Even if someone kills his son tomorrow with a gun, he wont do anything about it.
Gun control
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His speech came across like a traditional, old school paranoid, fear mongering rant about "the other" taking your guns away.
Indeed.
It works for the crowd he is pandering to, but that crowd is much smaller than it used to be, and will continue to shrink.
The world is changing and they are simply being left behind. The only question is how far backwards will they drag America before they lose their grip.
Glad he cleared that up.
It's beyond frustrating that every time something important happens, Trump is able to change the conversation simply by saying something outrageous on Twitter. I can't think of many non-trolls who see the armed teachers idea as a good one, yet the pundits and analysts are spending their time going through long-winded explanations of why Trump's idea is stupid. That time should be spent on covering the efforts of students across the country. This is where the media, especially television news, fails.
Couldn't agree more. Place the focus on those who are trying to make a change - ignore the master troll. Pretend like he doesn't exist. Not paying attention to him and his gang at all seems like it would be far more effective in driving them mad. See Fox News for being effective at doing that in the opposite direction. Of course the clear counter argument is that media would then arguably be well and truly politicized.
What media shows depends on who is funding that media channel. And not on what is right/wrong for the society.
It hasn't been unbiased for decades. So expecting them to change is futile
It hasn't been unbiased for decades. So expecting them to change is futile
Firstly he sounds exactly like that gun nut from the Gun Control thread who kept using seat belts as an argument.
Secondly, a new wave of Democratic European style Socialists.... Fight me cnut!
Thirdly he keeps banging on about those in power etc, wtf? He's contradicting himself on a massive scale. Does he think Obama is still in charge? Or that it's only Dems that are rich and powerful?
He's all over the place. He's a feckwit.
How many times has he said Socialists, Socialism, European Socialists..
He actually lies more than Trump.
Great idea. I'm sure the shooter will wait for the teachers to put on their vests before shooting and there's no way the shooter would be able to obtain one of these special vests themselves.
Exactly. I might Tweet her that in reply.
Here's a real shocker, I wasn't aware of this. This is insane!
Exactly. I might Tweet her that in reply.
Here's a real shocker, I wasn't aware of this. This is insane!
I had to reread that 3 times as I couldn't quite believe it.
I honestly believe, most of these Republicans would defend what the Nazis did with the right bribes.
Day by day, they sink to new lows, regressive cnuts.
Just shows how entrenched the NRAs tentacles are into politicians. Not only are they vehemently against any gun control, they are also proactively behind legislation that would seek to study gun violence.
The capital letters are almost as annoying as what he's saying.
The fantasy world they all live in is amazing - they all think their Spidey sense would go off and they'd become Rambo at the first sign of trouble.
Hmm, why does that sound so familiar?
Immediately after Sandy Hook in 2012, Trump's buddy Wayne gave a speech on the topic of guns and violence.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/dec/21/nra-full-statement-lapierre-newtown
The root of gun violence in schools?
The solution?
You guys are fecked.
What whaaaaat
Erm. I mean. Um....
Nope, still nothing.
They are just all so fecking dumb. Ted is completely right but obviously not for the reasons he thinks.
Man he's a moron.SIMPSONS DID IT
They don't like illegal aliens, so I presume they're definitely not the party of Kang and Kodos.
So basically his solution isn't to address the problem, but pretend it doesn't actually exist. Feeds back into his notes where he said he wanted to make people 'feel' safe; he's not actually interested in making them safe.
Overlooking the headline dumb feckery of arming teachers, just look at the way he speaks for feck sake.
"I would like to see true people with great talent at guns"
I mean fecking hell.
I know. He's said three or four things today I have laughed and winced at in equal measure. I honestly think he's getting worse. Honestly my 5 year old speaks more fluently than he does. And I am not exaggerating.
I don't doubt it for one minute. How is it possible for him to be so stupid?
And get elected. That's the most worrying part of this all. That and people who be out about his intelligence. His whole Presidency is just like a bigger, grander version of Trump University with his voters being the students.
I quite liked Sam Harris' "evil Chauncey Gardiner" quip.
To hear Trump speak extemporaneously, on any subject, is to be confronted by sheer stupidity the likes of which we've never seen from someone occupying this office. He is just utterly clueless.
fecking asswipe! We want guns away from campus grounds, not bring more guns into schools.
They have been against for a while now. There hasnt been any legislation passed on this issue in almost a decade.
I linked some articles earlier in the thread that deal with it. Its crazy really
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2018/02/gun-violence-public-health/553430/
Bring on the revolution.
I'd have thought if gun controls are tightened in America, it's the gun owners who'd be more likely to try and stage a revolution.
The US was one of the countries that turned away the St. Louis ship carrying almost a thousand Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany.