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rrneck

(17,671 posts)
29. The greatest sociteal pathogen
Mon Mar 24, 2014, 01:11 PM
Mar 2014

is blind devotion to fundamentalist ideology. Yeah, I'm looking at you.

I think doctors should not have any bans on any conversations with their patients. lostincalifornia Mar 2014 #1
+1000 !!!! orpupilofnature57 Mar 2014 #101
+100 nt Mojorabbit Mar 2014 #130
I support a law that bars doctors rrneck Mar 2014 #2
what are examples of lifestyle choices? CreekDog Mar 2014 #4
Weeeellllll, rrneck Mar 2014 #6
that's the only lifestyle choice you can think of? CreekDog Mar 2014 #7
No rrneck Mar 2014 #10
how many doctors do you know that would refuse to provide care to gun owners? CreekDog Mar 2014 #11
None, right now. But... MicaelS Mar 2014 #12
"None" --thank you for playing CreekDog Mar 2014 #14
Humans killed each other for thousands of years.. MicaelS Mar 2014 #17
you're changing the subject CreekDog Mar 2014 #18
Refusing treatment. Straw Man Mar 2014 #23
Yeah, but click on page 2. AtheistCrusader Mar 2014 #100
Do you think that doctors are a special class? Straw Man Mar 2014 #103
If she won't give him answers, he can't do his job. AtheistCrusader Mar 2014 #115
Not true at all. Straw Man Mar 2014 #132
You see offense where there is none. AtheistCrusader Mar 2014 #133
Refusal to treat is not offense? Straw Man Mar 2014 #135
It's not arrogance. AtheistCrusader Mar 2014 #136
Call it what you want. Straw Man Mar 2014 #137
I think the AAP's position on that amounts to the same position that the far right AtheistCrusader Mar 2014 #138
Semantics, perhaps. Straw Man Mar 2014 #140
Safe storage is hardly 'gun control', when you suggest the individual do it. AtheistCrusader Mar 2014 #142
Perhaps you forgot ... Straw Man Mar 2014 #144
All alternatives under the heading of 'keep guns away from kids'. AtheistCrusader Mar 2014 #145
Questions? Straw Man Mar 2014 #148
We are using these words differently. AtheistCrusader Mar 2014 #149
I guess so. Straw Man Mar 2014 #150
Someone on DU might Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2014 #27
That ethos no longer applies. MicaelS Mar 2014 #34
again.. dehumanization from us the supposed progressives SQUEE Mar 2014 #39
I think that's a sad commentary on pediatrics. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2014 #58
I bet if a guy meanit Mar 2014 #52
None. rrneck Mar 2014 #21
Are you lacking in current events? ManiacJoe Mar 2014 #41
Some pediatricians have told anti-vaxxer parents that they will have to find another provider Tanuki Mar 2014 #19
No. rrneck Mar 2014 #20
Ha! Guns and ammunition are highly dangerous. Loudly Mar 2014 #28
The greatest sociteal pathogen rrneck Mar 2014 #29
An ideology which simply holds Loudly Mar 2014 #32
That right has existed since the beginning of time. rrneck Mar 2014 #35
Here. This is for you. Loudly Mar 2014 #67
Here, this is for you. rrneck Mar 2014 #70
A reality being imposed upon all of society to perpetuate the myth of a pretend "right." Loudly Mar 2014 #73
Horseshit. rrneck Mar 2014 #82
What do guns and ammunition have to do with nature? Loudly Mar 2014 #83
Because rrneck Mar 2014 #84
I think you've reached the end of your intellectual rope. uncommonlink Mar 2014 #87
If you're going to spread untruths, and expect not to be called on it, do it somewhere else. beevul Mar 2014 #92
Never seen a better opportunity to put things into perspective. beevul Mar 2014 #105
Translation: Guns are not responsible for gun deaths. Loudly Mar 2014 #108
Responsibility... discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2014 #109
And the weather is not responsible for my frozen nuts. Loudly Mar 2014 #110
I would say... discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2014 #111
