citizens at odds with government..

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  1. Grout

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    .. in Egypt. Tens of deaths daily of protesters. Is that a disarmed populace?
  2. garamet

    garamet "The whole world is watching."

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    What are the indications that they were armed to begin with?
  3. Grout

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    Still kinda makes my point don't it?
  4. garamet

    garamet "The whole world is watching."

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    Not really. If you could argue - factually, of course - that they were better armed under Mubarak or any previous leader, or that the current government has been actively confiscating weapons, or that anyone other than protestors is being killed, or that the violent death rates today were higher or lower than previously...

    If not, then not.
  5. Grout

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    I guess the point is they are not confiscating guns.. they are firing on an unarmed populace..

    I don't believe philosophical discourse trumps people getting gunned down in the street.
  6. garamet

    garamet "The whole world is watching."

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    Neither do I, but I don't recall your bellyaching while Mubarak was killing his own citizens...
  7. Grout

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    Well I guess if we are going to "bellyaching" .. Guess I better clear my point up for you

    I'm talking about a disarmed US. Like it isn't headed that way, and actually has happened here

    Just a point to the unicorn and sparkles crowd about the reality of a government bent on control.
  8. garamet

    garamet "The whole world is watching."

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    Well, "America is exactly like Egypt" is a little more original than "America is just like Nazi Germany," I'll give you that.

    No less inaccurate, but a little more original.
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    Actually, I believe the argument he's making is, "Overreaching government is just like overreaching government." And he's absolutely correct.
  10. Grout

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    Really, because you say so.. how did Kent State go down. Yep a long time ago, but control is subtle and this swing yo the left is just goddamn scary.. cause all you guys do is make excuses and go to the extreme.. please point out my "America is just like Egypt" talk about spinning all things your way
  11. garamet

    garamet "The whole world is watching."

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    So it was "leftists" who shot the kids at Kent State. Wow.

    But, hey, Johnny thinks you're cool now, so that's something.
  12. Grout

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    are you fucking drunk? What an asshole
  13. John Castle

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    No, I don't think he's cool. But he was correct. Try being correct yourself, sometime, I'll point that out, too.
  14. garamet

    garamet "The whole world is watching."

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    You're the one who provided that bizarre interpretation of Kent State.
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    The four were killed by a "well-regulated" militia.
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    When did Grout start channeling Enlisted Person?
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    "Riot like an Egyptian......riot like an Egyptian........"

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    You drunk, bro? :shrug:
  19. John Castle

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    Let's consider what would happen, and what the right-Forge reaction would be, if limitless arms were available to anyone who wanted them in Egypt.

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  21. John Castle

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    Why would we care?
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    That Alan Qaeda guy might get his hands on a few...
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