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Thank you, Richard!!!
On 11/13/2014 7:03 PM, Poco Loco wrote:
It was a great discussion. However, the failure of many to agree with Luddite caused a degree of frustration which resulted in some comments not taken well. It's a damn shame that a difference of opinion can't simply be accepted. Very sad! It is strange how some folks handle opposition when they feel they are smarter than everyone else in the room... Even if they are, I have always found that new blood can lead to new innovations and even new attitudes... I think these types of folks are ripping themselves off. |
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Thank you, Richard!!!
On 11/14/2014 8:54 AM, KC wrote:
On 11/13/2014 7:03 PM, Poco Loco wrote: It was a great discussion. However, the failure of many to agree with Luddite caused a degree of frustration which resulted in some comments not taken well. It's a damn shame that a difference of opinion can't simply be accepted. Very sad! It is strange how some folks handle opposition when they feel they are smarter than everyone else in the room... Even if they are, I have always found that new blood can lead to new innovations and even new attitudes... I think these types of folks are ripping themselves off. Common sense is not an indicator of "smartness". Debate and discussion is how controversial issues are resolved. When the issue is a social problem it is the responsibility of all to contribute to the solution. Hiding your head in the sand and pretending the problem doesn't exist doesn't count. In the end, those who push strongly enough win. Those who cling to the status quo end up getting run over. Better to be a participant. |
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Thank you, Richard!!!
On Fri, 14 Nov 2014 09:08:16 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote: On 11/14/2014 8:54 AM, KC wrote: On 11/13/2014 7:03 PM, Poco Loco wrote: It was a great discussion. However, the failure of many to agree with Luddite caused a degree of frustration which resulted in some comments not taken well. It's a damn shame that a difference of opinion can't simply be accepted. Very sad! It is strange how some folks handle opposition when they feel they are smarter than everyone else in the room... Even if they are, I have always found that new blood can lead to new innovations and even new attitudes... I think these types of folks are ripping themselves off. Common sense is not an indicator of "smartness". Debate and discussion is how controversial issues are resolved. When the issue is a social problem it is the responsibility of all to contribute to the solution. Hiding your head in the sand and pretending the problem doesn't exist doesn't count. In the end, those who push strongly enough win. Those who cling to the status quo end up getting run over. Better to be a participant. Hear, hear. |
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Thank you, Richard!!!
On Sat, 15 Nov 2014 01:44:07 -0800, jps wrote:
On Fri, 14 Nov 2014 09:08:16 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 11/14/2014 8:54 AM, KC wrote: On 11/13/2014 7:03 PM, Poco Loco wrote: It was a great discussion. However, the failure of many to agree with Luddite caused a degree of frustration which resulted in some comments not taken well. It's a damn shame that a difference of opinion can't simply be accepted. Very sad! It is strange how some folks handle opposition when they feel they are smarter than everyone else in the room... Even if they are, I have always found that new blood can lead to new innovations and even new attitudes... I think these types of folks are ripping themselves off. Common sense is not an indicator of "smartness". Debate and discussion is how controversial issues are resolved. When the issue is a social problem it is the responsibility of all to contribute to the solution. Hiding your head in the sand and pretending the problem doesn't exist doesn't count. In the end, those who push strongly enough win. Those who cling to the status quo end up getting run over. Better to be a participant. Hear, hear. You missed this: "The crime rate has been dropping for decades. Nobody ever got anyone to "tune in" to hear a story about how great things are going and we are safer than ever. It is all "Things that are going to kill you, details at 11" (Greg) Hear, hear. |
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Thank you, Richard!!!
On Sat, 15 Nov 2014 11:12:45 -0500, Poco Loco
wrote: On Sat, 15 Nov 2014 01:44:07 -0800, jps wrote: On Fri, 14 Nov 2014 09:08:16 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 11/14/2014 8:54 AM, KC wrote: On 11/13/2014 7:03 PM, Poco Loco wrote: It was a great discussion. However, the failure of many to agree with Luddite caused a degree of frustration which resulted in some comments not taken well. It's a damn shame that a difference of opinion can't simply be accepted. Very sad! It is strange how some folks handle opposition when they feel they are smarter than everyone else in the room... Even if they are, I have always found that new blood can lead to new innovations and even new attitudes... I think these types of folks are ripping themselves off. Common sense is not an indicator of "smartness". Debate and discussion is how controversial issues are resolved. When the issue is a social problem it is the responsibility of all to contribute to the solution. Hiding your head in the sand and pretending the problem doesn't exist doesn't count. In the end, those who push strongly enough win. Those who cling to the status quo end up getting run over. Better to be a participant. Hear, hear. You missed this: "The crime rate has been dropping for decades. Nobody ever got anyone to "tune in" to hear a story about how great things are going and we are safer than ever. It is all "Things that are going to kill you, details at 11" (Greg) Hear, hear. The crime rate has been dropping and so has the percentage of Americans owning guns. And yet the number of deaths by gun is maintaining at a constant. So either more crime related deaths are being committed by gun or more people are killing themselves by gun. Crime rate includes burglary, robbery, rape, assualt, etc. Is there a relationship between more guns being owned by fewer Americans and the crime rate? How's the death by gun rate of K-12 and Higher Ed doing? What I do know is that the more guns that a society owns, the more deaths are as a result of guns and death rates per capita climb. |
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Thank you, Richard!!!
