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  1. modernpaladin replied to the thread Trump Speaks Out After Using Term Widely Considered to be Antisemitic: ‘Never Heard That’.

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    Jul 6, 2025 at 11:38 AM

  2. modernpaladin replied to the thread Is Trump killing people?.

    Theres no scandal. Theres just people who think they can use every tragedy for political gain. Even if I thought we could predict all the weather with more govt funding (I...

    Jul 6, 2025 at 11:31 AM

  3. modernpaladin replied to the thread Trump Speaks Out After Using Term Widely Considered to be Antisemitic: ‘Never Heard That’.

    Theres plenty of other words that everyone knows mean 'I hate Jews.' What would be the point in using a word that no one knows what he means? This is more 'dogwhistle'...

    Jul 6, 2025 at 11:20 AM

  4. modernpaladin replied to the thread 4 killed, 14 hurt in Chicago mass shooting: 'Absolute chaos'.

    shoot back

    Jul 6, 2025 at 3:04 AM

  5. modernpaladin replied to the thread Is Trump killing people?.

    What more do you think could have been done? 4 to 8 inches in that area still causes dangerous floods, the local authorities DID warn people. They got 10 inches instead of 8. I...

    Jul 6, 2025 at 1:34 AM

  6. modernpaladin replied to the thread Is Trump killing people?.

    That area is known to flood quickly and often, that's why its called 'Flash Flood Alley.' It didn't get that name because of Trump, nor was it Trump's fault that a downpour at...

    Jul 5, 2025 at 8:45 PM

  7. modernpaladin replied to the thread Trump Speaks Out After Using Term Widely Considered to be Antisemitic: ‘Never Heard That’.

    'Widely'? Then why have I never heard it before? I looked it up, and it means loan shark. 73 Synonyms & Antonyms for LOAN SHARK | Thesaurus.com View definitions for loan...

    Jul 5, 2025 at 6:25 PM

  8. modernpaladin liked Zorro's post in the thread The Teachers' Unions Are Indeed DNC-Controlled.

    I'm also wondering why she doesn't know how to spell. [ATTACH]

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  9. modernpaladin liked Jack Hays's post in the thread The Teachers' Unions Are Indeed DNC-Controlled.

    Well, that's interesting. It seems to have been a well-kept secret that the president of the AFT was simultaneously a longtime member of the DNC. Public knowledge of that...

    Jul 5, 2025 at 3:03 AM

  10. modernpaladin replied to the thread The Teachers' Unions Are Indeed DNC-Controlled.

    And now we have proof for another thing that everyone already knew. I'm not belittling. Proof is good. Its just that literally no one had any question about it.

    Jul 5, 2025 at 3:02 AM

  11. modernpaladin replied to the thread We need a new federal law....

    Sortof. I think it should be up to the local authorities, whomever is constitutionally (state, in this case) elected 'cheif law enforcement official' in said jurisdiction. In...

    Jul 4, 2025 at 11:31 PM

  12. modernpaladin replied to the thread Democrats Should Become the Pro-Porn Party.

    Virtually no one had a problem with banning the online use of racial slurs. People had a problem with it when purely political speech was suppressed using 'racism/sexism' as...

    Jul 4, 2025 at 4:00 AM

  13. modernpaladin replied to the thread Should females compete separately from males in sports events?.

    Yes, but only when male physiology gives males a distinct advantage over females. That being said, I can't think of any sports where males don't have a distinct physical...

    Jul 4, 2025 at 3:49 AM

  14. modernpaladin replied to the thread Over Time Republicans With Their Reconciliation Bill Will Cause Unseen & Crisis Deficits!.

    Deficit spending was going to collapse the economy when Bush did it. Deficit spending was going to collapse the economy when Obama did it. Deficit spending was going to...

    Jul 4, 2025 at 3:44 AM

  15. modernpaladin liked Steve N's post in the thread 2 people dead as at least one active shooter still fires at law enforcement in Idaho. Catch up here.

