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Ted Cruz - pervasive pattern of bias and political censorship.

Dryson

Dryson

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The Prefix Code?

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Ted Cruz - pervasive pattern of bias and political censorship.
Has the same pervasive pattern of bias and political censorship assumed to be taking place by Face Book caused Americans to lose their lives?
What about the pervasive patterns of bias and political censorship that the GOP has committed in regards to the gun debate, bump stocks and high capacity magazines use with the AR-15?
Hasn't the pervasive patterns of bias committed by the GOP in favor of the NRA and its members or those with mental health issues being allowed to own AR-15's with high capacity magazines and owning Bump Stocks prove a continued a pattern of political censorship and bias towards sensible gun control that has been proven to have killed or injured American citizens?
Prove to America that the pervasive and bias patterns of political censorship has not in fact led to people being injured or killed with with the AR-15 where the attached bump stock and high capacity magazines have not been used mentally fit and those mentally unfit in massacres across America.

How many times have the patterns of pervasive bias and political censorship by the GOP in favor of the NRA and the 2nd amendment caused the deaths of Americans as a result of weapons of war with bump stocks and high capacity magazines been used to kill Americans since the Columbine Massacre?
 
Not to side rail your rant but, FYI, bias is present in both parties, by all candidates and all people.
 
True, but the difference between an enlightened individual and a bigot is that an enlightened individual recognizes his or her own prejudices, and masters them, while a bigot wallows in them, with the worst failing to even recognize them as prejudices.

(I'm reminded of one of the few Marshak & Culbreath ST stories that are actually worth the paper: "The Procrustean Petard" [from New Voyages 2]. In which a reference is made to callousness so extreme that it failed to recognize itself as callousness.)
 
IMO, the strict adherence to ideology on both Right AND Left, with not even a breath
of compromise allowed, is the problem. It used to be give and take, now it's TAKE, TAKE,
TAKE and if YOU don't give, you're evil. On BOTH sides. Not an efficient way to run a Railroad,
so to speak.

We need effective Leaders, not demagogues. Ones that listen to ALL constituents. The
Other Side are people too, and have legitimate things to say. There's always a median,
if not a 'happy' one. Wasn't it said that a deal that works is one that makes no one
completely happy?

My $0.02

:shrug:

:sigh:
 
UncleRogi said:
IMO, the strict adherence to ideology on both Right AND Left, with not even a breath
of compromise allowed, is the problem. It used to be give and take, now it's TAKE, TAKE,
TAKE and if YOU don't give, you're evil. On BOTH sides. Not an efficient way to run a Railroad,
so to speak.

We need effective Leaders, not demagogues. Ones that listen to ALL constituents. The
Other Side are people too, and have legitimate things to say. There's always a median,
if not a 'happy' one. Wasn't it said that a deal that works is one that makes no one
completely happy?

My $0.02

:shrug:

:sigh:
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The most level headed thing I have read here in a long while. Thank-you!
 
UncleRogi said:
IMO, the strict adherence to ideology on both Right AND Left, with not even a breath
of compromise allowed, is the problem. It used to be give and take, now it's TAKE, TAKE,
TAKE and if YOU don't give, you're evil. On BOTH sides. Not an efficient way to run a Railroad,
so to speak.

We need effective Leaders, not demagogues. Ones that listen to ALL constituents. The
Other Side are people too, and have legitimate things to say. There's always a median,
if not a 'happy' one. Wasn't it said that a deal that works is one that makes no one
completely happy?

My $0.02

:shrug:

:sigh:
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Well in an ideal world that would happen, unfortunately we don't live in an ideal world.

But are both sides as bad as each other? I suspect if you asked many would say no with most of those saying the other side is worse than their side.

Dryson said:
The Prefix Code?


How many times have the patterns of pervasive bias and political censorship by the GOP in favor of the NRA and the 2nd amendment caused the deaths of Americans as a result of weapons of war with bump stocks and high capacity magazines been used to kill Americans since the Columbine Massacre?
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At the end of the day no matter what is done, mass shootings will likely never be stopped. All that can be done is to reduce the risks of such an event occurring, I can't remember where I saw it but I did read one thing that high capacity weapons only account for something like 1% of firearm deaths, sure 1% might not sound a lot but eliminate that 1% and 200 more people could still be alive. 200 people's who's family wouldn't have to grieve for them. But if it's a mental health issue than increase funding for mental health care. But change can come slowly.
 
Really not sure how Ted Cruz has a pattern of political censorship or how that relates to his views or Republicans' views on guns. They definitely do have the bias to (position of) being against banning and confiscating guns and fearing that restrictions and regulations will lead to bans and confiscations and of course them being against those proposals has prevented them being enacted into law.

