Czechnologist
Concerned Citizen
- Mar 9, 2016
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Really? Nothing is done about those? What about all the MADD campaigns? The cars paraded out to show the damage done by drunk driving? Implied consent laws for alcohol testing? Free cab rides on New Years? Sobriety checkpoints? Laws linking federal highway funding to having a drinking age of 21? Making texting and driving a primary traffic offense? The various campaigns designed to promote and educate people about the awareness of the dangers of texting and driving? Phones designed with "drive mode" to reduce distractions?
I think this is a really terrible argument that "Nothing" is done about drunk and distracted driving. A lot is done. The one thing that isn't done though is only a small fringe says "let's ban alcohol" or "let's ban cell phones."
The obvious other question; how many of those laws would you actually support being applied to 2A?
Really? Nothing is done about those? What about all the MADD campaigns? The cars paraded out to show the damage done by drunk driving? Implied consent laws for alcohol testing? Free cab rides on New Years? Sobriety checkpoints? Laws linking federal highway funding to having a drinking age of 21? Making texting and driving a primary traffic offense? The various campaigns designed to promote and educate people about the awareness of the dangers of texting and driving? Phones designed with "drive mode" to reduce distractions?
I think this is a really terrible argument that "Nothing" is done about drunk and distracted driving. A lot is done. The one thing that isn't done though is only a small fringe says "let's ban alcohol" or "let's ban cell phones."
The obvious other question; how many of those laws would you actually support being applied to 2A?
It looks like the drain got a little stopped up. At least until the next election. It's going to be an ugly one. Any time someone tells you that their vote doesn't count, remind them about the VA General Assembly and the razor thin majorities in the two houses. Unless they're a gun-grabbing prog. If that's the case, tell them that, yes, their vote is worthless.
Don't forget that the R's have moved left with the dems. And conservatism is hate speech.
Even those razor-thin majorities will likely become 10+ seat democrat majorities after the election. I think something like 20/22 newly redrawn districts favor the democrats.
White European created doctrine is a good thing. It is part and parcel of why so many from the Third World want to come here to live.
It certainly leads to a better life than any regime in Africa, most of the Middle East, China, and other places where governments are primarily interested in enriching the rulers by robbing or murdering the rest of the population, while stealing the resources of the countries involved.
The Mainstream finds this evil? I think not. The mainstream would like a decent life, and for the most part can achieve this through work and sensible consumption. "Poverty" in this country is at a level that much of the rest of the planet would be very pleased to enjoy, and thanks to the "white European" economic system, the rest of the world is living better than they ever did, and this trend is growing.
The impression of evil and racism is brought to us courtesy of those who would reduce or remove our liberties and increase their personal wealth and power at our expense. The call of "racism" in this country is another fine lie, brought to us by the exemplars of the party of slavery, most of whose taunts are based on their own actions, and tossed at their political opponents after the fact. This provides a pre-emptive defense. No shortage of race-baiters in the political landscape, but the racism they decry hardly exists, except for that which they intentionally generate. Job security
Numbers don't lie? They've been used to lie for generations. It was Mark Twain who made the lies, damn lies and statistics comment. I doubt he was the first to notice. Lies, repeated loudly and often, have taken on the veneer of truth in the hands of political operators throughout history. They are artfully adapted to further the agendas of the liars. It worked in the past, and works today as well.
Folks who denigrate the nature of what this nation was, and was intended to be, might seriously consider finding a place more to their liking, perhaps in one of those different cultures and societies.
Except for gun control. When it comes to gun control actually the GOP has become more pro-2A than 20, 30 or 40 years ago. The data show this.
They had a 2 year ownership of all 3 branches of government.
When was that? Trump hasn’t had a moment when Chuck Schumer didn’t have effective control of the legislature.
Maybe Republicans in VA will actually go out and vote this time, and / or not for some third party candidate spoiler.
And maybe they'll make better primary choices, so their candidates don't give off the crazy vibe and scare every last one of the otherwise still pretty conservative soccer moms away in the general election (see Freitas vs Stewart).
That’s lovely and all, but they’ve done jack shit lately. They had a 2 year ownership of all 3 branches of government. What pro 2A issues were advanced, despite numerous candidates campaigning on that?
Just like the Dems, they will sell us down the river as long as it’s politically expedient.
And maybe they'll make better primary choices, so their candidates don't give off the crazy vibe and scare every last one of the otherwise still pretty conservative soccer moms away in the general election (see Freitas vs Stewart).