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Sekhmets Daughter

(7,515 posts)
4. Too bad you chose to destroy
Mon Jan 28, 2013, 12:46 PM
Jan 2013

what could have been a worthwhile discussion with the perfectly ridiculous

For the same reasons that I don't want anyone taking my chainsaw, tractor or wrenches away, I don't want anyone taking my guns away.

Your statement is incorrect. The difference between urban and rural people is justiceischeap Jan 2013 #1
So true. nick of time Jan 2013 #2
I live in a rural area, but work in a city. NutmegYankee Jan 2013 #13
No, the main difference is ketchup Taverner Jan 2013 #41
Urban drives can take forever ... the length of TIME can be greater. kwassa Jan 2013 #96
conclusion: country folk are ignorant and feel helpless around those from different cultures while bettyellen Jan 2013 #3
"Simplify as much as possible and no further" - Albert Einstein. n/t lumberjack_jeff Jan 2013 #36
it's all in your post, jeff. you chose to highlight the positive, but the negative was drawn from bettyellen Jan 2013 #40
Too bad you chose to destroy Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #4
Would you please expand your position. bvar22 Jan 2013 #15
No one is coming to grab his guns... Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #34
The risk of anyone realistically taking away guns is close to zero. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2013 #42
There are many, many more voices Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #46
Ah, I see what your problem is. bvar22 Jan 2013 #65
Right from his OP... Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #71
The only thing I have to say about "Banning Guns".. bvar22 Jan 2013 #94
Palm Beach is a barrier island... Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #98
"very few choose to be shot, suicides being the exception." Not quite true.... Ghost in the Machine Jan 2013 #113
As much of our gun violemce is committed by Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #114
You should check out DU sometime. Seen some folks there wanting to take guns away The Straight Story Jan 2013 #125
I have little patiences with the extremists on either side. Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #135
The main difference is that urban people represent 86% of the population frazzled Jan 2013 #5
102% JVS Jan 2013 #28
And yet, we own 60% of the Senators. n/t lumberjack_jeff Jan 2013 #43
and that's undemocratic CreekDog Jan 2013 #84
Good luck with your second constitutional convention. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2013 #88
does that make Hand County, SD an urban area? hfojvt Jan 2013 #87
Excellent point just1voice Jan 2013 #101
Speaking for myself Horse with no Name Jan 2013 #6
The reading shakespeare part trips me up. n/t lumberjack_jeff Jan 2013 #44
Audiobooks! :-) riqster Jan 2013 #47
I will have to speak up here 2naSalit Jan 2013 #60
In the same way that city folk are blind to the infrastructure that supports them... lumberjack_jeff Jan 2013 #66
Many of us also have spent time in cities 2naSalit Jan 2013 #70
... L0oniX Jan 2013 #7
Having lived in the city for many years I now choose to live in a rural area but work in the city Lesmoderesstupides Jan 2013 #8
I'm a security guard and took a psych test. I wish a gun purchase required the same or better test. L0oniX Jan 2013 #12
yeah my slightly sociopathic cousin failed the psych for the NYPD. I thought that was pretty bettyellen Jan 2013 #24
I'm an urbanite. sadbear Jan 2013 #9
I have traveled extensively, London, Paris, Rome, panader0 Jan 2013 #10
Prior to retiring I traveled overseas often, but oldbanjo Jan 2013 #58
Seriously? PotatoChip Jan 2013 #105
Poster is probably zabet Jan 2013 #116
Oh, ok. I get it now. PotatoChip Jan 2013 #120
Not me. If I had my choice, I would go live in urban areas around Europe and spend most CTyankee Jan 2013 #112
I have traveled to the British Isles, Paris, Mexico City and many Caribbean islands, RebelOne Jan 2013 #129
Let's see, I've lived at East 74th street in Manhattan, and in dairy farm country in upstate NY mrsadm Jan 2013 #11
my trespassing problem is city folk who park on my property to gain access to some falls in the nati loli phabay Jan 2013 #16
Start charging for parking..they probably won't park there anymore. shraby Jan 2013 #59
well the tow company charges them and the tow me for free when i get stuck so i guess loli phabay Jan 2013 #63
Likewise, I've lived in NW DC, urban and rural VA, and now in rural/suburban Conn. NutmegYankee Jan 2013 #23
My personal experience with people of ill intent is also pretty close to zero. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2013 #35
City people ARE nice kwolf68 Jan 2013 #14
I find rural folk to be suspicious and unhelpful unless Lex Jan 2013 #21
yep, I've seen many a situation where many NYers immediately jumped in to help bettyellen Jan 2013 #26
+1 Dawson Leery Jan 2013 #90
+1 Jimbo S Jan 2013 #95
whether or not they have sidewalks? nt NoGOPZone Jan 2013 #17
You city folk are just book larned... ret5hd Jan 2013 #18
For someone defensive about the value of your book larnin', your reading skills could improve. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2013 #48
My husband grew up in a rural area, and we've lived on an old farm hedgehog Jan 2013 #19
This is stereotyping. JaneyVee Jan 2013 #20
It's generalizing. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2013 #50
did he attribute cultural generalities specific to rural voices? LanternWaste Jan 2013 #100
Kind of like folks do about the South (nt) The Straight Story Jan 2013 #126
I am both. I grew up rural and moved to the city. Viva_La_Revolution Jan 2013 #22
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jan 2013 #25
All joking aside, how high is the crime rate in your rural area? justiceischeap Jan 2013 #27
I live in a rural area and the only time that I have ever oldbanjo Jan 2013 #64
