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The Magistrate

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59. Hang In There, Sir
Fri Mar 8, 2013, 06:08 PM
Mar 2013

Your harping on this is beginning to remind me of a favorite old comedy routine, from'Beyond the Fringe': regular meetings of an End of the World Society, ended every meeting with a shout "Cheer up, lads! We must get a winner one day!"

In regards to fire-arms possession in the United States, my object is to alter the regulations, and it is clear to me that in order to do this, some change in what people by and large see as acceptable, normal, decent behavior will need to be wrought, as it was in regards to drinking behind the wheel and smoking and making passes at your female employees and yelling insults at homosexuals, and a variety of things I can remember being considered normal and usual and more or less acceptable behavior, yet which are now pretty widely frowned on. One means to achieve this is to point out clearly the irrationality of those most dedicated to owning fire-arms, and lay bare such dedication's roots in fetishist attachment to objects of power and potency. In this endeavor, one is certainly helped by the manifest irrationality and repugnance of many who set themselves up as spokes-persons for ''Team NRA' and its ilk. These people are often obviously unbalanced, obviously operating under disturbed and disturbing compulsions and obsessions. It is, in my view, the best line to press, and the complaints it evokes from persons who express themselves as dedicated to ownership of firearms suggests to me it is indeed an effective line to press, which should be pressed on a wide scale.

Fetishists fantasies are a poor basis for law and public policy regard implements of lethal force.

Ouch Kingofalldems Mar 2013 #1
This should help move the conversation forward. Or not. Comrade Grumpy Mar 2013 #2
I remember that shot from Burn Notice Doctor_J Mar 2013 #3
I think that's 'Justified'. n/t reflection Mar 2013 #5
It Is From "Justified." This Week's Episode, In Fact. Paladin Mar 2013 #6
No kidding! That same little weasely dude was in Burn Notice a few Doctor_J Mar 2013 #128
Great Character Actor, Hope He Finds Work For Years To Come. (nt) Paladin Mar 2013 #133
Shooting all those rounds and hitting nothing... WCGreen Mar 2013 #181
Yeah, But His Heart Was In It.... (nt) Paladin Mar 2013 #183
. Guy Whitey Corngood Mar 2013 #4
Stallone looks just a dumb Shankapotomus Mar 2013 #7
He is big backer of Brady Center. And has 4 guns for CCW. Eleanors38 Mar 2013 #8
He sounds confused nt Shankapotomus Mar 2013 #12
Actually, he is an elite: "You can't be armed, I can." Eleanors38 Mar 2013 #109
Not to defend his CCW adieu Mar 2013 #15
I support Stallone & Feinstein's success in arming for self-defense... Eleanors38 Mar 2013 #110
It would depend, wouldn't it? adieu Mar 2013 #118
For some reason, elite celebrities get the guns under "may issue" schemes. Eleanors38 Mar 2013 #135
That's why I support "shall issue" laws. (n/t) spin Mar 2013 #141
Do you have any facts to back up your allegations? adieu Mar 2013 #142
Google up M.L.K. gun permit denial & see what you get. Eleanors38 Mar 2013 #144
I was referring to your allegations adieu Mar 2013 #148
You're right! There is absolutely no chance that she will ever be be a victim unless ... spin Mar 2013 #139
Stallone looks like he stole his hair from 'Flashdance'. cliffordu Mar 2013 #9
Nice catch, lol! pinboy3niner Mar 2013 #10
Man, I still love her.... cliffordu Mar 2013 #13
It could be the same wig. Remmah2 Mar 2013 #26
Because appearances are what really matter to anti-RKBA folk. aikoaiko Mar 2013 #11
And Fetishist Fantasy, Sir, Is What Drives 'Team NRA' And Its Ilk.... The Magistrate Mar 2013 #16
That sounds silly. Remmah2 Mar 2013 #22
I Expect It Would To Many, Sir: In My Experience, Fetishists Have No Idea How They Seem To Others The Magistrate Mar 2013 #23
"Gun owners" categorizes all gun owners. Remmah2 Mar 2013 #25
