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Old 08-19-2009, 09:57 AM   #191
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Originally Posted by Azure View Post
Remind me why I give a crap what you think about guns. Is there a problem with going to the range for a few hours once a week and having fun?
I can't possibly be less than what I care about your thoughts.

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Originally Posted by flip View Post
Instead the US presidential system has evolved into one of the most stable political systems in the world. Quite shocking really because most presidential systems have failed, especially in SA.
I assume you mean South America here? If so, the presidential system never failed, it's alive and well. The problem here is that the Spanish and Portuguese raped South America for resources badly and those centuries of abuse created high tension and brutal corruption that still exists to this very day. The Euros were much more abusive and piliged their resources much more than they ever did in North America. To them south America was an open pit mine.

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Originally Posted by Clever_Iggy View Post
I don't understand why Canadians are so passionate or opinionated about this. Is it just to find fault in the US to make Canada appear to be a superior country? Regardless of which side of the fence you're on with guns, why discuss it so passionately? What about discussing Canadian gun laws?
We would be discussing gun laws if gun murders were a serious problem in Canada. Like murder rates, gun crime rates per capita in the US are double what they are in Canada, despite the fact that per capita we have close to the same amount of guns.

And don't call Canadians judgemental when the US is far worse. Despite many countries in Scandanavia that do well with socialism and, like Canada, have had a higher standard of living than the US for years, the United States labels these countries and looks down on them as socialists. Why do you care if socialism exists? Why is socialism a bad word in the US? Why do you care so much that they are?

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An accident can happen at any time. Do you drive? Because cars can kill too..............and accidents happen so maybe we should ban cars too.
Wow, how late you were up writting that gem?

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Originally Posted by Azure View Post
Oh, so you can't admit that what the majority of civilians use guns for, target shooting and hunting....is not intended to cause harm to other people.

This is exactly why these gun threads go the same router every single damn time. People, probably those that have never owned a gun in their lives just love to bitch and complain about how dangerous guns are without admitting to the fact that alcohol kills more people every year than guns do. Or that more people die every year from obesity.

So, what is more dangerous? Guns, or alcohol/unhealthy foods? The evidence is quite clear.
I would love banning unhealthy foods. Get rid of McDonalds, BK, Wendy's and all the other crap US fast food chains and the world would be a better place. And if you do remember, prohibition existed a century ago. It has been tried.

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Originally Posted by Displaced Flames fan View Post
I'm sure I could get away with a similar post rattling off all of the stereotypical Canadian beahviors/traits (largely untrue) and nobody here would be offended?

There are some posters here who have some serious anti-American sentiment that resonates beyond disliking policy and government. I find it disturbing and sad.

There are fat people in Canada who don't have a clue where Ohio is.
Right, there also obese people in the US that have no clue where Ohio is, so what's your point? Go ahead and rip on Canada as long as you have well thoughtout, logic opinions rooted in some kind of coherent knowledge on the topic at hand. I don't know what you would rip though, cold weather? A lack of Victoria Secret stores? Hockey? Our beer? Blackberry and Cirque du Soleil? Igloos? My pet cariboo and polar bear? Go nuts.

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Originally Posted by Sowa View Post
Your BS stereotypical post about the US would be more offensive if your knowledge of the American culture didn't include thinking that Springsteen goes along with the rest of that stuff. Way to go...
So I guess "Born in the USA" is a song with no iconism and was not an anthem for the country 25 years ago? I couldn't even name another Springsteen song but I know that one. I suppose because the Beatles are old too means to you they are musically irrelevant. Go listen to Lady Gaga already and get lost!
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