The "Unnecessariat" and the rise of Trumpism.

[Eric the Green]

(07-20-2016, 07:15 AM)Odin Wrote:

(07-19-2016, 12:47 PM)Eric the Green Wrote: I don't know what OCD means, but clearly a gun has one and only one purpose: to kill people. I'm not in favor of killing, and I don't know why so many people in red states are so in favor of killing. To have these people, mostly in red states no less, whom we know are (in general) more authoritarian and more prone to violence than others, carrying around guns, is beyond madness. But, what can you expect from red states, or even purple ones, these days? To vote Republican is also madness. And that's what makes them "red states" to begin with. And the trends about guns and red/blue states is almost uniform, and very clearly opposite.

My parents came from red states. I'm glad they got out before I was born They were in Berkeley when I was born

It's true, fly-over country is pretty bad; but I have a yearning to see how the other half lives. But not if I put my life in danger by so doing; whether on the road, or out of the barrel.

Deer and ducks are people, too?

I certainly have no interest in shooting them.

Quote:Listen Eric, you are far more likely to get shot where you live than up here in NW Minnesota. Your fears are completely based on ignorance.

Did I say anything about NW Minnesota?

I never did. But you prefer to think I did, for some reason. That Mercury-Mars square again?

But no, at least anywhere near my neighborhood, I am safe. Maybe less safe in a few neighborhoods 20 miles away. Or in a few 40 or 50 miles away. Still, safer than in open or conceal carry states. Thank the lord I live in a state with relatively sane gun policies! As FDR said about social security, it's "at least some protection!"