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yagotme

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84. No, I post supportive messages also.

Mon Sep 16, 2024, 08:58 AM

Sep 16

Why do you keep insisting that I am doing things I do not? Not very civil.
ETA: Out of last 6 posts I have made, here are 4 "neutral" or "supportive" posts. The other 2 were responding to you. An apology would be nice.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=19456795
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=19456654
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=19456618
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=19456603

So you only post on DU to argue with people. Got it.

No, you don't "got it". You seem to keep posting here to argue with me, it seems, though. It's a discussion board. If I have a differing opinion on a particular subject, aren't I allowed to present it for discussion? Again, if the shoe fits...

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Several killed in Germany knife attack [View all] muriel_volestrangler Aug 23 OP

If it's Islamic.... Mysterian Aug 23 #1

Islamic State claims responsibility for fatal Solingen stabbings in Germany muriel_volestrangler Aug 24 #6

Count on it DFW Aug 24 #10

And they just won big Polybius Sep 2 #67

One person detained over knife attack - police muriel_volestrangler Aug 24 #2

After a press conference: muriel_volestrangler Aug 24 #3

As horrible as it was, it would have been much worse if that psychopath had sprayed the festival with an assault rifle. SunSeeker Aug 24 #4

I'm sure that's a comfort to their families. EllieBC Aug 24 #5

It was a commentary about America. This is a discussion board about American politics. SunSeeker Aug 24 #8

Most of the people here are Americans, so we think like Americans. Irish_Dem Aug 26 #26

There are a lot of countries besides us that leftyladyfrommo Aug 27 #38

Putin is causing some of the immigrant problems. Irish_Dem Aug 27 #41

Populations in many countries are declining. Irish_Dem Aug 27 #42

Wait, I thought violent crime was plummeting under Biden sarisataka Aug 27 #39

Violent crime has plummeted and Elessar Zappa Aug 28 #52

And Americans have very little idea of what EllieBC Aug 27 #40

I just got back from a trip to Canada. Irish_Dem Aug 27 #43

I live in the UK now... róisín_dubh Sep 1 #65

I am not going to be the one sarisataka Aug 24 #7

Good, because I'm not either. My post is meant for the gun nuts who read this board, unlike those families. SunSeeker Aug 24 #9

Unless they rent or steal a U-Haul? EX500rider Aug 25 #12

A UHaul is not a mass murderer's weapon of choice. An AR is. SunSeeker Aug 25 #13

Well thank god it is not the weapon of choice EX500rider Aug 25 #14

The Las Vegas shooter would not have been able to do what he did with a UHaul. SunSeeker Aug 25 #16

"Most large festivals have entry blockades" Most have chain link fencing which a truck at 60+ would plow thru EX500rider Aug 25 #17

OMG, you're still beating that dead horse. ARs cost Americans their freedom. SunSeeker Aug 25 #18

When was this magical time when semi-auto rifles were banned? EX500rider Aug 25 #19

A Northwestern study showed the AWB reduced mass shootings. SunSeeker Aug 25 #20

How did I find you here? It's a discussion board I discussed things EX500rider Aug 25 #21

Oh come on. SunSeeker Aug 26 #22

I scan the titles and open the threads I am interested in like everyone else EX500rider Aug 26 #24

In subthreads on days-old low-rec OPs? Stop gaslighting me. nt SunSeeker Aug 26 #25

I don't pay attention to Rec's, I scan the titles and read the ones I'm interested in EX500rider Aug 26 #27

A low rec OP would be long gone from the DU home page days after it was posted. SunSeeker Aug 26 #28

Paranoia will destroy ya EX500rider Aug 26 #29

It's not paranoia. It's not about me. It's about what the gun folks do on DU. SunSeeker Aug 26 #30

Well thanks for basically calling me a liar 3 times in a row, pleasant talking to you. EX500rider Aug 26 #31

But unlike the Cult, we CAN have varying views here (for the most part anyway) oldsoftie Aug 28 #51

Sure, we can have varying opinions, but not "alternative facts." nt SunSeeker Aug 28 #53

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Um no. Did you join DU just to post misinformation? SunSeeker Aug 26 #34

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Your study is flawed. yagotme Aug 28 #45

