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RE: America’s Chief Export
April 20, 2020 at 6:24 pm
(April 20, 2020 at 5:50 pm)Fireball Wrote: I thought that the US' chief export was a truly lethal version of the video game "Mortal Combat".
BTW, I find it a bit egregious to call firearms the chief export. Do we even know where the crazed fool procured his firearm(s) yet?
I wasn’t referring to firearms as the chief export.
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RE: America’s Chief Export
April 20, 2020 at 6:57 pm
(April 20, 2020 at 6:24 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: (April 20, 2020 at 5:50 pm)Fireball Wrote: I thought that the US' chief export was a truly lethal version of the video game "Mortal Combat".
BTW, I find it a bit egregious to call firearms the chief export. Do we even know where the crazed fool procured his firearm(s) yet?
I wasn’t referring to firearms as the chief export.
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My apologies. Rereading through the thread, it was Zebo who first mentioned guns and lack of governmental control.
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RE: America’s Chief Export
April 20, 2020 at 8:22 pm
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There's much better killers in the US than guns .... Hardly worth arguing over guns really when you see these stats...
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RE: America’s Chief Export
April 20, 2020 at 8:54 pm
(April 20, 2020 at 8:22 pm)ignoramus Wrote: There's much better killers in the US than guns .... Hardly worth arguing over guns really when you see these stats...
Jebus! People are 5 times more likely to die from asteroid strike than a shark attack? *scratches head*
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RE: America’s Chief Export
April 20, 2020 at 9:44 pm
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We're all just glad you weren't really good at all of the above
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RE: America’s Chief Export
April 21, 2020 at 1:50 am
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Quote:unimportant.
The US is the source of all evil.....
Too bad no one argued that
Quote:Unless of course a disaster of some sort befalls your country...
Then the US is where the relief supplies come from.
And vice versa
(April 20, 2020 at 8:22 pm)ignoramus Wrote: There's much better killers in the US than guns .... Hardly worth arguing over guns really when you see these stats...
Jebus! People are 5 times more likely to die from asteroid strike than a shark attack? *scratches head* A problem is still a problem
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RE: America’s Chief Export
April 21, 2020 at 1:57 am
(April 20, 2020 at 8:54 pm)arewethereyet Wrote: (April 20, 2020 at 8:22 pm)ignoramus Wrote: There's much better killers in the US than guns .... Hardly worth arguing over guns really when you see these stats...
Jebus! People are 5 times more likely to die from asteroid strike than a shark attack? *scratches head*
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RE: America’s Chief Export
April 21, 2020 at 2:06 am
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^
"A problem is still a problem"
Yes, but is it a big problem? I believe guns are quite popular there. When death by firearm gets in the top 10, then it can be seen as big deal.
There's lots of things in life which aren't necessary for living. Alcohol, smokes, fast food, etc. The "unnecessary" deaths directly related to those "lifestyle related" things make guns deaths insignificant.
This of course also applies to most of the western world. You guys have just got one little extra phenomena to deal with. I'm just taking all emotion out of it and looking at the big picture.
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RE: America’s Chief Export
April 21, 2020 at 3:48 am
(April 21, 2020 at 2:06 am)ignoramus Wrote: ^
"A problem is still a problem"
Yes, but is it a big problem? I believe guns are quite popular there. When death by firearm gets in the top 10, then it can be seen as big deal.
There's lots of things in life which aren't necessary for living. Alcohol, smokes, fast food, etc. The "unnecessary" deaths directly related to those "lifestyle related" things make guns deaths insignificant.
This of course also applies to most of the western world. You guys have just got one little extra phenomena to deal with. I'm just taking all emotion out of it and looking at the big picture. If it's in the top 500 it's still a problem
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RE: America’s Chief Export
April 21, 2020 at 4:08 am
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Not a problem at all. Neither is alcohol or cars. They're all lifestyle choices with known and accepted (by society) side effects.
We can't have our cake and eat it too.
Looking at that list, I'm guessing that 90% of it applies to mankind in the last 100,000 years.
I think the real problem is life itself. Without it all those inherent problems go away also.
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