I agree, we should all have one of these justiceischeap Jan 2013 #69
Property crime in my county is about 20% higher than the state average lumberjack_jeff Jan 2013 #72
When I was mugged by two youths at gun point in Norfolk, VA (not exactly rural) justiceischeap Jan 2013 #76
Don't disagree. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2013 #80
The difference between urban and rural people is... Botany Jan 2013 #29
+1 NutmegYankee Jan 2013 #54
We could mix better if we had better passenger rail. City could visit rural for the small town festi patrice Jan 2013 #30
With all due respect... lumberjack_jeff Jan 2013 #78
I wasn't thinking about light-rail. I live in a "shipping hub", amazing the amount of right-of-way patrice Jan 2013 #81
so much nonsense. cali Jan 2013 #31
do you need a machine gun barbtries Jan 2013 #32
No. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2013 #57
far from it, barbtries Jan 2013 #117
Machine Guns are already illegal, bvar22 Jan 2013 #75
FYI, "machine guns" are already highly regulated, and fewer than 200K own them... Eleanors38 Jan 2013 #102
In my experience rural people are often well versed in local and regional history 1-Old-Man Jan 2013 #33
I grew up on a farm, 9 miles from town (pop: 2,500), then lived in D.C., Chicago and Milwaukee ... Scuba Jan 2013 #37
Your avatar? legaleagle_45 Jan 2013 #38
Yes. Smedley Butler. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2013 #73
I am a fan!! legaleagle_45 Jan 2013 #91
The "Skills" part only works if you're defining "skills" as things that are helpful in the country. JoeyT Jan 2013 #39
The distinction is between vertical skills and horizontal ones. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2013 #56
Not a good enough argument to justify having an AK47. Or 30 bullet mags. Sorry. I'm sure 6'll do it judesedit Jan 2013 #45
From my own life experience, I can't really disagree. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2013 #61
therefore urban/suburban people have no need to have people-killing guns. great news ! nt msongs Jan 2013 #49
Urban folks do have "people killing guns". They simply hire others to operate them. n/t lumberjack_jeff Jan 2013 #51
The Internet, even accessed over slow rural connections, bvar22 Jan 2013 #52
...is that some of them are urban and, get this, some of them are rural. Iggo Jan 2013 #53
You're probably referring to a handful of people ecstatic Jan 2013 #55
RURAL POPULATION IN DECLINE FOR GOOD REASONS AND MORE WOULD LEAVE IF THEY COULD MightyMopar Jan 2013 #62
wow! nt ecstatic Jan 2013 #68
country folk aren't afraid to speak to each other datasuspect Jan 2013 #67
It's one thing to retire to the country, it's quite another to grow up in the country MightyMopar Jan 2013 #79
Yes, you point to a lot of the hardships of rural life in much of America. antigone382 Jan 2013 #92
Do you think Democrats are trying to take your guns away? lark Jan 2013 #74
No. Because they're not listening to a vocal minority of DU'ers. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2013 #83
this is total bullshit as evidenced by the lack of any science, any study, and CreekDog Jan 2013 #77
That's nice. n/t lumberjack_jeff Jan 2013 #82
So then you oppose President Obama's stand on this issue? bvar22 Jan 2013 #107
Rural people need to be understood, as do urbanites and Americans of all locales, BUT CreekDog Jan 2013 #108
I smell equivocation. bvar22 Jan 2013 #109
well you have to smell it because you sure didn't read any equivocation CreekDog Jan 2013 #111
"many people have unfounded or inaccurate fears" bvar22 Jan 2013 #119
Mostly she opposes any words found to the left of the name "lumberjack_jeff" lumberjack_jeff Jan 2013 #115
UH, as Americans get older, they tend to move back to rural areas. truedelphi Jan 2013 #85
Ever grow up in a small homogeneous town? Dawson Leery Jan 2013 #89
Dawson you are talking about them young apples, truedelphi Jan 2013 #136
In fairness, many college towns are nice. Dawson Leery Jan 2013 #138
First nobody wants to take your guns away upaloopa Jan 2013 #86
Cultural and social differences aren't "nothing" Spider Jerusalem Jan 2013 #93
What tools do urban repairmen need? lumberjack_jeff Jan 2013 #103
I live in the UK. Police here aren't armed, as a general rule. Spider Jerusalem Jan 2013 #106
Who is planning on taking away your guns, your chainsaws, and your wrenches? LanternWaste Jan 2013 #97
There are undoubtedly people who don't fit into the urban/rural dichotomy. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2013 #104
Why do we live in a rural area ? rickford66 Jan 2013 #99
The question of rural vs urban makes my mind explode.. PufPuf23 Jan 2013 #110
Both have inflated senses of self-importance. Robb Jan 2013 #118
The person you were for 10 years is the type of person you now hope dems waste no time with. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2013 #121
Idiotic that this offends you. Why chase a small number of voters? Robb Jan 2013 #122
Why chase a small number of voters? lumberjack_jeff Jan 2013 #123
Good grief. Robb Jan 2013 #124
It really doesn't matter who the census bureau thinks "rural" lumberjack_jeff Jan 2013 #127
Can we target self-identified handsome people, too? Robb Jan 2013 #128
If you're going to do wedge politics, know where you're putting it. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2013 #130
Fine, we'll pander to the delusional. Robb Jan 2013 #132
Right, because "middle class tax cuts" is an electoral loser that no democrat would ever support. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2013 #134
I must be the amazing, morphing woman. OnionPatch Jan 2013 #131
I think it's partly (mostly?) about self-identity too. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2013 #133
I identify with OnionPatch Jan 2013 #139
A company moved some operations from Manhattan/Brooklyn to town just north of Newark FarCenter Jan 2013 #137
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