tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post7877426982795396784..comments2023-12-29T21:34:44.579-05:00Comments on Political Yen/Yang: Tragic RemindersLA Sunsethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00445498119590721449noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-15986575591121706952010-02-15T05:17:57.643-05:002010-02-15T05:17:57.643-05:00//Like in Guantanamo?//
They are nemy combatants ...//<em>Like in Guantanamo?</em>//<br /><br />They are nemy combatants are not US citizens. They do not have any rights afforded to them under the US Constitution. And I do not recognize anything that comes out of the UN. I live in the US, the state of Indiana. I recognize those laws. The UN has no jurisdiction over me. We are a sovereign nation. <br /><br />When I go to other countries, I LA Sunsethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00445498119590721449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-52241231863820866472010-02-15T03:38:15.193-05:002010-02-15T03:38:15.193-05:00LAS,
With all due respect, I don't think you ...LAS,<br /><br /><i>With all due respect, I don't think you are fully understanding the laws of my community.</i><br /><br />I wasn't referring to the specific laws of your commmunity, I wrote : it depends on the positive laws of the country you live in. Not your county or community. I meant countries as Brazil, Germany, Sweden etc.<br /><br /><i>here, we are innocent until proven guilty</Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-42523113784289219282010-02-15T02:55:36.384-05:002010-02-15T02:55:36.384-05:00Leslie,
Thanks a lot for your kind words of appre...Leslie,<br /><br />Thanks a lot for your kind words of appreciation but, really, you're being too flattering with me.<br /><br />Anyway, if it makes you feel better to deliver your rant and drivel, please, I beg you, don't hesitate, it always will be my pleasure to help you.<br /><br />Leslie, I can read you're an intelligent, educated, sophisticated gal. So you certainly know some Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-32275896097103646042010-02-14T18:47:46.891-05:002010-02-14T18:47:46.891-05:00Anonymous,
I had the thought that I was speaking...Anonymous, <br /><br />I had the thought that I was speaking to someone who could carry on an intelligent conversation rather than resorting to childish insults. Thanks for proving me wrong. You would fit in perfectly with the progressive left in this country.<br /><br />I found most of your former comments overflowing with pomp and mush; in spite of that, I did my best to wade through them.<br ~Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01186120222663489445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-53857896063326620262010-02-14T18:39:31.262-05:002010-02-14T18:39:31.262-05:00//It all depends on the positive laws of the count...//<em>It all depends on the positive laws of the country where you live.</em><br /><br />With all due respect, I don't think you are fully understanding the laws of my community. I do not live in NY or Chicago. I cannot speak in total for their laws. But I can shoot an intruder in my home, in self defense. That does not make me a criminal. My laws are based on intent. Whether you agree with LA Sunsethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00445498119590721449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-6547614256430180992010-02-14T17:45:48.143-05:002010-02-14T17:45:48.143-05:00//killing someone in self defense, legally speakin...<i>//killing someone in self defense, legally speaking, qualifies you as a criminal in the first place even if you're latter cleared by justice.//</i><br /><br /><b>Not according to the laws of my community. Yes, there may be an investigation. But here, we are innocent until proven guilty. Maybe in some people's opinion they see this as a moral issue, but such is not the case in case law.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-52944336769336958982010-02-14T17:38:09.143-05:002010-02-14T17:38:09.143-05:00Leslie,
I feel sorry for you since it's so ob...Leslie,<br /><br />I feel sorry for you since it's so obvious you haven't read the comments above your's. I suggest you do your home work ;-)<br /><br /><i>"This is interesting. I will ask the question: Would you have this same theory if it was your home and family being threatened in an assault or home invasion? Self defense is not a criminal offense --in any measure."</i>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-37255047205636067722010-02-14T16:44:39.234-05:002010-02-14T16:44:39.234-05:00Anonymous,
//Your answers about Tibbets, Zyklon B...Anonymous,<br /><br />//<em>Your answers about Tibbets, Zyklon B or carpet bombings will be welcome.</em>//<br /><br />I am not altogether sure how this has much to do with the original post, as we have strayed somewhat from the intended topic. These subjects are quite complex when the multiple variables are factored in.<br /><br />Maybe someday I can write something on these topics... and once LA Sunsethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00445498119590721449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-13549330591799470862010-02-14T16:19:30.383-05:002010-02-14T16:19:30.383-05:00Sir:
Let us first recall that cities are governm...Sir: <br /><br />Let us first recall that cities are governments. It behooves government to disarm the people. Now I will say that NYC has made significant strides cleaning up crime since Rudy Giuliani served as mayor, but let us contrast that record to Chicago, and Washington DC where guns are illegal and the government is corrupt --including their police forces. These two cities compete withAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-34753669289949568462010-02-14T15:45:37.701-05:002010-02-14T15:45:37.701-05:00"Nonetheless, killing someone in self defense..."Nonetheless, killing someone in self defense, legally speaking, qualifies you as a criminal in the first place even if you're latter cleared by justice."<br /><br />This is interesting. I will ask the question: Would you have this same theory if it was your home and family being threatened in an assault or home invasion? Self defense is not a criminal offense --in any measure. <~Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01186120222663489445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-39843214588313245762010-02-14T15:02:53.078-05:002010-02-14T15:02:53.078-05:00A slight correction in the comment to Mustang re s...A slight correction in the comment to Mustang re self defense.<br /><br />This right, contrary to what I wrote, isn't universal:<br /><br />If a woman kills her rapper or would be rapper in Saudi Arabia, she'll end up being beheaded whereas the bastard will have licence to do it again all he wants.<br /><br />This isn't specific to Saudi Arabia (you know, the country of the One Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-65309360399809651932010-02-14T13:42:17.174-05:002010-02-14T13:42:17.174-05:00Mr.Mustang,
"Guns do exist, and hell will fr...Mr.Mustang,<br /><br /><i>"Guns do exist, and hell will freeze over before Americans consent to government outlawing them."</i><br /><br />Are you sure you have 302 million Americans behind you on this particular opinion? I tought carrying guns was illegal in New York and some other cities?<br /><br /><i>..."but I will use them in self-defense. This is my right, and I shall insist Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-58063369407944446002010-02-14T13:20:25.539-05:002010-02-14T13:20:25.539-05:00Mr LASunsett,
"Then....if it's not the o...Mr LASunsett,<br /><br /><i>"Then....if it's not the only cause, it cannot be the complete cause."</i><br /><br />I'm glad to see you've perfectly understood Aristotele's 4 causes theory.<br /><br />There is nothing like a complete cause but always (like in airplane crashes for example) a cumulative effect of several causes.<br /><br />In the Thchernobyl nuclear Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-57242827352298766842010-02-14T11:14:46.092-05:002010-02-14T11:14:46.092-05:00There was a time when men of various origins ran a...There was a time when men of various origins ran about bashing one another with heavy mallets and impaling one another with sharp instruments. They were particularly successful against those who were unable to defend themselves. We might note that timid men with pitchforks were hardly effective against highly aggressive folks with superior tools —and the will to use them.<br /><br />Now it Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-66968154633261647962010-02-14T08:49:01.149-05:002010-02-14T08:49:01.149-05:00Anonymous,
//Hence the ref to Aristotle that you ...Anonymous,<br /><br />//<em>Hence the ref to Aristotle that you seem to completely ignore.</em>//<br /><br />Since my educational background and career is in science (medical and behavioral), philosophy is not one of my stronger subjects. Ergo, my curriculum did not call for any specific course in the subject, although it was a viable option. With my course of study, I elected to take more of a LA Sunsethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00445498119590721449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-39216721287613626002010-02-13T18:18:23.008-05:002010-02-13T18:18:23.008-05:00I just learn that the comments cannot contain more...I just learn that the comments cannot contain more than 4096 words...<br /><br />So here come the remaining of my comment :<br /><br /><br />Now, points that remained unanswered :<br /><br />1°) <b>If guns didn't kill people, criminals could resort on the sole lethal power of their frightful look. But it's inefficient so they use the tool most effective to accomplish their wishes.<br /><Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-47340005124398933822010-02-13T18:13:35.954-05:002010-02-13T18:13:35.954-05:00"You are correct in that you are not able to ...<i>"You are correct in that you are not able to change my opinion."</i><br /><br />And conversely may I say ;-)<br /><br /><i>"In all of your writing I really fail to see one iota of evidence that my "circular reasoning" is wrong. The disagreement may rest upon the perspective in which we see the issue."</i><br /><br />Definitively agree here. I failed to provide theAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-33624447747363250292010-02-13T07:49:25.855-05:002010-02-13T07:49:25.855-05:00Anonymous,
You are correct in that you are not ab...Anonymous,<br /><br />You are correct in that you are not able to change my opinion.<br /><br />In all of your writing I really fail to see one iota of evidence that my "circular reasoning" is wrong. The disagreement may rest upon the perspective in which we see the issue. <br /><br />From the argument you present, you have created the impression that the elimination of guns would make LA Sunsethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00445498119590721449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-47897988080178254362010-02-12T08:46:29.472-05:002010-02-12T08:46:29.472-05:00Thanks for taking the time to answer my comment.