"In My Experience, Fetishists Have No Idea How They Seem To Others" Ghost in the Machine Mar 2013 #63
You Have No Idea What The Range Of My Experience Might Be, Sir The Magistrate Mar 2013 #64
Nor do you have any idea of my range of experiences, sir... Ghost in the Machine Mar 2013 #68
You Should Write A Book, Sir: As The Kids Say 'Cool Story, Bro....' The Magistrate Mar 2013 #69
Just as I thought, no definition... but no big surprise you'd know what the 'kids' say... n/t Ghost in the Machine Mar 2013 #70
And We Were So Hoping, Sir, For More Tales Of Your Big Bad Self, But Alas, You Disappoint The Magistrate Mar 2013 #81
All the time in the world to write a boorish screed, but no definition yet, huh? How SHOCKING!! Ghost in the Machine Mar 2013 #97
Cool story, bro. nt msanthrope Mar 2013 #106
An intelligent, well thought out, poignant reply Ghost in the Machine Mar 2013 #127
You Are Just Not Making Me Feel It, Sir: It Simply Fails To Convince The Magistrate Mar 2013 #119
You know something? I really don't give a rats ass what you feel, or even what you've got to say... Ghost in the Machine Mar 2013 #123
You Have, Sir, An Opportunity To Prove That Statement... The Magistrate Mar 2013 #124
Such a sad, sad story. And you tell it so well! apocalypsehow Mar 2013 #129
I'd suggest "contracted by" instead of "hob-nob". Marr Mar 2013 #112
Nailed it zappaman Mar 2013 #82
Has Hell frozen over?!?!?!?! Ghost in the Machine Mar 2013 #98
I fear the Magistrate may never answer your questions. zappaman Mar 2013 #107
I have a very strong feeling that you are correct, my friend.... Ghost in the Machine Mar 2013 #125
Apparently, the anti-team NRA crowd has even weirder fetish fantasies. aikoaiko Mar 2013 #24
And Those Would Be What, Sir? The Magistrate Mar 2013 #28
Tell that to rape victims pintobean Mar 2013 #30
Ah, Yes, Sir: 'The Peace Of Mind A Woman Enjoys With An Ar-15 At Her Hip --- The Magistrate Mar 2013 #33
Not all fetishes are sexual. aikoaiko Mar 2013 #31
Cannot Keep That Gun-Porn Stash To Yourself, Can You, Sir? The Magistrate Mar 2013 #36
You asked me to explain and I did so. aikoaiko Mar 2013 #38
To A Gun-Fetishist, Sir, It is Definitely Porn The Magistrate Mar 2013 #42
For a guy who has no problems with the government killing innocent people with drones The Straight Story Mar 2013 #52
Who Says they Are Innocent, Sir? Combatant Status Has Nothing To Do With Guilt Or Innocence The Magistrate Mar 2013 #53
I guess we will never know because they are not white and we don't care The Straight Story Mar 2013 #55
Hang In There, Sir The Magistrate Mar 2013 #59
Hear, hear, my good Sir Hekate Mar 2013 #90
Thank You, Ma'am The Magistrate Mar 2013 #92
I had been wondering when a pic of one of those cute little thangs would appear and poof! CTyankee Mar 2013 #140
Love the amateur psychoanalysis, sir! Lizzie Poppet Mar 2013 #46
Of Course, You Cannot Quarrel With Substance Of It, Ma'am The Magistrate Mar 2013 #47
Indeed I could, actually. Lizzie Poppet Mar 2013 #71
The More Devoted To the Possession, Ma'am, The Greater The Likelihood It Applies The Magistrate Mar 2013 #80
Bravo! Harry J. Anslinger or Frederic Wertham could not have said it better. friendly_iconoclast Mar 2013 #89
When You Emit These Squeals, Sir, One Knows The Blow Has Struck Home The Magistrate Mar 2013 #91
On the contrary, I find the jeremiads of self-appointed "improvers" amusing. friendly_iconoclast Mar 2013 #93
This Is Even More Incoherent Than Your Usual, Sir.... The Magistrate Mar 2013 #95
Easy diagnosis. Hoyt Mar 2013 #49
That's hard core. apocalypsehow Mar 2013 #14
What gun owners actually look like pintobean Mar 2013 #17
are we making fun of fat people? Paul E Ester Mar 2013 #18
The comedian (pictured on the right) who posted this is making fun of himself. nt Guy Whitey Corngood Mar 2013 #19
thanks Paul E Ester Mar 2013 #65
I think he's fucking hilarious. But what do I know :-) Guy Whitey Corngood Mar 2013 #85
