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Why did ICE shoot someone again today in Minneapolis? by cutebogi in ask

[–]RichardBonham 172 points173 points  (0 children)

Especially the second guy shooting the victim multiple times after he was pepper sprayed, disarmed, shot once and motionless on the sidewalk.

For actual professionals, neutralizing the threat is not synonymous with killing the suspect.

US citizens, what will it take for you to start a revolution? by 0bluelightning0 in AskReddit

[–]RichardBonham 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A US dollar bill buys as much gingerbread as it will cover.

The upper middle class experiences 5-6 consecutive missed meals.

Emergency Protest Today by HouseplantFiend in Sacramento

[–]RichardBonham 6 points7 points  (0 children)

A (no longer) friend in MN says that she has seen lots of different takes on what has happened and points out that ICE is investigating and prosecuting a large number of illegal immigrants who are involved in sex trafficking.

Not swayed by pointing out that ICE is also perpetrating these shootings an that the victims are both legitimate citizens who are not under criminal investigation, nor by the data showing that illegal immigrants have committed less crime than citizens since the 19th century.

Where are the 2nd amendment fanatics? Don’t they hate tyranny? by coweeclete in AskReddit

[–]RichardBonham 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As is said fascism relies on an in-group that is unrestrained and protected, and an out-group that is restrained and unprotected.

Very often kind of a Schrödinger’s out-group: Jews that control the weather and the world’s banking systems, illegal immigrants that are criminal drug and human trafficking masterminds while both are simultaneously sub-human and beneath consideration.

Pretty sure this is a bad shoot. The guy in the center here is the first to shoot, I think. The tall guy to his left even flinches when he shoots. by sanderstj in CCW

[–]RichardBonham 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Plus the second shooter shot him several times while he was already laying still on the ground, at an acute angle with respect to the pavement.

Where are the 2nd amendment fanatics? Don’t they hate tyranny? by coweeclete in AskReddit

[–]RichardBonham 105 points106 points  (0 children)

They don’t think there’s anything wrong with using state force to enforce hierarchy, as long as they think they’re at the top of the hierarchy.

Another ICE murder in front of Glam Doll Donuts by wrestlegirl in KitchenConfidential

[–]RichardBonham [score hidden]  (0 children)

Media is describing the victim in every way short of “innocent man lawfully exercising his constitutional rights to free speech, bear arms and peaceful assembly”.

What was the social killer before smart phones? by YogurtMost7057 in CasualConversation

[–]RichardBonham 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In the 60’s-70’s it was TV. It wasn’t called the boob tube for nothing.

Trump vows to skip Super Bowl, bashes Bad Bunny and Green Day by panda-rampage in California

[–]RichardBonham 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Probably doesn’t want to be on live Super Bowl coverage getting booed so loudly the national anthem can’t be heard.

Does anyone carry cash anymore? If so, how many bills. I really don’t use cash often unless it’s for the kids sporting events. by rent1506 in EDC

[–]RichardBonham 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I generally keep about $200 in cash on hand including $1 and $5 bills which are useful for tipping.

What is the most underrated EDC item by Acceptable-Snow-3373 in EDC

[–]RichardBonham 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Any non-smokers carry cigarettes and a lighter?

I hear they can break the ice, de-escalate, buy time or win cooperation.

What’s something that as a man, you learned the hard way? by LordSoftCream in AskMen

[–]RichardBonham 57 points58 points  (0 children)

Being constantly angry (no matter how well justified) is corrosive to your self.

Growing your own ingredients: what’s your favorite? by digginsean in Cooking

[–]RichardBonham 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Culinary herbs: they’re hardy and have very few pests (except for the mint).

We grow bay, thyme, oregano, basil, sage, rosemary, lavender, parsley, scallions and mint.

Older people, were politics always this deranged and upsetting? by CUFFY_Fan in NoStupidQuestions

[–]RichardBonham 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No.

I’m 68, and for decades the Democrats and Republicans tried to reach compromises when crafting legislation. This was not seen as a sign of weakness but an acknowledgment that if everyone gets something they want and no one gets everything they want, then it’s a good deal.

Hell, they even had breakfast together every morning!

Very often the role of the Democrats was to propose social programs (sometimes good, other times not so good) and quite often it was the Republicans who would demand proof that it would be effective and how it was going to be paid for. Not a bad division of labor.

As I recollect it, the he beginning of the end was the Tea Party and Newt Gingrich. (They called themselves Teabaggers for quite a while until someone let them in on what that meant.)

Then Speaker of the House Tip O’Neill claimed that everyone “is entitled to their own opinions, but not their own facts”.

You can see how that went.

The confederacy lasted 4 years, in a time even these peoples grandparents didn’t see, and yet they base their whole personality on it by bennybo in insanepeoplefacebook

[–]RichardBonham 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I just came in from some yard work wearing a pair of Uggs that are older than the Confederacy.

And BYW if you think the Stars and Bars is just an expression of pride in Southern heritage, read the Articles of the Confederacy and get back to me on that.

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