On Sat, 15 Nov 2014 09:54:35 -0800, jps wrote:
On Sat, 15 Nov 2014 11:12:45 -0500, Poco Loco wrote: On Sat, 15 Nov 2014 01:44:07 -0800, jps wrote: On Fri, 14 Nov 2014 09:08:16 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 11/14/2014 8:54 AM, KC wrote: On 11/13/2014 7:03 PM, Poco Loco wrote: It was a great discussion. However, the failure of many to agree with Luddite caused a degree of frustration which resulted in some comments not taken well. It's a damn shame that a difference of opinion can't simply be accepted. Very sad! It is strange how some folks handle opposition when they feel they are smarter than everyone else in the room... Even if they are, I have always found that new blood can lead to new innovations and even new attitudes... I think these types of folks are ripping themselves off. Common sense is not an indicator of "smartness". Debate and discussion is how controversial issues are resolved. When the issue is a social problem it is the responsibility of all to contribute to the solution. Hiding your head in the sand and pretending the problem doesn't exist doesn't count. In the end, those who push strongly enough win. Those who cling to the status quo end up getting run over. Better to be a participant. Hear, hear. You missed this: "The crime rate has been dropping for decades. Nobody ever got anyone to "tune in" to hear a story about how great things are going and we are safer than ever. It is all "Things that are going to kill you, details at 11" (Greg) Hear, hear. The crime rate has been dropping and so has the percentage of Americans owning guns. How could you possibly know that? Survey? Registered guns? If I were called, I wouldn't volunteer any information about guns I own. (Of course, they could, as Luddite says, find bits and pieces by reading enough crap online. And yet the number of deaths by gun is maintaining at a constant. So either more crime related deaths are being committed by gun or more people are killing themselves by gun. Ah, the population is increasing - especially in those cultures where shooting each other is the norm. Crime rate includes burglary, robbery, rape, assualt, etc. Is there a relationship between more guns being owned by fewer Americans and the crime rate? Is there a relationship between hoods on the streets of Chicago, Flint, NO, etc, and the crime rate? Are you implying that all burglaries, robberies, rapes, assaults, etc., are committed with guns? What's your point? How's the death by gun rate of K-12 and Higher Ed doing? How far back are you going? Check it out... http://nces.ed.gov/programs/crimeind...table_01_1.asp What I do know is that the more guns that a society owns, the more deaths are as a result of guns and death rates per capita climb. Actually that really depends on the society. Perhaps you should look at Switzerland. |
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Thank you, Richard!!!
jps wrote:
On Sat, 15 Nov 2014 11:12:45 -0500, Poco Loco wrote: On Sat, 15 Nov 2014 01:44:07 -0800, jps wrote: On Fri, 14 Nov 2014 09:08:16 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 11/14/2014 8:54 AM, KC wrote: On 11/13/2014 7:03 PM, Poco Loco wrote: It was a great discussion. However, the failure of many to agree with Luddite caused a degree of frustration which resulted in some comments not taken well. It's a damn shame that a difference of opinion can't simply be accepted. Very sad! It is strange how some folks handle opposition when they feel they are smarter than everyone else in the room... Even if they are, I have always found that new blood can lead to new innovations and even new attitudes... I think these types of folks are ripping themselves off. Common sense is not an indicator of "smartness". Debate and discussion is how controversial issues are resolved. When the issue is a social problem it is the responsibility of all to contribute to the solution. Hiding your head in the sand and pretending the problem doesn't exist doesn't count. In the end, those who push strongly enough win. Those who cling to the status quo end up getting run over. Better to be a participant. Hear, hear. You missed this: "The crime rate has been dropping for decades. Nobody ever got anyone to "tune in" to hear a story about how great things are going and we are safer than ever. It is all "Things that are going to kill you, details at 11" (Greg) Hear, hear. The crime rate has been dropping and so has the percentage of Americans owning guns. And yet the number of deaths by gun is maintaining at a constant. So either more crime related deaths are being committed by gun or more people are killing themselves by gun. Crime rate includes burglary, robbery, rape, assualt, etc. Is there a relationship between more guns being owned by fewer Americans and the crime rate? How's the death by gun rate of K-12 and Higher Ed doing? What I do know is that the more guns that a society owns, the more deaths are as a result of guns and death rates per capita climb. Cite that gun ownership is dropping. Not some telephone poll! There has been a massive purchasing of firearms I the last 6+ years. |
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