    The hypocrisy on the left is stunning. They want gun deaths to go down by restricting what law abiding people do yet they don't do anything to deter gun violence. Examples:...

    Jul 3, 2025 at 7:34 PM

  16. modernpaladin replied to the thread 2 people dead as at least one active shooter still fires at law enforcement in Idaho. Catch up here.

    I doubt that, but I'll spell it out for you anyway. There are more deaths from ODing on drugs than there are from shootings. If you want more gun control to prevent death from...

    Jul 3, 2025 at 1:33 PM

  17. modernpaladin replied to the thread Can Musk’s proposed ‘America Party’ become a Republican party pooper?.

    He can draw a substantial amount of support ...from the Republicans, nearly none from Democrats. But he won't draw enough from Republicans to replace them or be able to oppose...

    Jul 3, 2025 at 11:40 AM

  18. modernpaladin replied to the thread 2 people dead as at least one active shooter still fires at law enforcement in Idaho. Catch up here.

    How do you feel about the war on drugs? For context- In the United States, around 72,776 people died from a drug overdose that involved fentanyl in 2023 In 2023, at least...

    Jul 2, 2025 at 11:46 PM

  19. modernpaladin replied to the thread 2 people dead as at least one active shooter still fires at law enforcement in Idaho. Catch up here.

    I do. Hoplophobes are always trying to use the same deceptive studies to justify their desire for control. I dont have to debunk it every time its propped up again. I already...

    Jul 2, 2025 at 1:20 PM

  20. modernpaladin replied to the thread 2 people dead as at least one active shooter still fires at law enforcement in Idaho. Catch up here.

    which rights? are we talking actual rights here, or made-up ones?

    Jul 2, 2025 at 12:20 PM

  21. modernpaladin replied to the thread 2 people dead as at least one active shooter still fires at law enforcement in Idaho. Catch up here.

    Ya Ive seen that before. That 'data' includes women who live with serial abusers, and they represent the bulk of the data. Of course you're more likely to get shot with your...

    Jul 2, 2025 at 11:17 AM

  22. modernpaladin replied to the thread 2 people dead as at least one active shooter still fires at law enforcement in Idaho. Catch up here.

    If I'm the only other one armed, perhaps. That's why I don't want to be the only one. Also they could miss. Also people rarely die, or even drop, immediately when they're...

    Jul 2, 2025 at 3:24 AM

  23. modernpaladin replied to the thread 2 people dead as at least one active shooter still fires at law enforcement in Idaho. Catch up here.

    Ya I'm not reading all your posts in this entire thread. Sorry not sorry. Feel free to make yourself more clear. Or not.

    Jul 2, 2025 at 3:07 AM

  24. modernpaladin replied to the thread 2 people dead as at least one active shooter still fires at law enforcement in Idaho. Catch up here.

    I said roughly 50%, compared to neary zero if I'm unarmed and my attacker is armed. I don't have to prove things that are logically obvious. Just as you are free to be...

    Jul 2, 2025 at 3:04 AM

  25. modernpaladin replied to the thread 2 people dead as at least one active shooter still fires at law enforcement in Idaho. Catch up here.

    If someone is seeking a victim and chooses not to victimize someone who is -or may be- armed, is that a 'defensive use'? How do you count how many times that happens?

    Jul 1, 2025 at 10:01 PM

  26. modernpaladin replied to the thread 2 people dead as at least one active shooter still fires at law enforcement in Idaho. Catch up here.

    Not sure what that means either... we have around a million police, which is much less than 3% of our population. If that's a reference to '3% of any population is all that...

    Jul 1, 2025 at 9:59 PM

  27. modernpaladin replied to the thread 2 people dead as at least one active shooter still fires at law enforcement in Idaho. Catch up here.

    I'm not sure what's so cute about it. 'Civilian' is only a meaningful term when juxtaposed to 'military' and/or 'combatant.' In the US the military is forbidden from domestic...