Dryson said:
Hasn't the pervasive patterns of bias committed by the GOP in favor of the NRA and its members or those with mental health issues being allowed to own AR-15's with high capacity magazines and owning Bump Stocks prove a continued a pattern of political censorship and bias towards sensible gun control that has been proven to have killed or injured American citizens?
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The GOP does seem to be in favor of preserving individuals' Second Amendment rights but I don't think it consistently opposes resistrictions for individuals with mental illnesses. Not sure what you consider to be sensible gun control but I don't see how opposing bans and pointing out that existing controls aren't effectively implemented is bias, censorship or responsible for killing and injuring people.
The GOP and even NRA seem open to more restrictions on bump stocks so their opposition to many forms of more gun control seems to not be an absolute or unreasoning bias.
 
suarezguy said:
Really not sure how Ted Cruz has a pattern of political censorship or how that relates to his views or Republicans' views on guns.
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Dryson tends to make stream of consciousness type posts. Ted Cruz criticized Zuckerberg with the "pervasive pattern of bias and political censorship" line at the Congressional hearing yesterday, so now Dryson is incorporating that into his post repeatedly, along with the Prefix Code from Wrath of Khan for some reason. I don't know, maybe it's the prefix code to deactivate Zuckerberg's shields and allow access to his positronic brain.
 
Cruz is upset that Facebook banned a group supporting Chick-fila when they were pushing an anti-gay marriage agenda for 12 hours. I find it hard to have sympathy for anyone arguing to limit the rights of others.
 
feek61 said:
Not to side rail your rant but, FYI, bias is present in both parties, by all candidates and all people.
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Agree.
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Awesome Possum said:
Cruz is upset that Facebook banned a group supporting Chick-fila when they were pushing an anti-gay marriage agenda for 12 hours. I find it hard to have sympathy for anyone arguing to limit the rights of others.
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But I thought the GOP was all about keeping the Government out of people's private lives.
 
Dryson said:
The Prefix Code?

Here it comes...

Ted Cruz - pervasive pattern of bias and political censorship.
Has the same pervasive pattern of bias and political censorship assumed to be taking place by Face Book caused Americans to lose their lives?
What about the pervasive patterns of bias and political censorship that the GOP has committed in regards to the gun debate, bump stocks and high capacity magazines use with the AR-15?
Hasn't the pervasive patterns of bias committed by the GOP in favor of the NRA and its members or those with mental health issues being allowed to own AR-15's with high capacity magazines and owning Bump Stocks prove a continued a pattern of political censorship and bias towards sensible gun control that has been proven to have killed or injured American citizens?
Prove to America that the pervasive and bias patterns of political censorship has not in fact led to people being injured or killed with with the AR-15 where the attached bump stock and high capacity magazines have not been used mentally fit and those mentally unfit in massacres across America.

How many times have the patterns of pervasive bias and political censorship by the GOP in favor of the NRA and the 2nd amendment caused the deaths of Americans as a result of weapons of war with bump stocks and high capacity magazines been used to kill Americans since the Columbine Massacre?
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Wow....where to begin with this B.S.

Here it comes...

1) Neither the GOP nor the NRA advocate for mentally Ill people to own firearms. In reality it is the opposite. Usually they are using the words "mental health" while the left is screaming "assault weapons."

2) What censorship? I've been hearing gripes about guns and the NRA from politicians for the past twenty years while ignoring the person who actually was responsible: the shooter. Go on YouTube and watch any of the thousands of videos of left wing politicians whining about guns. It usually happens within hours of a shooting while the bodies are still warm.

3) The GOP Florida house and Senate passed a gun control law in response to the Parkland tragedy. Plenty of discussion of it happened on the house and Senate floors. It was passed and then signed by the Republican Gov. Rick Scott. Full details of the bill including those dreaded bump stocks are there..

https://www.google.com/amp/s/mobile.../us/florida-shooting-gunman-indicted.amp.html

".raise the minimum age to purchase any firearm to 21 from 18; impose a three-day waiting period on gun purchases; fund school police officers and mental health counselors; and allow local school districts and sheriffs to arm certain school personnel. It would also ban so-called bump stocks, which make guns fire faster, and give law enforcement more power to commit people deemed a threat."

4) Every single one of these shootings happen in "gun free" zones.Why never at an NRA convention or a gun show where there are guns everywhere?

5) Why do you focus on just the gun while ignoring ALL the other factors that led to this tragedy? This nut was reported dozens of times to local officials that he was a threat and it was all ignored by the Sheriff of that county. Then when the inevitable shooting happens his officers stay outside and do nothing. How is the GOP and the NRA responsible for his failures? He's a Democrat.
 
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