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OrwellwasRight

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35. I didn't take anything out of context.
Sun Apr 1, 2012, 06:50 PM
Apr 2012

Please quote me where he said "The Democratic Party Platform, because it includes some planks on gun control, implies that Chicagoans are too stupid to own guns." I think YOUR excuses for his post are the "twisting" and taking out of context. You read into it a lot that isn't there. That's making assumptions. And twisting. And pointless. If you don't understand by now that all I did was repeat exactly what was there -- and that you are the one who added words that weren't there to give the post them meaning you want, this too is yet another uninteresting and pointless sub-thread. But please, go ahead and say I'm twisting again so you can enjoy having the last word.

It seems that way, doesn't it? HockeyMom Mar 2012 #1
DU is pro-gun? Funny, I find quite the opposite. TheWraith Mar 2012 #2
you sure can't tell it by the jury results that I have seen. Tuesday Afternoon Apr 2012 #17
"extremely small minority of Americans" - that's rich DrDan Apr 2012 #22
Yeah, but look at the trend... Upton Apr 2012 #31
I would not characterize that as "extremely small" - would you? DrDan Apr 2012 #32
I think the majority, here on DU agree safeinOhio Mar 2012 #3
Agreed. ellisonz Mar 2012 #7
Cheyenne isn't gejohnston Mar 2012 #8
Are the people of Chicago too stupid to own guns? Atypical Liberal Mar 2012 #9
How is calling people who don't own guns "stupid" OrwellwasRight Apr 2012 #10
not what he said gejohnston Apr 2012 #11
Actually, he asked twice. OrwellwasRight Apr 2012 #14
You're twisting his words, and the fact that he "asked twice" Simo 1939_1940 Apr 2012 #18
I'm not twisting any words. OrwellwasRight Apr 2012 #20
you are twisting his words gejohnston Apr 2012 #25
In that case, you are "twisting" the party platform. OrwellwasRight Apr 2012 #27
he said it gejohnston Apr 2012 #33
I didn't take anything out of context. OrwellwasRight Apr 2012 #35
read closer gejohnston Apr 2012 #23
That's not how I interpret it. OrwellwasRight Apr 2012 #24
I didn't. Atypical Liberal Apr 2012 #36
Who said it had anything to do with intelligence but you? OrwellwasRight Apr 2012 #41
I was just speculating on the posters reasoning. Atypical Liberal Apr 2012 #42
They can and they do exercise their rights. OrwellwasRight Apr 2012 #47
Proposition 8. Atypical Liberal Apr 2012 #51
Perhaps they heard the whispers......... Simo 1939_1940 Apr 2012 #12
What does that even mean? OrwellwasRight Apr 2012 #16
Ummm......that gun "control" isn't controlling anything Simo 1939_1940 Apr 2012 #19
The post was not about "gun control" OrwellwasRight Apr 2012 #21
People in Chicago are not making a choice gejohnston Apr 2012 #26
Chicago isn't a democracy? OrwellwasRight Apr 2012 #28
did Chicago have a referendum? gejohnston Apr 2012 #29
Oh please OrwellwasRight Apr 2012 #30
missing the point gejohnston Apr 2012 #34
Civil rights are not up for votes. Atypical Liberal Apr 2012 #37
They get to choose "how." OrwellwasRight Apr 2012 #40
They only get to choose "how" within very strict limits. Atypical Liberal Apr 2012 #43
So? OrwellwasRight Apr 2012 #46
That the choices aren't as broad as you seem to think they are. Atypical Liberal Apr 2012 #50
Three words for you: California's Proposition 8 friendly_iconoclast Apr 2012 #38
Ding! Thread winner. Atypical Liberal Apr 2012 #44
Actually, that is not even what the thread was about. OrwellwasRight Apr 2012 #45
It was still the thread-winner. Atypical Liberal Apr 2012 #48
Choice does not equal referendum. Nt. OrwellwasRight Apr 2012 #49
Consider yourself told. Atypical Liberal Apr 2012 #52
The problem clffrdjk Apr 2012 #39
look on the bright side gejohnston Mar 2012 #4
We can certainly hope so. TheWraith Mar 2012 #5
Hope so, it's the one issue where they are out of touch tularetom Mar 2012 #6
I think the party has decided to let the courts fix the gun problem. ileus Apr 2012 #13
Good catch, AT! Simo 1939_1940 Apr 2012 #15
If confirmed, that would be great news... Xela Apr 2012 #53
What is disappointing is that while this modification of the platform is Simo 1939_1940 Apr 2012 #54
Wait, what? Xela Apr 2012 #55
Ahhh ----- didn't hear that the Garands were Simo 1939_1940 Apr 2012 #56
Should have added that concern over the carbines being used in crime Simo 1939_1940 Apr 2012 #57
agreed 100% Xela Apr 2012 #58
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