US Representative Shot

[Major-Tom]

Yeah - Mav shouldn't insist he was right wing to fit his own ideology. He also supported Sanders, no? I mean - all sides can do terrible things, I think that's something we have to recognize. I support Mr. Sanders, and I recognize, that yes, sometimes people on our side can do bad shit.

you'd be the first to do so.

Not really. Anecdote here, I was hanging with someone earlier today, and she's a major Sanders supporting leftie. Flaming leftie, really. Even she was pretty sickened.

We just need people to admit that people from all sides can pull some stupid shit, because nutjobs are everywhere.

[Nulla Bellum]

Sweet!

So, this leftright-wing nutbag shoots up a Republican baseball practice, and injures a Congressman...

Which has a morbidly hilarious side to it considering a twitter comment Rand Paul made about a year ago.

So far you've maliciously edited my quotes twice in this thread, atop your self-confessed threadjacking, atop badgering and insulting the intellect of other posters you presume to "educate," atop flouting the explicit forum rules against using echo-parentheses. Surely you're capable of diversifying into breaking the other forum rules.

Hurry!

[Nulla Bellum]

you'd be the first to do so.

Not really. Anecdote here, I was hanging with someone earlier today, and she's a major Sanders supporting leftie. Flaming leftie, really. Even she was pretty sickened.

We just need people to admit that people from all sides can pull some stupid shit, because nutjobs are everywhere.

Indeed. And the nutjob in question currently, was left-wing. I don't see the controversy in admitting that. It's not like anyone would get all reactionary about the idea that there's more than one ideology on the left.

[Zanera]

Yeah - Mav shouldn't insist he was right wing to fit his own ideology. He also supported Sanders, no? I mean - all sides can do terrible things, I think that's something we have to recognize. I support Mr. Sanders, and I recognize, that yes, sometimes people on our side can do bad shit.

With how decisive American politics is nowadays it seems that the view that the opposition is the only side capable of doing wrong is only to become more and more common.

That already seems common.

[Major-Tom]

Yeah - Mav shouldn't insist he was right wing to fit his own ideology. He also supported Sanders, no? I mean - all sides can do terrible things, I think that's something we have to recognize. I support Mr. Sanders, and I recognize, that yes, sometimes people on our side can do bad shit.

With how decisive American politics is nowadays it seems that the view that the opposition is the only side capable of doing wrong is only to become more and more common.

Exactly. And I'll admit, I use rhetoric all the time, I'm totally guilty of it. I was watching the news this morning and said to my friend "fuck Republicans." Then I realized, "y'know what no, I can't just say shit like that, I'm just pissed because stuff I don't like is happening."

[Vince Vaughn]

If the shooter were a Muslim or a conservative white male, everyone's reactions to this would be very different, let's be honest.

[Telconi]

If the shooter were a Muslim or a conservative white male, everyone's reactions to this would be very different, let's be honest.

No it wouldn't, let's actually be honest.

[Gauthier]

If the shooter were a Muslim or a conservative white male, everyone's reactions to this would be very different, let's be honest.

Conservative white male shooting Republicans. Yeeeah.

[Washington Resistance Army]

If the shooter were a Muslim or a conservative white male, everyone's reactions to this would be very different, let's be honest.

Conservative white male shooting Republicans. Yeeeah.

Wouldn't be the craziest thing ever. People with the same types of beliefs kill each other all the time.

Look at the various strains of extremist Islam who hate the shit out of each other.

[Vince Vaughn]

If the shooter were a Muslim or a conservative white male, everyone's reactions to this would be very different, let's be honest.

Conservative white male shooting Republicans. Yeeeah.

That has literally been postulated in this thread.

[Vince Vaughn]

If the shooter were a Muslim or a conservative white male, everyone's reactions to this would be very different, let's be honest.

No it wouldn't, let's actually be honest.

The innocence of ignorance.

[Nulla Bellum]

If the shooter were a Muslim or a conservative white male, everyone's reactions to this would be very different, let's be honest.

It'd be fishy. Murders and attempted murders of American elected officials has historically been mostly a leftist thing.

Random disco or abortion clinic? Muslim or conservative comes to mind. Attacking / killing American elected officials? Look left.

[Mavorpen]

Which has a morbidly hilarious side to it considering a twitter comment Rand Paul made about a year ago.

You do know that the retard supported sanders....right?

Show me where I said he supported Rand Paul.

Which has a morbidly hilarious side to it considering a twitter comment Rand Paul made about a year ago.

So far you've maliciously edited my quotes twice in this thread, atop your self-confessed threadjacking, atop badgering and insulting the intellect of other posters you presume to "educate," atop flouting the explicit forum rules against using echo-parentheses. Surely you're capable of diversifying into breaking the other forum rules.

Hurry!

