http://www.wallsofthecity.net/2009/12/quote_of_the_day_9.html defending our rights from the ramparts Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:20:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.wallsofthecity.net/2009/12/quote_of_the_day_9.html#comment-3995 Linoge Sat, 12 Dec 2009 19:28:43 +0000 http://www.wallsofthecity.net/?p=2307#comment-3995 <strong>Dave:</strong> Oh, I was not saying that honesty on the anti-rights advocates' part would actually help them <em>win</em> arguments, only that it would more-quickly <em>resolve</em> the arguments - once they admitted that they simply want to exert more control over their fellow American citizen, the argument itself becomes somewhat moot, after all, like you imply/state :). <strong>Sevesteen:</strong> Oh, to be sure, lying through your teeth and following a pre-programmed script certainly makes life easier for the anti-rights advocates of the world... apart from them having their arses handed to them at every available opportunity... <strong>Ride Fast:</strong> Somehow, it does not tremendously surprise me that the tactics of those looking to strip us of our rights have not changed significantly over the years... Dave: Oh, I was not saying that honesty on the anti-rights advocates’ part would actually help them win arguments, only that it would more-quickly resolve the arguments – once they admitted that they simply want to exert more control over their fellow American citizen, the argument itself becomes somewhat moot, after all, like you imply/state .
Sevesteen: Oh, to be sure, lying through your teeth and following a pre-programmed script certainly makes life easier for the anti-rights advocates of the world… apart from them having their arses handed to them at every available opportunity…
Ride Fast: Somehow, it does not tremendously surprise me that the tactics of those looking to strip us of our rights have not changed significantly over the years…

]]> http://www.wallsofthecity.net/2009/12/quote_of_the_day_9.html#comment-3994 Ride Fast Sat, 12 Dec 2009 13:00:40 +0000 http://www.wallsofthecity.net/?p=2307#comment-3994 Years ago, when "reasonable" or "commonsense"gun control was a popular demand from the anti's, I would always ask a proponent of that to name a commonsense gun control they are proposing. Every single time I was able to shoot down their dream restriction by explaining why it was unreasonable or made no sense at all. The results were not unexpected. They stopped talking to me, generally. Years ago, when “reasonable” or “commonsense”gun control was a popular demand from the anti’s, I would always ask a proponent of that to name a commonsense gun control they are proposing.
Every single time I was able to shoot down their dream restriction by explaining why it was unreasonable or made no sense at all.
The results were not unexpected. They stopped talking to me, generally.

]]> http://www.wallsofthecity.net/2009/12/quote_of_the_day_9.html#comment-3993 Sevesteen Sat, 12 Dec 2009 12:20:22 +0000 http://www.wallsofthecity.net/?p=2307#comment-3993 Honesty? With honesty you can't bleat about "guns in bars in Tennessee", or "deadly Mac 10 Machine gun capable of thousands of rounds per minute" <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2009/12/10/2009-12-10_the_mac10_the_gun_used_in_time_square_shooting.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2009/12/10/2009-12-10_the_mac10_the_gun_used_in_time_square_shooting.html</a> or "racists with assault rifles at Obama protests", or blood in the streets, or... Honesty? With honesty you can’t bleat about “guns in bars in Tennessee”, or “deadly Mac 10 Machine gun capable of thousands of rounds per minute” http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2009/12/10/2009-12-10_the_mac10_the_gun_used_in_time_square_shooting.html or “racists with assault rifles at Obama protests”, or blood in the streets, or…

]]> http://www.wallsofthecity.net/2009/12/quote_of_the_day_9.html#comment-3992 Dave Sat, 12 Dec 2009 12:11:48 +0000 http://www.wallsofthecity.net/?p=2307#comment-3992 Heh. Honesty isn't going to help them attain their goals. I can't say that I blame them. If they were completely honest they would be dead in the water. What they want is unconstitutional, and that is the nicest thing I can say about it. Heh. Honesty isn’t going to help them attain their goals. I can’t say that I blame them. If they were completely honest they would be dead in the water. What they want is unconstitutional, and that is the nicest thing I can say about it.

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