That picture on the right is actually of Patton himself Arkana Mar 2013 #21
Rambo vs Hambo firenewt Mar 2013 #32
Heh, that shot's from "Justified". Arkana Mar 2013 #20
I would have used these photos... Victor_c3 Mar 2013 #27
Is your call sign really, "Glitter-Pants?" n/t Ian David Mar 2013 #34
No, but it was almost just as silly Victor_c3 Mar 2013 #57
Say it fast, and it sounds like, "Isaac's" n/t Ian David Mar 2013 #62
Best not to make fun of HIS callsign--it's a lot better than my first one pinboy3niner Mar 2013 #75
I don't know about you, but I didn't have much of a choice in my callsign Victor_c3 Mar 2013 #121
The first 2 must be the well-regulated militia we hear about.... Historic NY Mar 2013 #37
Trust me, I never missed the chow line either Victor_c3 Mar 2013 #58
That's a nice pic of you pinboy3niner Mar 2013 #39
Geeze, you guys in Vietnam looked just as young and baby faced as us Victor_c3 Mar 2013 #60
You don't need to apologize for sharing your war experience pinboy3niner Mar 2013 #74
{{{*}}} Hekate Mar 2013 #94
Thanks for taking the time to write all of that Victor_c3 Mar 2013 #120
I am so sad and respectful of you. You are caught in a hard place, Victor. CTyankee Mar 2013 #154
We're of different eras, but what you're going through sounds very familiar pinboy3niner Mar 2013 #188
Oh, I am undone... CTyankee Mar 2013 #145
These posts are the only ones of value in this sorry thread IMHO iiibbb Mar 2013 #88
You look like a bunch of skinny high school guys Bake Mar 2013 #149
You look like it was your job to run around with a situation appropriate weapon. onehandle Mar 2013 #40
The first two are commedic nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #77
Gotta send that to my Brother-in-law liberal N proud Mar 2013 #29
that second image is from Justified BainsBane Mar 2013 #35
Actually, I think he was a "wanna be" cop - sort of like George Zimmerman without the racial issues Mike Daniels Mar 2013 #54
Oh right BainsBane Mar 2013 #66
I like The Americans enough to keep watching it Mike Daniels Mar 2013 #78
Hmm...not sure about all gun owners, but gun nuts (WARNING; GRAPHIC DISPLAY OF GUN TROLL) Rex Mar 2013 #41
You should post a warning for the second picture Smilo Mar 2013 #43
Thanks, I will put a disclaimer in the title. Rex Mar 2013 #44
Wow!!! deaniac21 Mar 2013 #61
that bottom ones always reminds me BainsBane Mar 2013 #72
I'm gonna get Skittles Le Taz Hot Mar 2013 #96
Oh shit! Rex Mar 2013 #116
Could the positioning of that gun in the second one be more "outspoken"? CTyankee Mar 2013 #182
In my case, wrong on both counts. Lizzie Poppet Mar 2013 #45
What you think I think I look like. What you think I look like. iiibbb Mar 2013 #48
Are you the 8-year old boy on the left planning to take his father's unsecured gun to school? onehandle Mar 2013 #50
No, not 8-yr-old. No, love Obama, great president iiibbb Mar 2013 #51
Now THIS is a good post! Very good! jmg257 Mar 2013 #56
Most people do not own or carry guns. n-t Logical Mar 2013 #83
most gun owners are not firing their gun madly like the OP. iiibbb Mar 2013 #86
It only takes one. baldguy Mar 2013 #104
That's a dumb standard. What position am I in to prevent mass murders? iiibbb Mar 2013 #108
Support reasonable gun control laws, for one thing. baldguy Mar 2013 #111
I support parts of that list. iiibbb Mar 2013 #113
I too support parts of that list. Bake Mar 2013 #150
A well regulated militia is necessary for the security of a free state. baldguy Mar 2013 #156
And that, "sir" is why we don't trust you. Bake Mar 2013 #157
And there you go with the standard RW NRA bullshit propaganda. baldguy Mar 2013 #158
And your gungrabber BS is so predictable. Bake Mar 2013 #159
This ^^^^. beevul Mar 2013 #168
They look more like this! rdharma Mar 2013 #67
I guess in a fight or flight scenario, we know which way that dude's going. bubbayugga Mar 2013 #73
You think that's what all of us look like? Bake Mar 2013 #151
You're taking him seriously rdharma Mar 2013 #152