Your defense of ARs is flawed. SunSeeker Aug 28 #46

Sorry, you're not my boss. yagotme Aug 28 #47

Obviously nothing will make you stop lovin' on ARs. SunSeeker Aug 28 #49

Obviously, nothing is going to stop you from beating a dead horse. yagotme Aug 31 #58

"Yes, after the ban, the sales went up abruptly more"---It's obviously not a dead horse. SunSeeker Aug 31 #59

The author should have said "The greatest rise". yagotme Aug 31 #62

Your Pew Research link does NOT show a decrease. It shows just the opposite. SunSeeker Aug 31 #60

A few paragraphs from the link: yagotme Aug 31 #63

The fact that so many die from handguns is reason for better gun safety laws for all guns. SunSeeker Aug 31 #64

So, what IS an "assault rifle"? yagotme Sep 2 #66

Ah, so predictable. Like when right wingers ask "What is a woman?" nt SunSeeker Sep 2 #69

If you're calling for a ban on a specific item, yagotme Sep 6 #70

If the AWB was so useless, the NRA would not have spent millions to defeat it. SunSeeker Sep 6 #71

In case you forgot: yagotme Sep 7 #72

"Like when right wingers ask..." SunSeeker Sep 7 #73

No, I asked you what an assault rifle was because the BATFE has a set definition, yagotme Sep 9 #74

It is defined in the Assault Weapons Ban of 2023 bill's proposed text. SunSeeker Sep 9 #75

Word games? yagotme Sep 11 #76

While everyone is joyfully discussing Kamala's beatdown of Trump... SunSeeker Sep 11 #77

You're still obsessed with stating incorrect information, and making replies, so if the shoe fits... nt yagotme Sep 13 #78

I haven't stated incorrect information. And you can stop replying any time. SunSeeker Sep 13 #79

"And you can stop replying any time." yagotme Sep 13 #81

So you only post on DU to argue with people. Got it. nt SunSeeker Sep 14 #83

No, I post supportive messages also. yagotme Sep 16 #84

Maybe you should apologize to yourself. SunSeeker Sep 16 #85

That is what I did THAT DAY. Some days I post more, some days I mostly read. yagotme Sep 16 #86

You're rage posting at someone on a 24-day-old 11-rec OP. SunSeeker Sep 16 #87

"Literally quoting" is NOT "basically saying". yagotme Sep 16 #88

Yes, words mean things. You said you only gave recs, as you didn't see much you "disagreed" with. SunSeeker Sep 16 #89

(Sigh) That is what I did THAT DAY. AGAIN. yagotme Sep 16 #90

I'm not telling you what to do. I'm observing what you're doing. SunSeeker Sep 16 #91

"I'm not telling you what to do." yagotme Sep 20 #92

You can stop replying any time. That's a fact. nt SunSeeker Sep 20 #93

You are correct. It is a fact. yagotme Sep 20 #94

And 8 years later over 100,000 Americans murdered by firearms. Hassin Bin Sober Sep 13 #80

Yes, almost all done by pistols which I see no move to ban EX500rider Sep 13 #82

. Hassin Bin Sober Aug 26 #32

And what % of those were suicides? EX500rider Aug 26 #36

So what? We lead the world in toddlers killing people with guns. Hassin Bin Sober Aug 26 #37

In a 50yr-plus time period in a country with over 300 million people? EX500rider Aug 27 #44

Truly sick NRA talking point: "More people died of ___, so guns are not a problem." SunSeeker Aug 28 #50

I'd give up. crim son Aug 29 #55

Nah, not giving up. SunSeeker Aug 29 #56

My sentiment as well. n/t crim son Aug 29 #57

Attacker yelled "Allahu Akbar!" moondust Aug 24 #11

Color me not surprised nt EX500rider Aug 25 #15

I doubt anyone wouldve taken a bet against that. oldsoftie Aug 29 #54

Since it was a diversity concert, there was a chance it was a homophobic nutter muriel_volestrangler Aug 31 #61

Religion was certainly involved though, since he yelled "Allahu Akbar!" Polybius Sep 2 #68

They have arrested the attacker DFW Aug 26 #23

On an ironical side note, Solingen was known for a century plus ago, for it's fine blade steel. yagotme Aug 28 #48

Good thing the Germans don't allow just any idiot to buy an AR-15. raccoon Sep 20 #95