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alanleroyII
alanleroyII
May 2, 2013
12:03am
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Originally posted by: snidely333
The flu kills 30,000 a year. Semi-auto rifles kill 1/100 to 1/300 of that and what is the public discussing? Not flu prevention.
I'm thinking this is probably because Congress really can't pass simple, common sense legislation that would meaningfully impact the number of flu deaths.


How is what 'Congress can't pass' in any way relevant to the public and media perception of flu vs. gun deaths? Would have made as much sense if you just put a period after the word 'legislation'.
Don
Don
May 2, 2013
12:24am
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Blazing Saddles was not a documentary.

Blazing Saddles, 1974 was released well after DonDiego had achieved manhood.

Young DonDiego's quicksand phobia was influenced more by productions from the 40s and 50s:

Dark Waters, 1944

Tarzan and the Amazons, 1945


[L=The Alligator People, 1959]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qkIUdy471M">Ramar of the Jungle, 1953



forkushV
forkushV
May 2, 2013
12:47am
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Originally posted by: alanleroyII
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Originally posted by: Chilcoot
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Originally posted by: snidely333
The flu kills 30,000 a year. Semi-auto rifles kill 1/100 to 1/300 of that and what is the public discussing? Not flu prevention.
I'm thinking this is probably because Congress really can't pass simple, common sense legislation that would meaningfully impact the number of flu deaths.


How is what 'Congress can't pass' in any way relevant to the public and media perception of flu vs. gun deaths?...
Oh, that's because we already have simple, common sense legislation that impacts flu deaths, like the CDC and all the funds we put toward research and vaccination. Without those things, we could have yearly flu deaths in the hundreds of thousands, maybe more. Then there would be a lot of discussions about needless flu deaths, wouldn't there?

But simple and common sense don't get applied to guns because freedom. Or at least that's what's been sold to the rubes.
alanleroyII
alanleroyII
May 2, 2013
1:10am
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Originally posted by: forkushV
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Originally posted by: alanleroyII
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Originally posted by: Chilcoot
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Originally posted by: snidely333
The flu kills 30,000 a year. Semi-auto rifles kill 1/100 to 1/300 of that and what is the public discussing? Not flu prevention.
I'm thinking this is probably because Congress really can't pass simple, common sense legislation that would meaningfully impact the number of flu deaths.


How is what 'Congress can't pass' in any way relevant to the public and media perception of flu vs. gun deaths?...
Oh, that's because we already have simple, common sense legislation that impacts flu deaths, like the CDC and all the funds we put toward research and vaccination. Without those things, we could have yearly flu deaths in the hundreds of thousands, maybe more. Then there would be a lot of discussions about needless flu deaths, wouldn't there?

But simple and common sense don't get applied to guns because freedom. Or at least that's what's been sold to the rubes.


Ok...I see. So even though the number of needless Flu Deaths dwarf the number of Semi-Auto rifle deaths, people are only riled up about the rifle deaths because they think congress can do something about gun deaths, but have already done everything possible to prevent the Flu. I'm shocked you aren't advocating forced flu vaccinations. It would save hundreds.

forkushV
forkushV
May 2, 2013
1:11am
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From a psychological point of view, it's interesting how some low probability stuff . . . gets a lot of attention in the media but much more common mundane ways of dying . . . are accepted as a part of life's risks.
Based upon the TV and motion pictures of his childhood, DonDiego always thought quicksand would play a much larger part in his adult life.


blazing Saddles was not a documentary.
But it's probably when DonDiego heard "Mongo only pawn in game of life," that he decided to go third-person.

forkushV
forkushV
May 2, 2013
1:21am
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Originally posted by: alanleroyII
...people are only riled up about the rifle deaths because they think congress can do something about gun deaths, but have already done everything possible to prevent the Flu...
Yup, that's pretty much it. The average life-span would probably be in the forties if big government didn't step in with laws regulating sanitation, pollution, drugs, foods, and innumerable other health related issues. If you want to see what life is like without big government regulations, try Somalia.

But when it comes to regulating gun safety, we're pretty much tied with Somalia. Because freedom.

alanleroyII
alanleroyII
May 2, 2013
1:27am
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Originally posted by: forkushV
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Originally posted by: alanleroyII
...people are only riled up about the rifle deaths because they think congress can do something about gun deaths, but have already done everything possible to prevent the Flu...
Yup, that's pretty much it. The average life-span would probably be in the forties if big government didn't step in with laws regulating sanitation, pollution, drugs, foods, and innumerable other health related issues. If you want to see what life is like without big government regulations, try Somalia.

But when it comes to regulating gun safety, we're pretty much tied with Somalia. Because freedom.

I guess that would be true...If Somalia had over 300 major existing gun laws. Otherwise, it's pretty much BS.

snidely333
snidely333
May 2, 2013
1:31am
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Originally posted by: alanleroyII
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Originally posted by: forkushV
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Originally posted by: alanleroyII
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Originally posted by: Chilcoot
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Originally posted by: snidely333
The flu kills 30,000 a year. Semi-auto rifles kill 1/100 to 1/300 of that and what is the public discussing? Not flu prevention.
I'm thinking this is probably because Congress really can't pass simple, common sense legislation that would meaningfully impact the number of flu deaths.


How is what 'Congress can't pass' in any way relevant to the public and media perception of flu vs. gun deaths?...
Oh, that's because we already have simple, common sense legislation that impacts flu deaths, like the CDC and all the funds we put toward research and vaccination. Without those things, we could have yearly flu deaths in the hundreds of thousands, maybe more. Then there would be a lot of discussions about needless flu deaths, wouldn't there?

But simple and common sense don't get applied to guns because freedom. Or at least that's what's been sold to the rubes.


Ok...I see. So even though the number of needless Flu Deaths dwarf the number of Semi-Auto rifle deaths, people are only riled up about the rifle deaths because they think congress can do something about gun deaths, but have already done everything possible to prevent the Flu. I'm shocked you aren't advocating forced flu vaccinations. It would save hundreds.


Might even save thousands. Look at all the money donated to the NRA and the Brady Bunch. What if all that money was used to prevent flu deaths instead of fighting about gun legislation put forth from Diane Feinstein and her ilk. It comes down to people accept death by flu is an acceptable risk and part of life as we know it but it's also acceptable to spend millions of dollars fighting for and against an assault weapon ban that has very little to do with death and more to do with control and freedoms.
forkushV
forkushV
May 2, 2013
1:42am
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Originally posted by: alanleroyII
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Originally posted by: forkushV
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Originally posted by: alanleroyII
...people are only riled up about the rifle deaths because they think congress can do something about gun deaths, but have already done everything possible to prevent the Flu...
Yup, that's pretty much it. The average life-span would probably be in the forties if big government didn't step in with laws regulating sanitation, pollution, drugs, foods, and innumerable other health related issues. If you want to see what life is like without big government regulations, try Somalia.

But when it comes to regulating gun safety, we're pretty much tied with Somalia. Because freedom.

I guess that would be true...If Somalia had over 300 major existing gun laws. Otherwise, it's pretty much BS.
Actually, it turns out that Somalia has tighter gun control laws than the US. Sorry for the error.

What I should have said is that effectively Somalia and the US are tied when it comes to gun safety laws. But we kick their ass when it comes to public health, because of big government laws regulating sanitation, pollution, and so on, so there's that.
snidely333
snidely333
May 2, 2013
2:06am
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How are those Somalian gun laws working out for the Somalians. With tighter gun control laws they just have less gun crime than the US.
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