...Thanks for taking the time to answer my comment.<br /><br />Anyway, you just keep on repeating the NRA mantra which is basically a trivial tautology.<br /><br />We all know that any tool designed and manufactured by men needs men to be activated and to deliver its potential energy (when it has energy in it).<br /><br />Any 12 year old understands that and this is precisely why the NRA line is so Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-6015826215405243042010-02-11T18:33:59.354-05:002010-02-11T18:33:59.354-05:00Anonymous,
The gun is a tool, made of metal and l...Anonymous,<br /><br />The gun is a tool, made of metal and linked together in such a way that it is capable of expelling a bullet that can kill a person if it hits them the wrong way. <br /><br />With no thought or action from a dynamic life or other energy force, it does nothing but sit in an inanimate state. It carries potential energy, but must be operated properly for it to become actual LA Sunsethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00445498119590721449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-73337087716365610852010-02-11T16:14:43.805-05:002010-02-11T16:14:43.805-05:00Guns don't kill people etc.
First time I hea...<b>Guns don't kill people etc.</b><br /><br /><br />First time I heard it I admit I was taken aback and couldn’t help thinking, well, sounds true in the end. And yet, I knew there was a hitch but where was it hidden?<br /><br /> Let's see how it works in other situations.<br /><br /> - It’s not the saw that cuts the branch of the tree it’s the one who uses the saw. Huh? And if he has no Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-53925256428740275282010-02-11T03:22:08.005-05:002010-02-11T03:22:08.005-05:00ME and Chuck,
My father took this pain to the gra...ME and Chuck,<br /><br />My father took this pain to the grave with him. My mother still feels it even as she approaches 80. <br /><br />My brother and I were taught from an early age that there is NO such thing as an unloaded gun....ever. Even if you just unloaded it, you never point it at anyone unless you are protecting yourself and intend to use it, if necessary. <br /><br />I am not sure LA Sunsethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00445498119590721449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-17582649567214976842010-02-10T23:23:06.609-05:002010-02-10T23:23:06.609-05:00LA, I too am sorry to hear about your brother. 32 ...LA, I too am sorry to hear about your brother. 32 years cannot be enough time to erase the horror and heart break. <br /><br />I do have to agree with Mary Ellen. I am a strong advocate for gun rights but with any right comes a responsibility. A parent has this responsibility to keep their children safe. <br /><br />I do not want this to be taken as an attack on the parents, they have to live Chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02467510776931664234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-86150440378898718182010-02-10T19:46:37.087-05:002010-02-10T19:46:37.087-05:00LAS- Wow...first of all, I'm so sorry to hear ...LAS- Wow...first of all, I'm so sorry to hear about what happened to your brother. I lost a 16 year old brother, also, and I know that the memories of the day you hear about it never leaves you. In my case, it wasn't because of an accident but I know the shock of having them one day and not the next never leaves you.<br /><br />You're right, the gun didn't kill that young man, butMary Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18096051756459933731noreply@blogger.com