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Gun Control Reform Activism

DanTex

(20,709 posts)

8. Quick question. Do you think this post is offensive at all?

Reply to spin (Reply #2)

Mon Aug 26, 2013, 06:42 AM

Aug 2013

Da thug gotta "rational need:" It's his bidness, and he won't be interfered with.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=118x438432

Because if you don't, then you probably don't need to say any more. And if you do, please don't pretend that this kind of talk and attitude isn't common in the gungeon. This post wasn't by some one-time troll, it's by a prominent gungeon member who still posts today. And there are plenty of others like it. If even the "progressive" gun enthusiasts exhibit this kind of racially charged language, how can you possibly deny that the gun culture at large, which is decidedly not progressive, is infested with racism?

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Just in case anybody doesn't think racism is screwing up the debate about guns [View all] LuckyTheDog Aug 2013 OP

No question. Robb Aug 2013 #1

While it is inappropriate to label black youths as thugs, .... spin Aug 2013 #2

Wow. That's remarkable. Robb Aug 2013 #3

the NRA is good what they do, very good Skittles Aug 2013 #5

What you fail to understand is that I also support improvements to our current gun laws. ... spin Aug 2013 #7

Do "my black friend doesn't think I'm racist" again. Robb Aug 2013 #12

Obviously you must feel that I am racist because I am a gun rights advocate. ... spin Aug 2013 #14

I feel you are racist because you are saying racist things. Robb Aug 2013 #16

In order for any of your means shedevil69taz Aug 2013 #19

Another Gungeoneer billh58 Aug 2013 #21

Typical Gungeon spin billh58 Aug 2013 #18

LIBERAL MEDIA??? Skittles Aug 2013 #4

"Liberal media"? What liberal media? Scuba Aug 2013 #6

The liberal media exists but they just may not reach your standard for being liberal. spin Aug 2013 #9

Nice try, but still a fail. Scuba Aug 2013 #10

I can understand your viewpoint as I feel you are very liberal. ... spin Aug 2013 #13

Yep, I'm a far-left liberal, supporting such radical ideas as ... Scuba Aug 2013 #15

Quick question. Do you think this post is offensive at all? DanTex Aug 2013 #8

The voices we often hear in the gun control debate are those from the extreme sides of the ... spin Aug 2013 #11

Thank you. DanTex Aug 2013 #17

Suicide Sanddog42 Sep 2013 #22

Very clever billh58 Sep 2013 #23

On the contrary Sanddog42 Sep 2013 #24

Tell us how you really feel about Democrats and Gun Control. ellisonz Aug 2013 #20