In fact as far as I'm aware the UK is the only european nation that outright bans guns for civilians.This is why people ban guns. Gun supporters don't know what guns are.Shotguns I'll give you (provided you're allowed 12 and larger gauges... because I mean... come on...) but not .22s.
In fact as far as I'm aware the UK is the only european nation that outright bans guns for civilians.This is why people ban guns. Gun supporters don't know what guns are.Shotguns I'll give you (provided you're allowed 12 and larger gauges... because I mean... come on...) but not .22s.
Yes but its not woe is me. Its whats the.big deal? We were not the last genocide as people call it. We took land from a weaker country juwt kike the rest of history. Times have changed since the world wars and this all happened before them. If it were still continueing i could see people bringing it up but its not. Reperations are a nee thing and totally useless in this time frame. My family owned slaves and if one of those slaves were alive id pay them. They arent though people lost deal with it. Join society you have no other choice.
That is true but how it comes off also is a problem. It is like hearing white males complain about being discriminated against but when you look around they are still the ones that hold most of the power. It causes you come off as seeming a bigot or racist for stating on a personal level you and even the people around you are having problems because you are a white male no matter how true it may be. But as a minority you will alway face the same thing being called an "Uncle Tom" or race traitor for pointing out the same hate within your own group.
Everyone's a potential terrorist. Everyone. Doesn't matter if you're an olympic gold medal winning, sports personality superstar of the year, and you are carrying around your medals as proof.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk...t-8433440.html
Those gold medals could be bombs! American officials are seriously paranoid.
Last edited by Theodon; 2012-12-31 at 06:21 PM.
It's always been Wankershim!
My Brand!
There's probably been someone bringing this up already, but in case not, here goes:
The reasons why the Native genocide in the US is still an issue is several:
1) The "conquest" was done in an extremely horrible way, including the murder of scores of non-combatants, biological warfare and other war crimes. These issues have never been adequatedly adressed since.
2) Numerous agreements were broken, no attempt has been made to correct this from the US government side.
3) Few attempts have been made to improve the abysmal suicide, drugabuse, alcohol abuse and poverty numbers seen on reservations.
4) Few instances of returning the land to the original owners have occured, despite much of the land in question being on government hands rather than privately owned.
5) Sites sacred to the native americans continue to be overrun by tourists. Ask yourself how people would feel if a bunch of tourists came stomping into a church while the church service was happening.
6) "They lived there first, 2000 years ago" is an arguement frequently used by many Americans in support of the Israeli when discussing the Israel-Palestina conflict. The hypocracy of such a statement is beyond nauseating.
These reasons, and more, is the background of why the Native American conquest / genocide will continue to be an issue until the issue is adressed. The fact that similar things have happened elsewhere does NOT change this, it just makes it even more sad how a nation that presents itself as a beacon of democracy, freedom and civil rights continue to avoid their responsibility towards the native people of their land.
First time I went to Canada they detained me for an hour while going in and while going out, without telling me why. To be fair though the Canadian border guards weren't pushy and didn't check my car for bombs. They just looked inside and let me go. They even struck up a conversation with me.
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What do you expect America does? Sure the natives can be treated better today but it's not like anyone is still oppressing them. It's comparable to the situation in the inner cities. The people there share responsibility too.
I expect them to accept their responsibility in how the situation is today, ensure high-level education, medical assistance, development programs and start returning what land they can to the original owners. Is the responsibility theirs alone? No. But the continuous oppression of the Native peoples (which does continue to this day many places) means that the greatest part of the responsibility lies with the US government.
In fact as far as I'm aware the UK is the only european nation that outright bans guns for civilians.This is why people ban guns. Gun supporters don't know what guns are.Shotguns I'll give you (provided you're allowed 12 and larger gauges... because I mean... come on...) but not .22s.
I'm an American and that made me sick to my stomach. Did the man do the things the officers said he did? Yes. However, it was all done with the air of throwing around the weight of American "superiority". Those officers were never in danger from that guy and they knew it. They didn't like that he didn't sit, stay, and play dead when he was asked to. While I am glad that our country is actually checking people, this particular check was an exercise in being a massive dick. Police state indeed. Our Constitution is becoming worth less than the paper it was written on if I had wiped my ass with it.
'Twas a cutlass swipe or an ounce of lead
Or a yawing hole in a battered head
And the scuppers clogged with rotting red
And there they lay I damn me eyes
All lookouts clapped on Paradise
All souls bound just contrarywise, yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!
'Twas a cutlass swipe or an ounce of lead
Or a yawing hole in a battered head
And the scuppers clogged with rotting red
And there they lay I damn me eyes
All lookouts clapped on Paradise
All souls bound just contrarywise, yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!
The fuck? bit for me was when they told the guy he was going to jail. Just when i thought that was about as fascist as they could get they told the guy 'You wife is going to jail as well lolz'. In a situation they incited and then escalated they are going to throw him and his wife in jail?
They must have had to build a new section at Guantanamo Bay as well if that guy is catching 3 terrorist a day sneaking across the Canadian border.