The gun owners I know look more like these fine folks. oneshooter Mar 2013 #153
CMP or NRA Rules? rdharma Mar 2013 #155
Does it matter? oneshooter Mar 2013 #184
"overweight buffoons" rdharma Mar 2013 #185
AR-15 platform dominates these matches......... rdharma Mar 2013 #186
Patton is a really funny comedian, in my opinion, but ZombieHorde Mar 2013 #76
And your point is...? baldguy Mar 2013 #105
Isn't it all about stigmatization, now? Your point rT, indeed Eleanors38 Mar 2013 #115
I guess my reply was more of an observation than a point. ZombieHorde Mar 2013 #117
Really? I thought some of them looked like this, MadHound Mar 2013 #79
none of those are gun nuts , but they do look better than the typical "govt going to take away" JI7 Mar 2013 #87
OP said nothing about gun nuts, just gun owners. MadHound Mar 2013 #99
And as Sir Mandrake advises, it's ALL stigmatization, now. Eleanors38 Mar 2013 #114
non gun nuts would not be offended. the people in your pic would not be offended JI7 Mar 2013 #131
Lame response, MadHound Mar 2013 #132
hahha, seriously coomparing criticism of gun owners to racism ? JI7 Mar 2013 #136
That Is Trumps In Left Discourse, Sir: Biggest Victim Wins... The Magistrate Mar 2013 #138
Often the attempt is made to link the patently right-wing, pro-NRA cause of "RKBA" with actual apocalypsehow Mar 2013 #147
Ah, there it is, you're doing it yourself, MadHound Mar 2013 #160
Sorry, fail. Gun owners are not an oppressed minority. baldguy Mar 2013 #146
I'm not stating, nor implying either of those positions that you are trying to assign me. MadHound Mar 2013 #161
Genius reply! 1000+ guardian Mar 2013 #126
"But silly me" - Yep, dishonest framing and juxtaposition is often silly, just as you say. apocalypsehow Mar 2013 #130
Excuse me, but I am going with the OP's own words, MadHound Mar 2013 #134
One reply debunked as dishonest juxtapositon and framing, and so the goalposts are shifted; apocalypsehow Mar 2013 #137
Somehow decrying the specific language of the OP is shifting the goal posts? I beg your pardon, MadHound Mar 2013 #162
"But silly me" - Yep, dishonest framing and juxtaposition is often silly, just as you say. apocalypsehow Mar 2013 #164
You are the one who is missing things, that is apparent. MadHound Mar 2013 #169
"But silly me" - Yep, dishonest framing and juxtaposition is often silly, just as you say. apocalypsehow Mar 2013 #172
LOL! Afraid of a simple question. MadHound Mar 2013 #175
# 172 above. apocalypsehow Mar 2013 #176
"I will move on." - Your concession, of sorts, is duly noted. *Trackback* for DU'ers: apocalypsehow Mar 2013 #179
For DU'ers uninterested in wading through the rambling verbiage of #134, here's the condensed apocalypsehow Mar 2013 #143
Obviously you have a problem with verbiage, that is apparent. MadHound Mar 2013 #163
"But silly me" - Yep, dishonest framing and juxtaposition is often silly, just as you say. apocalypsehow Mar 2013 #165
Do you really think the dishonest RW gunners here will be suaded by simple facts? baldguy Mar 2013 #166
You got that right: *facts* are to that crowd what garlic is to a vampire: apocalypsehow Mar 2013 #167
Yet to see facts from you, just hollow rhetoric and childish bombast. MadHound Mar 2013 #171
# 172 above. apocalypsehow Mar 2013 #173
So, will you answer the question? MadHound Mar 2013 #170
# 172 above. apocalypsehow Mar 2013 #174
He is afraid to answer any direct question. oneshooter Mar 2013 #177
Except, the direct question *was* answered in #172 above, and it's now your pal who is fleeing apocalypsehow Mar 2013 #178
Yep. I think I look just like Sly. geckosfeet Mar 2013 #84
Bwahahahaha idwiyo Mar 2013 #100
I love Patton.. sendero Mar 2013 #101
I don't find posts that Niceguy1 Mar 2013 #102
He's making fun of himself. onehandle Mar 2013 #103
Since we are generalizing in this thread. guardian Mar 2013 #122
I don't look like either of those guys. Deep13 Mar 2013 #180
What do they look like? rdharma Mar 2013 #187
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