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In reply to the discussion: Do you agree with Bill Maher's mockery of American masculinity? I think US gun culture is degenerate [View all]cherokeeprogressive
(24,853 posts)55. C'mon... give us something to aspire to.
Pray tell, what's your definition of a "real man"?
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Do you agree with Bill Maher's mockery of American masculinity? I think US gun culture is degenerate [View all]
MightyMopar
Jan 2013
OP
It really burns our phony "professor" that his deadly little pro-NRA hobby gets questioning
apocalypsehow
Jan 2013
#87
Got your goat? BTW, a Mopar can get very good gas mileage like this new 40 mpg Dart
MightyMopar
Jan 2013
#11
Last I check, Mercedes, BMW, Audi, etc are not the muscle cars fan bois drool over
ProgressiveProfessor
Jan 2013
#37
Oh, there's a lot of fan boi-ism over these brands. You'd be surprised how heated the discussions
Flatulo
Jan 2013
#38
Yeah, I think I know the type. When I was a kid, the car to have was the Plymouth Roadrunner.
Flatulo
Jan 2013
#50
I've noticed a lot of RBKAer types were bullied and retreat into gun extremism
MightyMopar
Jan 2013
#94
I grew up in a semi-rural area outside Boston. Every family had guns, and most kids had a .22
Flatulo
Jan 2013
#98
Car enthusiasts never theathened their opponents children like the RBKA crowd does
MightyMopar
Jan 2013
#99
Most muscle car types I have known were good ole boys with historical ties to guys who wore white
ProgressiveProfessor
Jan 2013
#103
I have a childhood friend who can't stop talking about the Prius's he and his wife drive, and how
cherokeeprogressive
Jan 2013
#43
As the owner of several guns AND several muscle cars, I can't decide which of you is the bigger tool
Throd
Jan 2013
#93
I imagine the one of the quickest things we often do when our sacred cow is attacked
LanternWaste
Jan 2013
#118
In Ventura County, CA, thousands work at the local base. That and local government
LibDemAlways
Jan 2013
#15
So continuation of a war machine, with our tax dollars, and the blood of our children
SQUEE
Jan 2013
#9
Maher always thinks outside the box. His hypothesis, that men have been neutered
Laura PourMeADrink
Jan 2013
#13
Yes, well, his misogyny is well documented, so I'm not surprised at the "neutering" BS
whathehell
Jan 2013
#33
I think you are right about his personal issues with women for sure.
Laura PourMeADrink
Jan 2013
#71
I noticed it after 9/11 too. All of the camouflage gear men were wearing, like they had just finished
RKP5637
Jan 2013
#64
I think we live in a bully culture. In basketball it isnt "have a competitive game" but
rhett o rick
Jan 2013
#20
I agree that it was tougher in the past but today it's all about domination.
rhett o rick
Jan 2013
#45
How does a referee in ANY sport "reward" a participant, especially in basketball?
cherokeeprogressive
Jan 2013
#47
If you were to stand within two feet of Michael Jordon going to the basket
rhett o rick
Jan 2013
#80
LOL, "I haven't watched a game since 1992, but I'm gonna tell you EVERYTHING I don't like about it"!
Moses2SandyKoufax
Jan 2013
#89
Good job. Play the race card and shut off the discussion. You totally missed my original point
rhett o rick
Jan 2013
#104
Yes and they called it the "Dream Team" and we bullied the other teams. In fact
rhett o rick
Jan 2013
#123
It's all about $$$$$ and the MIC. Weapons, war and deaths are big money and the MIC loves lots of
RKP5637
Jan 2013
#26
right. another conspiracy. it cant be that most american males out there are really large babies
pasto76
Jan 2013
#48
Someone who is just completely himself without all the macho posturing and
smirkymonkey
Jan 2013
#76
I think that "gun culture" has the same status as "gangster culture" or "drug culture".
Igel
Jan 2013
#32
Don't these same republicans tell us this is how Ronald Reagan defeated the Soviet Union?
sadbear
Jan 2013
#34
I agree, but I think more of it is the aftermath of that. We USED to be king of the world. Now
Squinch
Jan 2013
#77
The government got women on board during the Cold War through the myth of breeding camps.
Spitfire of ATJ
Jan 2013
#83
There was a myth the government put out that when the Soviets rolled in,...
Spitfire of ATJ
Jan 2013
#114
Interesting, but I don't think that's an equivalent. It would have to be something women are
Squinch
Jan 2013
#119