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GulfCoast66

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48. Best post of the thread.

Wed Mar 14, 2018, 01:07 PM

Mar 2018

I encounter this often. Middle aged white man ‘forced’ to work for a woman or person of color. Who of course was only put in a position of authority because of some ‘liberal, gov’ment, affirmative action plan’.

Then they go home to the ‘little lady’ and their gun where they are king of their domain. Until the ‘little lady’ has enough of their shit and leaves. This is when they go really batshit right wing crazy!.

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White men stockpile guns because they're scared of black people and feel inadequate, science says [View all] ffr Mar 2018 OP

Totally.... cilla4progress Mar 2018 #1

And it probably plays in well with the Christian Persecution Complex. TheBlackAdder Mar 2018 #36

and that thing that only THEY will be "saved" because they fierywoman Mar 2018 #44

Maybe they should make them with pink barrels and available in regular or circumcised versions. lagomorph777 Mar 2018 #39

Kind of explains all the cop shootings of unarmed black men. Fear and panic takes over and the... brush Mar 2018 #62

mainline conservatism has a yellow streak running right through the middle of it. Thomas Hurt Mar 2018 #2

+1 There must be a link between afraid and conservatives. ffr Mar 2018 #6

There is d_r Mar 2018 #13

My theory is that the farther away you are from when your ancestors came to America - the more Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2018 #9

I think I'm pretty tolerant d_r Mar 2018 #14

What does your theory say about folks whose ancestors came to America 10,000+ years ago? n/t sl8 Mar 2018 #19

Plenty of racists want to deport Native Americans IronLionZion Mar 2018 #66

3 of my 4 grandparents came from Revolutionary War vets. GulfCoast66 Mar 2018 #46

a variant of that may be true DBoon Mar 2018 #52

Interesting. There's got to be some reason...here in Texas I see people Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2018 #3

It supports the insecurity argument. ooky Mar 2018 #21

Ha...were you there? It actually happened - at a party at their house - they gave a Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2018 #33

It happens everywhere there are gun idiots. ooky Mar 2018 #41

Yup. hueymahl Mar 2018 #4

Science aside, this is plainly evident to anyone who is paying attention flibbitygiblets Mar 2018 #5

Very good short read. The detachment from religion makes sense underpants Mar 2018 #7

That's what I have been saying for years. Even got me booted from Gungeon. Hoyt Mar 2018 #8

It says a lot about gun control when a moron like Ted Nugent kicks their asses on a regular basis hack89 Mar 2018 #17

Gunners could use a little introspection too, less hatred, and less love for Ted Nugent and NRA. Hoyt Mar 2018 #20

I have plenty of contempt for Ted Nugent hack89 Mar 2018 #24

He's helping to protect your guns. Hoyt Mar 2018 #27

No. Democratic leadership protects my guns. hack89 Mar 2018 #28

Yes, it says that there are a lot of insecure racist white men in this country. DanTex Mar 2018 #47

Are you conceding that the gun control side is at a significant disadvantage because of that? hack89 Mar 2018 #49

Of course. Same as with a lot of issues. It's not like guns are the only area where DanTex Mar 2018 #50

I think it is dangerous to strongly link race with gun violence hack89 Mar 2018 #51

LOL. You know the difference between "race" and "racism", right? DanTex Mar 2018 #67

Sorry. Thought the concern was gun violence not gun ownership. hack89 Mar 2018 #71

Gun violence, which is caused by lax gun laws, supported by racist right-wingers. DanTex Mar 2018 #74

It's like 6 degrees of Kevin Bacon hack89 Mar 2018 #76

It's disgusting but this is sounding more and more like a revised KKK to me, doesn't it? NT SWBTATTReg Mar 2018 #10

link to article d_r Mar 2018 #11

Thank you. I wish... OneGrassRoot Mar 2018 #31

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In other words, weak, cowardly, stupid, insecure men. smirkymonkey Mar 2018 #15

the original article concludes with this- d_r Mar 2018 #18

The problem is that they isolate themselves. smirkymonkey Mar 2018 #25

pretty much nails it IMHO Locrian Mar 2018 #30

There was a book out a few years ago called "Bowling Alone" DBoon Mar 2018 #54

Push the good guys with guns to have a deeper connection to black, other people- it suggests at lunasun Mar 2018 #55

Some interesting observations from the article: The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2018 #16

Legal gun owners aren't doing most of the killing. hack89 Mar 2018 #22

I can empathize... science is hard. LanternWaste Mar 2018 #34

Isn't who is killing who the bottom line issue? hack89 Mar 2018 #38

Stephen Paddock had a pretty good body count gratuitous Mar 2018 #35

Look at all the gun deaths throughout an entire year. hack89 Mar 2018 #37

Good point. But no one here will pay any attention. Tipperary Mar 2018 #40

When they decide to do something illegal like mass murder, it's a bit too late IronLionZion Mar 2018 #70

Non-mass murder has many more victims hack89 Mar 2018 #73

The troll's post was deleted d_r Mar 2018 #23

how many of mass shooters have been African Americans? 1982 - 2018 spanone Mar 2018 #26

"They cling to their guns and God" CanonRay Mar 2018 #29

ironically handmade34 Mar 2018 #43

A'scared Racists HopeAgain Mar 2018 #32

Every gunfucker I've known is proud of being afraid. Iggo Mar 2018 #42

and they are baffled that YOU aren't as afraid DBoon Mar 2018 #59

"They don't love you as much as you love them." Iggo Mar 2018 #60

"They don't hate you as much as you fear them" DBoon Mar 2018 #61

Uneducated white men used to get economic benefits just because of who they were. Blue_true Mar 2018 #45

Best post of the thread. GulfCoast66 Mar 2018 #48

Uneducated white men also lack the coping mechanisms to deal with decline DBoon Mar 2018 #57

They had better learn, unless they have a way to kill all of the world. Blue_true Mar 2018 #64

++++++YES lunasun Mar 2018 #58

Why do other races stockpile guns, then? Dreamer Tatum Mar 2018 #53

Water is also wet Gothmog Mar 2018 #56

...and they have small dicks world wide wally Mar 2018 #63

Gun means instant respect! moondust Mar 2018 #65

Who Knew! BadGimp Mar 2018 #68

I look forward to reading the actual SA article; Raw Story fucks up real journalism often aikoaiko Mar 2018 #69

I have a question maybe I just don't get it but TalenaGor Mar 2018 #72

Gotta wonder if they included white cops in their study... FailureToCommunicate Mar 2018 #75

Locking - the GD hosts do not feel this fits the criteria for gun-related GD posts muriel_volestrangler Mar 2018 #77