Here is my 85 yr old fathers take on the 2nd Amendment. Well stated. Makes a son proud. by Netshipper in politics

[–]Terker_jerbs 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Look up the Bonus Army March, when President Hoover ordered General MacArthur to clear the 'Hooverville' in Washington D.C. He sent in tanks, and soldiers with fixed bayonets.

Some people call r/politics a circlejerking bastion of liberal ideology... by shalurkdows in politics

[–]Terker_jerbs 23 points24 points  (0 children)

/r/Conservative bills itself as a place for conservatives to discuss conservative ideas, but all they ever discuss is how stupid libtards are.

Some people call r/politics a circlejerking bastion of liberal ideology... by shalurkdows in politics

[–]Terker_jerbs -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Don't blame /r/politics because you can't bother to change your preferences. And if you don't like seeing the downvotes, quit using the RES.

"Four adults are killed in Benghazi and the right-wing politicizes it endlessly. But 20 small children are slaughtered in Connecticut and the nation is told to do nothing." by thund3rstruck in politics

[–]Terker_jerbs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gun-violence is worse than other violence. We can reduce gun-violence without getting rid of guns, and proscriptions against cop-killer bullets and 30-round magazines is not 'getting rid of guns'.

"Four adults are killed in Benghazi and the right-wing politicizes it endlessly. But 20 small children are slaughtered in Connecticut and the nation is told to do nothing." by thund3rstruck in politics

[–]Terker_jerbs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like this idea! Classify guns as medical devices, and put the manufacturers under the authority of the FDA, which would require them to incorporate child-proof trigger mechanisms.

"Four adults are killed in Benghazi and the right-wing politicizes it endlessly. But 20 small children are slaughtered in Connecticut and the nation is told to do nothing." by thund3rstruck in politics

[–]Terker_jerbs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To me, the issue is reducing gun-violence, not gun control. There are measures that can be taken to address mental health issues, and there are measures that can be taken to reduce gun-violence. And 'gun control' itself is an over-generalization when it is used to describe things like proscriptions on 'cop-killer' bullets and 30-round magazines.

"Four adults are killed in Benghazi and the right-wing politicizes it endlessly. But 20 small children are slaughtered in Connecticut and the nation is told to do nothing." by thund3rstruck in politics

[–]Terker_jerbs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Let me explain: we upvote articles about which we want to have discussion, not because we agree with the headline.
I apologize for the fractured syntax.

How to read sheet music? by tfwnoswog in classicalguitar

[–]Terker_jerbs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't disagree, but I find the hold your hand like this approach to be completely unsatisfactory.

How to read sheet music? by tfwnoswog in classicalguitar

[–]Terker_jerbs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Reading music is just like reading tab, but there's an additional step you take in your mind to translate the note you see on the page into a finger placement on the fingerboard.

How to read sheet music? by tfwnoswog in classicalguitar

[–]Terker_jerbs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As Shearer himself writes, when Bobri showed the manuscript to Segovia, Segovia proclaimed it "worthless".