tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post8506032038470758726..comments2023-12-20T04:18:41.617-06:00Comments on The Hunting of the Snark: Adolescents With GunsSusan of Texashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-7279154737719018752009-08-30T00:25:01.002-05:002009-08-30T00:25:01.002-05:00Satch has it right. I cannot buhLEEVE that broa^H^...Satch has it right. I cannot buhLEEVE that broa^H^H^H^H female-type person with the gun in that picture.<br /><br />What, she wants her Republitarian friends to say in awe, "Gee, you handle a gun like a GIRL" ? Maybe this is right-wing women's liberation? Use a gun, but do it in the most helplessly feminine inept way? Adorable, I'm sure.<br /><br />Can we get her on a hunting trip with Big Dick Cheney? Pretty Please?Porlock Juniorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16791629233605877049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-45167440392199967132009-08-29T12:33:09.271-05:002009-08-29T12:33:09.271-05:00McArdle admits there's no reason to carry a gu...McArdle admits there's no reason to carry a gun at these meetings--she's decided to believe that they are demonstrating for 2nd ammendment rights.Susan of Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-67350456415235386352009-08-28T21:20:25.405-05:002009-08-28T21:20:25.405-05:00By double blind, I think Megan means "Close b...By double blind, I think Megan means "Close both eyes and blast away"<br /><br />Has there ever been a number so simple she couldn't screw it up? I mean a goddam 0.1 percent decline in unemployment she managed to turn into "200 basis points".<br /><br />And this assclown gets stuffy about statistics with actual mathematicians.Downpuppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10312490198813632190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-73416534159908182592009-08-28T21:04:17.358-05:002009-08-28T21:04:17.358-05:00Freedom of the Press, and Freedom of speech have s...Freedom of the Press, and Freedom of speech have served the cause of American's Rights far better, and more often than our 'right' to own murder-machines.<br /><br />Has a civilian carrying or using a firearm EVER helped advance Democracy? Civil Discourse? <br /><br />Its a tool for cowardly bullies.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03176801494652946278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-12778372013563689182009-08-28T17:45:12.648-05:002009-08-28T17:45:12.648-05:00"These are not double blind experiments. Guns..."These are not double blind experiments. Guns may be the weapon of choice for all sorts of crimes; that does not mean that they cause the crimes."<br /><br />So, is McArdle suggesting double-blind experiments involving shooting people?!?!?<br /><br />To follow her reasoning, any statistic that doesn't come from a double-blind study is suspect. WTF?arguingwithsignpostsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-45617413358097639532009-08-28T16:46:08.968-05:002009-08-28T16:46:08.968-05:00Euripides,
bullseye, brother/sister. The answer t...Euripides,<br /><br />bullseye, brother/sister. The answer to the question "WTF is wrong with libertarians?!" is a simple one: they unquestioningly believe that some things just can't happen to them - they will never be poor, they will never be sick, they will never be powerless or find themselves on the wrong end of a coercive relationship, because a) things like that just don't happen to people like them and b) because they are deserving.<br />Observation: they are aware of the fact that there is such thing as coercion, but believe that only the government is capable of it. Now why is that? Is it because that's the only type of coercion they have any experience with, being, as they are, a bunch of priviledged fucks?bulbulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14505565281151328789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-36590348465479628132009-08-28T16:36:51.167-05:002009-08-28T16:36:51.167-05:00guns are the only weapon that equalizes strength b...<i>guns are the only weapon that equalizes strength between attacker and attacked ... if you pull the trigger first, you win.</i><br />/redundant/Jesus, she's full of shit./redundant/ Pulling the trigger is the easiest part. First, you gotta take aim at another human being. And to do that, you have to be sure you're ready to kill and on top of that, you have to be calm, quick and smart. You must be able to handle yourself before you can handle a gun and as the old saying goes, a weapon you can't handle properly is your oponent's weapon.<br />Having a gun does not make you invincible, it only makes you feel that way. And with the illusion of invincibility comes very real recklessness.bulbulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14505565281151328789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-89463777354469696372009-08-28T16:21:14.846-05:002009-08-28T16:21:14.846-05:00Scratch a libertarian and you'll find a teenag...<i>Scratch a libertarian and you'll find a teenage</i><br />... with rich parents.<br />And you don't even have to scratch that much, just wipe.bulbulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14505565281151328789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-61654979279021948162009-08-28T14:27:28.295-05:002009-08-28T14:27:28.295-05:00Don't worry, satch, he's young, so he does...Don't worry, satch, he's young, so he doesn't get sick or get into accidents and have to go to the hospital.Susan of Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-84125517290423966122009-08-28T13:49:25.590-05:002009-08-28T13:49:25.590-05:00Geez...I hope that's not Megan holding that sh...Geez...I hope that's not Megan holding that shotgun, unbraced, with her finger on the trigger. If that thing goes off, the kid standing behind her is going to be in a world of hurt. On the other hand, there's a lesson crying out to be learned...satchnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-60293682912334864682009-08-28T13:46:17.288-05:002009-08-28T13:46:17.288-05:00AAaaargh!
As an anarchist, this post sums up why ...AAaaargh!<br /><br />As an anarchist, this post sums up why we REALLY don't like Propertarians.<br /><br /><i>Permission to cry sir?</i><br />Don't be so fucking melodramatic you ignoramus. Boo hoo think the state is too repressive? What about the wonderful world of work, where Randroids rule with office oligarchy and factory fascism.<br /><br />Of course mEgan will not understand, not ever having to work for a living, but for a lot of people it is a state of pure totalitarianism. <br /><br />'Permission to use the bathroom, Sir?'<br /><br />'Only during the specified times, and don't forget I keep a spreadsheet and will dock your pay if you exceed the specified number of times I've arbitrarily set.'<br /><br />'Can I leave early to pick up my daughter to take her to the doctors?'<br /><br />'NO, what do you think this is? A charity?'<br /><br />Of course mEgan is totally unconcerned with <i>this</i> balance of power, as it mostly concerns the poor and powerless, so fuck them.<br /><br />I'm sure people at the office don't want you waving a gun in their faces mEgan, so the only principled thing to do is for you to bring in your gun, after all, what could possibly go wrong?Euripidesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-64463845983660208842009-08-28T12:06:01.376-05:002009-08-28T12:06:01.376-05:00Oh god there's more stupid. It never freaking ...Oh god there's more stupid. It never freaking ends. <br /><br />The only fashion accessory McArdle needs is a brain. It can be pink if she wants.Susan of Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-88335658983051107452009-08-28T11:50:16.883-05:002009-08-28T11:50:16.883-05:00Leave it to Megan to believe it's not unreason...Leave it to Megan to believe it's not unreasonable to expect manufacturers to create a gun that matches with her cute new purse and Gucci loafers.clever pseudonymnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-60454535680808727812009-08-28T11:18:56.779-05:002009-08-28T11:18:56.779-05:00At last, it all makes sense. All the thousands of ...At last, it all makes sense. All the thousands of seemingly pointless words over the years were Megan systematically searching. And at last she's found it : The pure epicenter of stupidity.<br /><br />With any luck, her personal density will collapse it into a black hole & nothing further will emerge.<br /><br />Nahhh. She'll just go back to taunt & gloat.Downpuppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10312490198813632190noreply@blogger.com