    Jul 1, 2025 at 9:34 PM

  28. modernpaladin replied to the thread 2 people dead as at least one active shooter still fires at law enforcement in Idaho. Catch up here.

    you need a 'study' to tell you that two armed people each have a roughly 50/50 chance of winning a fight? You need more help than I can provide. How do you define defensive...

    Jul 1, 2025 at 9:16 PM

  29. modernpaladin replied to the thread 2 people dead as at least one active shooter still fires at law enforcement in Idaho. Catch up here.

    and apparently he moved out to live in his car at 18.

    Jul 1, 2025 at 9:12 PM

  30. modernpaladin replied to the thread 2 people dead as at least one active shooter still fires at law enforcement in Idaho. Catch up here.

    He was a 20 year old homeless man with no criminal record other than sleeping in places he shouldn't. His parents were 'MAGA', but he moved away from them at 18 to live in his...

    Jul 1, 2025 at 7:19 PM

  31. modernpaladin replied to the thread 2 people dead as at least one active shooter still fires at law enforcement in Idaho. Catch up here.

    I answered your question and you deleted it in your response. Why? To quote myself- "No one claimed having a gun is proof against getting shot. Its merely proof against being...

    Jul 1, 2025 at 6:53 PM

  32. modernpaladin replied to the thread When the SC is complicit with tyranny. Are you okay with this?.

    The constitution wasn't written to protect all the 'persons' of the world. It was written to protect the citizens of the United States, mostly from eachother and from our own...

    Jul 1, 2025 at 6:32 PM

  33. modernpaladin replied to the thread 2 people dead as at least one active shooter still fires at law enforcement in Idaho. Catch up here.

    News sources claim he moved away from them some years ago (presumably when he turned 18 ) to live with his grandfather, and then to live in his car after that.

    Jul 1, 2025 at 6:09 PM

  34. modernpaladin replied to the thread 2 people dead as at least one active shooter still fires at law enforcement in Idaho. Catch up here.

    It has been much claimed, but not demonstrated at all. Because its a false claim. Almost all gang members are criminals prohibited from buying or owning guns. How do they...

    Jul 1, 2025 at 6:06 PM

  35. modernpaladin replied to the thread 2 people dead as at least one active shooter still fires at law enforcement in Idaho. Catch up here.

    That in most of the world, the criminals have a monopoly on force over their victims, due to their being the only ones who can get firearms. The US is unique in that we...

    Jul 1, 2025 at 5:39 PM

  36. modernpaladin replied to the thread When the SC is complicit with tyranny. Are you okay with this?.

    I'm am not OK with the SC upholding unconstitutional tyranny. But much higher on my list of concerns is the SC's upholding of infringements on the right to bear arms. The...

    Jul 1, 2025 at 5:34 PM

  37. modernpaladin replied to the thread Man who chased thieves stealing motorbike blamed for death.

    Oh the UK. Yup, that tracks. I dunno for sure whats going on over there, but it sure seems like the govt there likes thieves and bandits ...and rapists, more than it likes...

    Jul 1, 2025 at 5:22 PM

  38. modernpaladin replied to the thread 2 people dead as at least one active shooter still fires at law enforcement in Idaho. Catch up here.

    No, the legality of guns in America is unique. You can buy guns anywhere. Its just that most places you have to be a criminal to know who will sell you one. A military AK in...

    Jul 1, 2025 at 4:53 PM

  39. modernpaladin replied to the thread 2 people dead as at least one active shooter still fires at law enforcement in Idaho. Catch up here.

    You make it sound like there's no guns outside America. “One of the reasons we see a lot of Kalashnikovs and AK-47s on the black market [in France] is because Russia has just...

    Jul 1, 2025 at 3:25 PM

  40. modernpaladin replied to the thread The ultimate reason for the fall of the American Empire.

    I guess I cant speak for others (tho I do know Im not alone), I dont want an empire.

    Jul 1, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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