If you're going to try to threadjack again, you should probably go actually read the rules about "malicious editing."

[Mavorpen]

Mavs insistence on making him a right winger seems to indicate in their warped fucking mind, leftists cant be terrorists.

Yeah - Mav shouldn't insist he was right wing to fit his own ideology. He also supported Sanders, no? I mean - all sides can do terrible things, I think that's something we have to recognize. I support Mr. Sanders, and I recognize, that yes, sometimes people on our side can do bad shit.

I stated such because of facts, not because of trying to fit some "ideology." The only people doing that are people on the "other side " if I really wanted to do this, I would deny he was a Sanders supporter altogether--because so was I. I just recognize that being a Sanders supporter doesn't in any wy, shape, or form make you a leftist. It's not difficult to grasp and has nothing to do with keeping an ideology pure or some nonsense.

EDIT: I didn't even argue he was right wing, I argued he's a generic centrist. The only reason I edited the post to "right-wing" was because he's closer to the right and it would be more accurate.

[Ifreann]

the point is he was a terrorist. clearly not too there mentally, and he had strong political convictions. we can cherrypick to make 'our side' look more innocent, but the fact is, the polarized environment of politics certainly contributed to what he did.

Mavs insistence on making him a right winger seems to indicate in their warped fucking mind, leftists cant be terrorists.

Am I really the only one who grokked what Mavorpen was getting at?

[Mavorpen]

Mavs insistence on making him a right winger seems to indicate in their warped fucking mind, leftists cant be terrorists.

Am I really the only one who grokked what Mavorpen was getting at?

No, no, my argument was clearly that anyone who does anything bad is a right-winger.

I insulted someone yesterday, therefore I'm a right-winger. *nods*

[Ifreann]

Am I really the only one who grokked what Mavorpen was getting at?

No, no, my argument was clearly that anyone who does anything bad is a right-winger.

I insulted someone yesterday, therefore I'm a right-winger. *nods*

Mr. Rogers is the only true left-winger.

[Mavorpen]

No, no, my argument was clearly that anyone who does anything bad is a right-winger.

I insulted someone yesterday, therefore I'm a right-winger. *nods*

Mr. Rogers is the only true left-winger.

I wouldn't be so sure about that.

[Thermodolia]

the point is he was a terrorist. clearly not too there mentally, and he had strong political convictions. we can cherrypick to make 'our side' look more innocent, but the fact is, the polarized environment of politics certainly contributed to what he did.

Mavs insistence on making him a right winger seems to indicate in their warped fucking mind, leftists cant be terrorists.

It's the everyone who isn't to the left of me is right wing

[Thermodolia]

Mr. Rogers is the only true left-winger.

I wouldn't be so sure about that.

500 internal service error?

[Imperializt Russia]

Because the two are not actually comparable. Voting is not like owning a gun.

It is a right to own a gun here in Freedomstan, it's a pretty fair question.

Why should I have to pay $50 per background check? Does that not unfairly prevent the poor from exercising their right to bear arms?

Should've thought of that before getting on the capitalism train.

While the argument is valid, firearms are consumer products.

[Ifreann]

It is a right to own a gun here in Freedomstan, it's a pretty fair question.

Why should I have to pay $50 per background check? Does that not unfairly prevent the poor from exercising their right to bear arms?

Should've thought of that before getting on the capitalism train.

While the argument is valid, firearms are consumer products.

It's a clear violation of the right to bear arms for guns to cost money. Free guns for all when, Trump?

[Mavorpen]

Mavs insistence on making him a right winger seems to indicate in their warped fucking mind, leftists cant be terrorists.

It's the everyone who isn't to the left of me is right wing

Stalin is right of me and I consider him left-wing.

Maybe you shouldn't make shit up about what I believe based on your own ignorance.

[Mavorpen]

I wouldn't be so sure about that.

500 internal service error?

Mr. Rogers is the only true left-winger.

I wouldn't be so sure about that.

Fixed?

[Big Jim P]

I pity the fool-ass who thinks Jim would be a great target. Or I would, were I prone to that emotion when it comes to base stupidity as opposed to simple ignorance.

> Person goes to shoot Jim.
> Jim whips around and is armed to the literal teeth.
> Pen behind the ear? Nope. That's a letter-opener and he can stab them with it.
> In his boot? A .22.
> Forget the other boot, he has a gun for a leg.
> But it looks like a boot.
> #GunBoot2020.
> Literally holds out both arms and has an arm cannon strapped to each arm, under the sleeves.
> HAS A GUN STRAPPED TO THE GUNBOOT.
> Pulls a Westminster Rifle out from under his shirt, behind his back.
> #ConcealedCarryHasNeverLookedThisCool

Not quite there yet. I am still waiting for obamacare to cover the leg replacement.