fatdan:
mkrizan86:
You actually think it's appropriate to call (and compare) the people of Vietnam "game"? And you don't find that to be racist? At least that's how I read it.
Thats not what he meant by any stretch of the imagination,Ya had to be there to comment that strongly, if you seen what they did to their own people much less ours(especially Green Berets), you would have called them much worse believe me....
I hated them for many years until I started seeing the big picture as I got older!
As much as I will agree with Mkrizan on best not to have guns circulating I must say on that point I never took Wheels as racist or anything close. We all deal with the brevity of the written word, and non of us are writing thought out affidavits. On that point my opinion, given whether wanted or not :) , is move past it quickly.
Apart from losing my entire regiment on exercise in Germany there was little note to my short military career:)...If those then two young guards from 7th Armored American Tank ever read this thanks again for the coffee:)...I pulled up in my rover and they kindly were fine with me blasting my 8 metre mast whilst providing me with a nice cup of coffee. Regiment sent me back to the now deserted last location in the dark LOL.........Army Lorry pulls in with a co driver slipping in / out consciousness. At least I had my radio for that, and maybe saved me from another rollicking LOL........Seriously thanks for your service the both of you, and on this point I never took anything Wheels said as wrong.
I don't think the 2nd amendment applies at all these days. As I have it it was set up to stop governments getting too powerful, but it was done with muskets at the cutting edge.
Out of the revolutionary war the 13 colonies of the New World were a huge loss. People can forget France finished that conflict on it's knees and Jamaica (jewel in the crown) was kept, and Britain got the seas unchallenged until WW1. Heck the French revolution was arguably a direct consequence of it. An enormous loss nonetheless, and fortunately things went the right way with Jefferson etal dividing Church and State, and setting freedom as the goals. Could have gone with a more feudal model (v easily by copying an example or three from around the globe). Trade flourished and the rest is history.
Some if this is plain cultural. I have to accept the fact that had I grown up in the US I would no doubt be as pro gun as anyone. Americans would be as anti as me, most likely, if they grew up in UK........Getting passed that is what I try to do, and maybe I never fully will. Neither way is ever going to be 100% right for everyone same as any law. In the end any law is just a set of ideas for the good of all generally, not always perfect per individual.
Trade stats all day I also appreciate. One I saw (and not googling this) was Japan where you are more likely to get struck by lightning than be involved in gun crime. USA it's up there with Road Traffic Accidents, and that's a gulf wide difference. I would say America has a huge gun issue, and it's a model no one else wants to copy. All good as you guys have the ballot box same as us, and makes your choices there same as elsewhere that chooses not to touch the model with a barge pole. EDIT: I did not miss the guns preventing part. I think the video posted sums up my views as much as anything, and a link here would too (better). Sadly the next time is guaranteed soon way I see it, and all the guns don't kill mantra going won't change that part...
My opinion and good luck to all...