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Re: OT: Conservative sexism

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Snit wrote:

> On 11/6/15, 7:51 PM, in article
> ydudndFSNPOl-qDLnZ2dnUU7-Yvus__v@bresnan.com, "GreyCloud"
> <cumulus@mist.com> wrote:
> 
>> On 11/06/15 17:02, Snit wrote:
>>> On 11/6/15, 4:38 PM, in article
>>> i6ydnZoBn8OZp6DLnZ2dnUU7-Q-dnZ2d@bresnan.com,
>>> "GreyCloud"<cumulus@mist.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> ...
>>>>>>> In a discussion about "gun violence". While she'd be technically
>>>>>>> correct if
>>>>>>> you confine the definition of the word "violence", she knows full
>>>>>>> well that
>>>>>>> the term "gun violence" is  politically supercharged and it creates
>>>>>>> the vision of people being senselessly murdered.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>       This is simply a problem with the Democrat position on gun
>>>>>>       control.
>>>>>> You
>>>>>> are not likely to find a Democrat that won't spin this subject in
>>>>>> this way.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Bull, I personally know plenty that don't. Why doesn't Clinton feel
>>>>> that the
>>>>> ~11,000 gun deaths are enough to make her argument? Why the need to
>>>>> spin it when you risk losing your credibility during a campaign? This
>>>>> makes no sense
>>>>> to me.
>>>> 
>>>> But how many people die on the roads every year, to keep things in
>>>> perspective here?
>>> 
>>> It is a decent comparison: the death rates are similar. But we should
>>> keep in mind that vehicles are used a LOT more and by a lot more people
>>> and for longer times when they are used AND we have a massive amount of
>>> rules and laws and regulations about vehicular safety.
>>> 
>>> We heavily regulate dangerous tools.
>>> 
>> Yeah, but I don't hear anything about banning cars or having car control.
> 
> Many cars are banned and there are LOTS of laws on what type cars you can
> use.
> 

The first one I can think of that should be banned are Fords.

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Re: OT: Conservative sexism Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2015-11-04 12:17 -0800
  Re: OT: Conservative sexism owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-11-04 20:28 +0000
    Re: OT: Conservative sexism Big Fish in a Small Crotch <bigfishinasmallcrotch@myself.com> - 2015-11-04 15:42 -0500
      Re: OT: Conservative sexism Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-11-04 17:35 -0500
        Re: OT: Conservative sexism Big Fish in a Small Crotch <bigfishinasmallcrotch@myself.com> - 2015-11-04 17:38 -0500
        Re: OT: Conservative sexism Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-11-05 09:30 -0500
          Re: OT: Conservative sexism Big Fish in a Small Crotch <bigfishinasmallcrotch@myself.com> - 2015-11-05 09:39 -0500
          Re: OT: Conservative sexism Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-11-05 09:30 -0700
            Re: OT: Conservative sexism Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2015-11-05 11:47 -0800
    Re: OT: Conservative sexism owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-11-04 20:47 +0000
      Re: OT: Conservative sexism owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-11-04 21:57 +0000
        Re: OT: Conservative sexism Big Fish in a Small Crotch <bigfishinasmallcrotch@myself.com> - 2015-11-04 16:59 -0500
        Re: OT: Conservative sexism owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-11-05 04:06 +0000
          Re: OT: Conservative sexism Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2015-11-04 20:10 -0800
          Re: OT: Conservative sexism owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-11-05 04:33 +0000
            Re: OT: Conservative sexism owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-11-05 04:51 +0000
              Re: OT: Conservative sexism owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-11-05 05:31 +0000
                Re: OT: Conservative sexism Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2015-11-04 21:41 -0800
                Re: OT: Conservative sexism owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-11-05 18:51 +0000
                Re: OT: Conservative sexism Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-11-05 12:18 -0700
                Re: OT: Conservative sexism owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-11-05 19:24 +0000
                Re: OT: Conservative sexism Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-11-05 12:44 -0700
                Re: OT: Conservative sexism Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2015-11-05 12:32 -0800
                Re: OT: Conservative sexism JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2015-11-05 15:19 -0600
                Re: OT: Conservative sexism Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2015-11-05 13:54 -0800
                Re: OT: Conservative sexism GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> - 2015-11-06 16:38 -0700
                Re: OT: Conservative sexism Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2015-11-06 15:48 -0800
                Re: OT: Conservative sexism GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> - 2015-11-06 19:52 -0700
                Re: OT: Conservative sexism GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> - 2015-11-06 19:51 -0700
                Re: OT: Conservative sexism Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-11-06 22:28 -0700
                Re: OT: Conservative sexism GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2015-11-07 12:45 -0700
              Re: OT: Conservative sexism Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2015-11-04 21:36 -0800
      Re: OT: Conservative sexism Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2015-11-04 14:53 -0800

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