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michaelleung: No, that's a dog in a brand new military fighter jet. Jesus, what's wrong with you people? Don't you read the Jane's International Defence Review?
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Rohan15: No, I'm busy studying and working my ass off. You, my friend, are in college and I assume are doing the same, except you have the time to actually read the review. Also, CUTE DOGGY :D
As a student of fine literature and journals of defence equipment, it is my academic duty to read such things.

Sometimes, even though I have The Economist on my iPad, I deliberately buy the latest issue of it at the airport to look smart on flights.
Does that bit of 'research' look only at people who were legally carrying firearms, or just everyone who got shot while carrying them, even if they were gangbangers carrying guns for their own criminal purposes? And does 'carrying' mean carrying - as in, the weapon is readily accessible, or does it count weapons stowed such that they cannot be deployed? And did it measure gun ownership accurately among its control group?

Here's the study. Answers are: 'the latter', 'the latter', and 'no'. See for yourself.

Not that it matters. The bottom line is that if some predator comes after me - which is unlikely, but apparently quite possible - I don't want to have to depend on his mercy, divine intervention, or my nonexistent kung fu, the way those seven did. .45 ACP is universal sign language for 'please leave me be'.
Post edited March 22, 2012 by generalripper
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michaelleung: As a student of fine literature and journals of defence equipment, it is my academic duty to read such things.

Sometimes, even though I have The Economist on my iPad, I deliberately buy the latest issue of it at the airport to look smart on flights.
Journalism as in you want to be a reporter or journalism as a school activity?
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michaelleung: As a student of fine literature and journals of defence equipment, it is my academic duty to read such things.

Sometimes, even though I have The Economist on my iPad, I deliberately buy the latest issue of it at the airport to look smart on flights.
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Rohan15: Journalism as in you want to be a reporter or journalism as a school activity?
Journalism as in I pretend to know what I'm talking about, and I write about it.
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Rohan15: Journalism as in you want to be a reporter or journalism as a school activity?
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michaelleung: Journalism as in I pretend to know what I'm talking about, and I write about it.
Ah, so a Canadian Kotaku?
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MonstaMunch: Let's be specific here. It's not "muslims attacking jews" and vice versa, it's Palestinians attacking Israelis and visa versa.

The difference is, if the Palestinians would just stop the fight, where would they go? Israel has literally taken their entire nation. They have no land of their own, and therefore have no option but to fight or die as a nation.

Both sides claim that ownership of the land is their "god given right", though one might wonder why said god waited until the 60's to give it to Israel.
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XmXFLUXmX: Jews also don't have any land to go to, if they stopped fighting, then the Muslims would surely destroy them. This is most certainly a Jew vs Muslim conflict. Basically, what this really comes down to as a non-Jew or a non-Muslim is who would you rather have occupy that land, Jews, who have at the very least, shown they are civilized, or Palestinians, who create and shelter Muslim terrorists, a people who also were leaping in joy and celebrating when the U.S. was attacked on 9/11.
So much wrong in this thread....
Post edited March 22, 2012 by Rohan15
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MonstaMunch: Let's be specific here. It's not "muslims attacking jews" and vice versa, it's Palestinians attacking Israelis and visa versa.

The difference is, if the Palestinians would just stop the fight, where would they go? Israel has literally taken their entire nation. They have no land of their own, and therefore have no option but to fight or die as a nation.

Both sides claim that ownership of the land is their "god given right", though one might wonder why said god waited until the 60's to give it to Israel.
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XmXFLUXmX: Jews also don't have any land to go to, if they stopped fighting, then the Muslims would surely destroy them. This is most certainly a Jew vs Muslim conflict. Basically, what this really comes down to as a non-Jew or a non-Muslim is who would you rather have occupy that land, Jews, who have at the very least, shown they are civilized, or Palestinians, who create and shelter Muslim terrorists, a people who also were leaping in joy and celebrating when the U.S. was attacked on 9/11.
It's a Zionist vs. Palestinian conflict. Don't lump all Jews into that, and don't lump all Muslims into that.

