013 #131
Pistol permits in NC were started to keep Blacks from owning handguns obamanut2012 Jan 2013 #128
Wow, pulling the race card out!? NEG Jan 2013 #56
White male privilege responsible for shooting, professor argues MightyMopar Jan 2013 #57
Adam Lanza's mom was a dude? *mind blown* AtheistCrusader Jan 2013 #65
I guess you must have been watching Fox News, her white male son was the mass murderer MightyMopar Jan 2013 #67
Her white male son with known mental health issues, and a history of violence and also AtheistCrusader Jan 2013 #69
Hugo Schwyzer is grasping for.... NEG Jan 2013 #125
shallow H2O Man Jan 2013 #60
White people make up 78% of the US population, and commit 46% of the murders. Nye Bevan Jan 2013 #64
54% of Americans want stricter gun laws including 59% of women, 56% percent of white men oppose them MightyMopar Jan 2013 #66
+1 virgogal Jan 2013 #176
Wow. Just, wow. flvegan Jan 2013 #68
OK,let's be frank DonCoquixote Jan 2013 #73
What he said! Squinch Jan 2013 #98
honestly because they dont want to the criminals next victim generalhh Jan 2013 #124
lets define some concepts DonCoquixote Jan 2013 #197
Argue the merits of your position rather than insulting those who disagree (nt) Demo_Chris Jan 2013 #75
I live in Texas, the lines I see at local shops are all Hispanic. rl6214 Jan 2013 #76
And North Korea has a cute girl rockband and China now has a more middleclass people than America MightyMopar Jan 2013 #88
Race baiting thread rl6214 Jan 2013 #165
Buying military weapons - opportunity to make a monetary killing.... Honeycombe8 Jan 2013 #82
This message was self-deleted by its author aikoaiko Jan 2013 #83
Well, when one promises to ban something useful, people who can will tend to hoard. aikoaiko Jan 2013 #84
It's very simple-minded to reduce such a complex issue to a racial/gender stereotype. nt bemildred Jan 2013 #86
In the future the political bogeyman won't be the black man but the white guy with guns MightyMopar Jan 2013 #87
Thanks for clearing that up Nostradamus. bemildred Jan 2013 #91
Sure, but stereotypes are not entirely useless. Warren Stupidity Jan 2013 #90
How do you feel about applying that notion to gay stereotypes???? nt bemildred Jan 2013 #92
It depends on why one would be doing this. Warren Stupidity Jan 2013 #94
Statistical research is not stereotypes. bemildred Jan 2013 #96
Read "and the band played on" and the great bath house wars of the early 80s. Warren Stupidity Jan 2013 #97
No, that was understanding real gay culture, which was necessary. bemildred Jan 2013 #100
Well said, bemildred. NYC_SKP Jan 2013 #210
Why thank you. bemildred Jan 2013 #211
You leave out the gangs who are mostly male but also brown, black and white. upaloopa Jan 2013 #103
Urban gun ownership rates, non white gun ownership rates are very low Warren Stupidity Jan 2013 #105
You are fucking lame. I was a rural white man gun owner. We had single action pistols, shot guns upaloopa Jan 2013 #107
There is a violent gang culture that isn't hack89 Jan 2013 #119
My great grandmother owned, as did my grandmother, as did my mother, and I do too. TheKentuckian Jan 2013 #89
So in otherwords; credit card debt can be surmised by white female privilidge... Earth_First Jan 2013 #99
Not really true OccupyManny Jan 2013 #104
Agree With OP - White Male Privilege Is A Significant Obstacle To Outlawing Guns In America cantbeserious Jan 2013 #106
bullshit. Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2013 #108
Yahoos lined up at Atlanta gun show to buy assault weapons only one week after Sandy Hook Hoyt Jan 2013 #109
Over 2100 views, 110 replies, but not a ... 99Forever Jan 2013 #111
15 recs MightyMopar Jan 2013 #112
My bad... 99Forever Jan 2013 #114
Happiness is a warm gun! MightyMopar Jan 2013 #182
Did anyone in this thread actually look up any statistics gollygee Jan 2013 #113
Thanks for the graph. Interesting stats... TeeYiYi Jan 2013 #122