It is if one believes in animism, as sharesunited/Loudly does... friendly_iconoclast Mar 2014 #113
They certainly don't pull the trigger by themselves. beevul Mar 2014 #128
Do you have functional hands? Then you have "convenient means of depriving others... friendly_iconoclast Mar 2014 #51
Good book. rrneck Mar 2014 #63
Not without getting blood all over yourself. Loudly Mar 2014 #66
Yet we have fewer murders today than back when it was "up close and personal" friendly_iconoclast Mar 2014 #112
Hooray for survivability. Loudly Mar 2014 #114
More like "Hooray for declining violent crime rates" friendly_iconoclast Mar 2014 #116
His decision-making process was obviously affected by how handy the gun was. Loudly Mar 2014 #117
No doubt the situation would have been better if dad hadn't had a gun friendly_iconoclast Mar 2014 #119
Thank you for not muddying the waters with some claim Loudly Mar 2014 #121
What 'pretend Constitutional "right"' might that be, Shares? friendly_iconoclast Mar 2014 #122
Highly dangerous if used irresponsibly uncommonlink Mar 2014 #30
next we gun owners are to be labeled as untermenschen? SQUEE Mar 2014 #36
I oppose any ban on speech, but gejohnston Mar 2014 #3
but you talk about gun safety all the time and you don't have the medical background to talk CreekDog Mar 2014 #5
there are no medical aspects of gun safety gejohnston Mar 2014 #8
there are no medical aspects when a person is shot? CreekDog Mar 2014 #9
that's actually a different issue gejohnston Mar 2014 #13
so it's not a gun issue, it's a bullet issue? CreekDog Mar 2014 #15
no, gejohnston Mar 2014 #16
Perhaps the doctors could justhanginon Mar 2014 #22
which means? gejohnston Mar 2014 #24
are you saying the patient should infer where the bullet has come from? CreekDog Mar 2014 #26
Gun safety is about not getting shot. Straw Man Mar 2014 #25
so you're saying if someone gets shot by a gun, they shouldn't go to the hospital CreekDog Mar 2014 #45
Reading comprehension fail blueridge3210 Mar 2014 #57
Don't be ridiculous. And pay close attention to the word order. Straw Man Mar 2014 #59
No, it's that once someone is shot, the gun safety aspects become irrelevant. Lizzie Poppet Mar 2014 #71
speaking of your background, I'd like to ask whether you're a liberal or conservative CreekDog Mar 2014 #72
in a nutshell gejohnston Mar 2014 #74
you said you take each issue on its merits, but you don't actually post on other issues CreekDog Mar 2014 #76
you obviously didn't read the link gejohnston Mar 2014 #79
you just never have anything to add on any issue but guns CreekDog Mar 2014 #85
actually I do, gejohnston Mar 2014 #86
I'm just trying to understand you, you're saying that you're liberal and you post liberal things CreekDog Mar 2014 #89
actually, I am busy gejohnston Mar 2014 #90
post script gejohnston Mar 2014 #80
Aaaand there it is. SQUEE Mar 2014 #75
They're merely the latest self-appointed zampolit/witchfinder/inquisitor... friendly_iconoclast Mar 2014 #118
Give out gun safety info to every parent HockeyMom Mar 2014 #31
I agree with you 100%. Straw Man Mar 2014 #40
Ya'll are so cute when you think you have a plan. SQUEE Mar 2014 #33
who is "you all"? CreekDog Mar 2014 #43
Dunno, maybe we can have a push poll.. SQUEE Mar 2014 #48
I realize that you're deeply offended when you're asked on DU what your political position is CreekDog Mar 2014 #56
Not offended, not even a little. SQUEE Mar 2014 #69
"Are you, or have you ever been, a communist". N/T beevul Mar 2014 #37
is a lame attempt to compare asking your opinion with McCarthyism CreekDog Mar 2014 #38
Yeah right. beevul Mar 2014 #62
Remember, they *have* to post here- the other group gets far less traffic friendly_iconoclast Mar 2014 #64
Meh...that group is nothing more than... beevul Mar 2014 #65
Odd you should bring up McCarthy, SQUEE Mar 2014 #91