Personally both sides should just take a step back here. They should bond over their shared religious dislike for bacon.
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michaelleung: It's a Zionist vs. Palestinian conflict. Don't lump all Jews into that, and don't lump all Muslims into that.

Personally both sides should just take a step back here. They should bond over their shared religious dislike for bacon.
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XmXFLUXmX: No, it is a Jew vs Muslim conflict. If the Jews would stop fighting, they would lose their homeland and all Jews, Zionist or not, would be affected.
No, it's a Zionist conflict. At best, it's a conflict based on a biblical text. And Israel is hardly a "Jewish state". The country tries extremely hard to maintain a secular society and the country frowns upon the imposing of ultra-Orthodox Jewish practices on the rest of society.

I'm thinking the easiest way to solve this is a game of Double or Quits.
Post edited March 22, 2012 by michaelleung
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XmXFLUXmX: Palestinians, who create and shelter Muslim terrorists, a people who also were leaping in joy and celebrating when the U.S. was attacked on 9/11.
Just about the only thing more disgraceful than your prejudice and racism is that you proudly wear a verse from scripture to justify yourself.
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XmXFLUXmX: Palestinians, who create and shelter Muslim terrorists, a people who also were leaping in joy and celebrating when the U.S. was attacked on 9/11.
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rampancy: Just about the only thing more disgraceful than your prejudice and racism is that you proudly wear a verse from scripture to justify yourself.
Perhaps he is an atheist in disguise?
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XmXFLUXmX: No, it is a Jew vs Muslim conflict. If the Jews would stop fighting, they would lose their homeland and all Jews, Zionist or not, would be affected.
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michaelleung: No, it's a Zionist conflict. At best, it's a conflict based on a biblical text. And Israel is hardly a "Jewish state". The country tries extremely hard to maintain a secular society and the country frowns upon the imposing of ultra-Orthodox Jewish practices on the rest of society.

I'm thinking the easiest way to solve this is a game of Double or Quits.
I don't get it. Please explain the Palestine-Israel conflict to me. Three words or less.
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michaelleung: No, it's a Zionist conflict. At best, it's a conflict based on a biblical text. And Israel is hardly a "Jewish state". The country tries extremely hard to maintain a secular society and the country frowns upon the imposing of ultra-Orthodox Jewish practices on the rest of society.

I'm thinking the easiest way to solve this is a game of Double or Quits.
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spindown: I don't get it. Please explain the Palestine-Israel conflict to me. Three words or less.
It's fucking childish
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Rohan15: Perhaps he is an atheist in disguise?
I've actually come to believe Santorum, Romney, Gingrich, and everyone else of their ilk are actually atheists and agnostics in disguise.
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Rohan15: Perhaps he is an atheist in disguise?
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rampancy: I've actually come to believe Santorum, Romney, Gingrich, and everyone else of their ilk are actually atheists and agnostics in disguise.
I think Santorum truly believes his crazy rhetoric. Nobody can keep a straight face for so long and say the shit he does. He's the real deal.
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Rohan15: Perhaps he is an atheist in disguise?
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rampancy: I've actually come to believe Santorum, Romney, Gingrich, and everyone else of their ilk are actually atheists and agnostics in disguise.
Wrong

http://www.theonion.com/articles/voters-slowly-realizing-santorum-believes-every-de,27518/
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Rohan15: Perhaps he is an atheist in disguise?
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rampancy: I've actually come to believe Santorum, Romney, Gingrich, and everyone else of their ilk are actually atheists and agnostics in disguise.
Well, yeah it's obvious:
-Santorum essentially hates marriage for everyone.
-Romney is an obvious moron, as all atheists are morons apparently.
-Gingrich...well.....no comment that guy is fucking nuts.
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rampancy: I've actually come to believe Santorum, Romney, Gingrich, and everyone else of their ilk are actually atheists and agnostics in disguise.
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spindown: Wrong

http://www.theonion.com/articles/voters-slowly-realizing-santorum-believes-every-de,27518/
Oh so true.
Post edited March 22, 2012 by Rohan15