A well armed society is a polite one.

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WULFENSTAR

Thursday, July 22, 2010 7:35 PM

I understand the need to be armed. If you are 90 and a 20 y/o comes to take from you, a gun is the best friend you will ever have.

Also, in a well-armed society... you watch your words, think before you speak.

Is it worth calling your enemies girlfried or mother a "cunt", when he could just pull a gun and start shooting?

Is being nasty, worth the fallout from it?

On a more national note, in a fully armed society... calling someone a nigger, a kyke, a spick, a whiteboy... is it worth the hassle of a gun or a knife fight?

Robbing someone? What happens if they can shoot back? Is the few bucks they have worth killing for? Or getting killed over?

Cost vs Gratification.

Oh sure, we all have the right to free speech. No doubt. But when that inter-personal speech causes a life-or-death fight... well, folks tend to be more "political".

Cus while it might feel good to finally call that skank a skank, to fully let fly on the blacks, to give that stupid liberal/neo-con everything on your mind... well... how good does it feel to have to fight about it?

So I'm FOR free speech, and the ability to say whatever the fuck you feel like, just remember folks.. people dont always do well with the truth, and like being told it even less.

So, a well armed society IS a polite one. Cus you better be willing to fight to the death over what you say.

Just my 2 cents.

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BYTEMITE

Thursday, July 22, 2010 7:43 PM

Maybe, though I'm pretty sure the Wild West had a pretty high death count. On the other hand, that's possibly because people were less inhibited, and it was difficult to enforce laws.

Two different views. Hard to say which is better; it's not fun to die, but people chose this life, and it's not fun to be inhibited either.

One thing you do have to watch for is the biggest, toughest guy who's the best fighter won't have to watch his mouth as much as lesser fighters.

EVILDINOSAUR

Thursday, July 22, 2010 7:48 PM

So it's your belief that only under threat of injury or death can humans possibly be decent to one another?

Secondly, you believe that things as simple as words are worth shooting, even killing someone over?

If these are truly your beliefs, that's sad.

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WULFENSTAR

Thursday, July 22, 2010 7:48 PM

"though I'm pretty sure the Wild West had a pretty high death count."

The highest death count from a single inter-personal fight (not a government sactioned slaughter, mind)

Was at the OK Corral.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunfight_at_the_O.K._Corral

Thats a hell of a lot less than the "wars" between the Crips/Bloods, or even Columbine.

So saying the Wild West had a high death rate from gun battles, is really a product of Hollywood.

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BYTEMITE

Thursday, July 22, 2010 7:49 PM

Interesting. Thanks.

Maybe people got all their violent tendencies out with those excellent bar fights. :) Guns ain't kosher rules there.

WULFENSTAR

Thursday, July 22, 2010 7:50 PM

"So it's your belief that only under threat of injury or death can humans possibly be decent to one another?

Secondly, you believe that things as simple as words are worth shooting, even killing someone over?"

Yes, and No.

However, I deal with things as I have seen them, as they actually are.

You say the wrong thing to the wrong person, they might just kill you (or try) over it.

ETA: and thats not a bad thing. Choose your words carefully, speak well, and when you must give the business to someone, do it bravely.

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PIZMOBEACH

Thursday, July 22, 2010 7:52 PM

You live in DC right??

5th in manslaughter in the US - maybe they're using harsh language.

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WULFENSTAR

Thursday, July 22, 2010 7:55 PM

Actually DC USED to be the murder capitol of the US, but as guns became more prevalent, and the people stopped being victims... the shift went North to BodyMore... exscuse me, I mean, Baltimore.

"Being called a racist by a Liberal is a badge of honor."

BYTEMITE

Thursday, July 22, 2010 8:01 PM

Thinking over this again, OK Corral may have had the highest body count of the time, but might not represent the entirety of the body count for the wild west. By which I mean, there might have been a lot of smaller one on one altercations. And things we don't know about, like free rangers getting shot and authorities looking the other way, not reporting what happened.

But I'll keep your POV in mind, because like I said, interesting.

RIVERLOVE

Thursday, July 22, 2010 8:07 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Wulfenstar:
Actually DC USED to be the murder capitol of the US, but as guns became more prevalent, and the people stopped being victims... the shift went North to BodyMore... exscuse me, I mean, Baltimore.

"Being called a racist by a Liberal is a badge of honor."

I like your signature quote.

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