You mean other races can't buy firearms? ileus Jan 2013 #115
I guess those black people with a gun are white. musical_soul Jan 2013 #116
Young African American Male. College Educated, Small businessman, very involved in commuinty generalhh Jan 2013 #117
And every word of it true. UnrepentantLiberal Jan 2013 #148
What a load of s^^t. tradecenter Jan 2013 #118
So you are saying white male previlege has no political implications in this debate? MightyMopar Jan 2013 #127
MightyMopar..... NEG Jan 2013 #132
Exactly! tradecenter Jan 2013 #137
And yet another Gungeon troll billh58 Jan 2013 #146
So what was your last user name on this website? UnrepentantLiberal Jan 2013 #150
What's that supposed to mean? tradecenter Jan 2013 #169
good observation samsingh Jan 2013 #123
I'm a lesbian and a lefty obamanut2012 Jan 2013 #129
BUT Berserker Jan 2013 #135
NOT A SINGLE POST TO DISPROVE THAT GUN OWNERSHIP ISN'T OVERWHELMINGLY WHITE MALE MightyMopar Jan 2013 #138
I GUESS THAT SAYS IT ALL Berserker Jan 2013 #140
Using Romney's pollster you're right but whites aren't a majority anymore MightyMopar Jan 2013 #141
Bullshit, mopar Puha Ekapi Jan 2013 #139
So you are armed billh58 Jan 2013 #147
Ummmm... Puha Ekapi Jan 2013 #149
So you "reasonably" expect to be invaded by our government? billh58 Jan 2013 #151
Explain to me... Puha Ekapi Jan 2013 #153
I didn't say that you should put billh58 Jan 2013 #154
We are not... Puha Ekapi Jan 2013 #155
Bury my Heart at Wounded Knee nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #162
Bury my Puha Ekapi Jan 2013 #171
Thanks for the correction nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #172
and yet you think I as a Jew am paranoid or ... SQUEE Jan 2013 #212
And many of us have said never again to genocide nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #213
Jew card..Hardly SQUEE Jan 2013 #214
Point to any progromm in US history nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #215
in deference to the flu I will assume you meant Pogrom. SQUEE Jan 2013 #216
You do that nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #217
first so we are on the same page SQUEE Jan 2013 #218
Second, so we are on the same page nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #220
Given US history (why you are) nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #158
Lets see what Michael Moore has to say about this AZ Progressive Jan 2013 #143
And women who think a gun makes them SEXY to gun toting men HockeyMom Jan 2013 #152
Race is a component, at least in some regions. nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #159
Think about this. If African Americans were walking around with guns hanging off their madinmaryland Jan 2013 #173
Why I said it is nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #174
It is actually a component everywhere in this country. madinmaryland Jan 2013 #178
having toys=freedom fascisthunter Jan 2013 #177
Apparently all the squirrels aren't in the woods today. nt Remmah2 Jan 2013 #186
People are throwing hissy fits about your OP, did you know that? 2ndAmForComputers Jan 2013 #190
It's just constructive dialogue, can't leave white male privilege out of the discussion MightyMopar Jan 2013 #191
You aren't a bigot. But reducing the gun debate to those three words is a bigoted concept. NYC_SKP Jan 2013 #208
This message was self-deleted by its author nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #221
Correlation is not causation. The OP is bigoted race-baiting flamebait. NYC_SKP Jan 2013 #222
This message was self-deleted by its author nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #223
The failure of your replies is this: NYC_SKP Jan 2013 #224
This message was self-deleted by its author nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #225
The WHOLE gun debate is about white, male privilege? Vinnie From Indy Jan 2013 #227
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