and like McCarthy, I have ruined lives how? CreekDog Mar 2014 #96
Now you're only arguing about the degree... beevul Mar 2014 #97
I'll gladly stipulate that Creek Dog is no Joe McCarthy,... friendly_iconoclast Mar 2014 #120
And I can't picture Creek Dog being a gejohnston Mar 2014 #129
it's interesting that of all the votes to support gag laws CreekDog Mar 2014 #42
I hope I don't sound like some Libertarian Party moonbat, but... Lizzie Poppet Mar 2014 #44
What I oppose is a Government mandate that Doctors report the content of those conversations SkatmanRoth Mar 2014 #46
. CreekDog Mar 2014 #47
As I expected, SQUEE Mar 2014 #49
Lying to your doctor is always a great plan. JoePhilly Mar 2014 #53
I don't think there should be any law barring doctors from asking about lifestyle, uncommonlink Mar 2014 #50
All this bullshit is about Obama's nominee for Surgeon General meanit Mar 2014 #54
Just an obsession with RKBA -- OP's favorite group. Eleanors38 Mar 2014 #55
yes it is Duckhunter935 Mar 2014 #60
i got "schooled" in what? CreekDog Mar 2014 #78
looks like you got "schooled" in the thread below but you ran off CreekDog Mar 2014 #124
That sounds familiar. clffrdjk Mar 2014 #160
I'm a pediatric nurse practitioner... 3catwoman3 Mar 2014 #61
Its not paranoid if Token Republican Mar 2014 #141
Weird, I can't imagine my Dr. cares if I own one (nt) Inkfreak Mar 2014 #68
Just say No DustyJoe Mar 2014 #77
I can't imagine how the need to wear eye and ear protection when shooting would even come up Jgarrick Mar 2014 #81
I often discuss firearms and target shooting with my doctors and dentists. ... spin Mar 2014 #88
If they can ban this subject, they can ban abortion discussion by the same mechanism. AtheistCrusader Mar 2014 #93
excellent point Token Republican Mar 2014 #94
It's one of my case examples of Republican hypocrisy. AtheistCrusader Mar 2014 #95
Soulcrushing AtheistCrusader Token Republican Mar 2014 #99
No laws are required. beevul Mar 2014 #98
if I want firearm Niceguy1 Mar 2014 #102
Firearm experts are of little use AtheistCrusader Mar 2014 #147
In the interest of the 1A, yes. There are numerous... discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2014 #104
4 people here CreekDog Mar 2014 #106
The Florida law... discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2014 #107
4 people here CreekDog Mar 2014 #134
Your OP... discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2014 #139
two of those answering that way have zero posts CreekDog Mar 2014 #143
Puzzling but... discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2014 #151
what you want is not in keeping with the rules CreekDog Mar 2014 #152
How about this discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2014 #153
no, how about you acknowledge the rules and stop trying to negotiate new ones? CreekDog Mar 2014 #155
Why don't you uphold the rules? oneshooter Mar 2014 #157
Maybe the gander... discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2014 #159
Thats going to leave a mark. N/T beevul Mar 2014 #161
Have a nice night discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2014 #158
The AMA should oppose doctors who deny services to patients who don't want to talk about guns aikoaiko Mar 2014 #123
can you name one instance where that has happened? CreekDog Mar 2014 #125
Dr. Okonkwo in Ocala, FL aikoaiko Mar 2014 #126
You've asked that twice before, and were answered both times friendly_iconoclast Mar 2014 #127
Why? AtheistCrusader Mar 2014 #146
wife went to the clinic and was asked this and told them littlewolf Mar 2014 #131
So, whose job should it have been to talk to the parents of this dead 2 year old? 3catwoman3 Mar 2014 #154
I see what you are saying gejohnston Mar 2014 #156
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