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Forum: USA Politics 7th October 2016, 02:30 PM
Replies: 3,145
Views: 406,682
Posted By Dcdrac
From the outside world looking in to the US...

From the outside world looking in to the US unless there is a massive undetected seismic shift going on it looks like Trump will lose.

Mainly down to the electoral college it does not look like he...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 5th October 2016, 01:05 PM
Replies: 3,504
Views: 349,797
Posted By Dcdrac
I feel vey sad for people who more than likely...

I feel vey sad for people who more than likely will lose their jobs if all those car plants are closed, I work in IT so probably will be ok, how ever I do see the UK facing bad times it did not need...
Forum: USA Politics 4th October 2016, 01:12 PM
Replies: 2,637
Views: 274,834
Posted By Dcdrac
isn't the Electoral College vote the one that...

isn't the Electoral College vote the one that really counts?
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 26th February 2016, 01:32 PM
Replies: 179
Views: 20,478
Posted By Dcdrac
Totally correct the linking of cars and guns has...

Totally correct the linking of cars and guns has always been disingenuous at best.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 15th December 2015, 12:39 PM
Replies: 413
Views: 35,193
Posted By Dcdrac
While I do not hate guns, used to have some...

While I do not hate guns, used to have some myself, looking in from outside the USA it seems the NRA has made it impossible for any reasonable regulations for guns to be put in place.

And to me no...
Forum: USA Politics 23rd November 2015, 04:49 PM
Replies: 169
Views: 31,793
Posted By Dcdrac
I wandered when the anti muslim hysteria would...

I wandered when the anti muslim hysteria would get traction, once ramped up will be hard to roll back.

Read this today:
...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 17th November 2015, 04:14 PM
Replies: 602
Views: 27,513
Posted By Dcdrac
I hope this was a joke because if you really do...

I hope this was a joke because if you really do as you said in this post you should not be let near a gun.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 5th November 2015, 06:07 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,292
Posted By Dcdrac
Stand Off at Sandiego No one shot or Killed

Just read this about a stand off at San Diego and one ended shot and killed.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/11/05/inside-san-diego-s-swat-shooter-standoff.html
Forum: USA Politics 3rd November 2015, 12:45 PM
Replies: 973
Views: 43,592
Posted By Dcdrac
From outside the US it does look like some people...

From outside the US it does look like some people have been using circular self supporting arguments to justify having a huge arsenal of guns, like I need them to stop burgulars, or I need it to...
Forum: USA Politics 22nd October 2015, 01:20 PM
Replies: 265
Views: 11,311
Posted By Dcdrac
The Warzaw Ghetto rising shows tragically what...

The Warzaw Ghetto rising shows tragically what happens when people with access to a limited amount of ammo to go with their guns face a heavily armed army, yes they fought valiantly, courageously,...
Forum: USA Politics 21st October 2015, 02:26 PM
Replies: 265
Views: 11,311
Posted By Dcdrac
Gun ownership was legal in pre Nazi Germany and...

Gun ownership was legal in pre Nazi Germany and it did not stop the Nazi tyranny from emerging, and in 1938 they made it easier, except the Jews, to get a gun.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th October 2015, 02:58 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,843
Posted By Dcdrac
I agree with you if I saw some one in a shop with...

I agree with you if I saw some one in a shop with a rifle on their back I would default assume they were one can short of a 6 pack
Forum: USA Politics 28th September 2015, 02:30 PM
Replies: 429
Views: 24,650
Posted By Dcdrac
That clerk refusing to register gay marriages...

That clerk refusing to register gay marriages seems to me to be a person inflicting her religion on others, she is an elected paid public official who is allowing her religion to get in the way of...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 28th September 2015, 02:18 PM
Replies: 1,405
Views: 206,962
Posted By Dcdrac
This is a clear example of a religious person...

This is a clear example of a religious person allowing their religion to influence and control their actions while being an elected public official.

She should step down as her religion stops her...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 26th September 2015, 05:51 AM
Replies: 159
Views: 21,538
Posted By Dcdrac
Another classic was I was asked to deal with an...

Another classic was I was asked to deal with an Excel spreadsheet that had a load of links in to servers and file locations that no longer existed, the servers they pointed to had long such been...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 26th September 2015, 05:46 AM
Replies: 159
Views: 21,538
Posted By Dcdrac
I actually dealt with a case a few years ago in...

I actually dealt with a case a few years ago in which the caller said the PC was not coming on I got to their location they informed me there was an area wide power cut going on, at that point I...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 19th June 2015, 07:53 AM
Replies: 177
Views: 21,930
Posted By Dcdrac
Relentlessly Gay could do for gardens what...

Relentlessly Gay could do for gardens what Village People did for the YMCA
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 19th June 2015, 07:50 AM
Replies: 573
Views: 87,962
Posted By Dcdrac
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/jun/19/steph...

http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/jun/19/stephen-king-gun-control-charleston-closed-minds

Stephen King made a very good point.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 19th June 2015, 02:05 AM
Replies: 177
Views: 21,930
Posted By Dcdrac
Mike is right Relentlessly Gay would make a...

Mike is right Relentlessly Gay would make a great brand name for, colourful gardens our speciality.

Legal disclaimer:

We do not take any responsibility for anyone who might take offence to the...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 19th June 2015, 01:55 AM
Replies: 573
Views: 87,962
Posted By Dcdrac
Jon Stewart's take on it and he did it well ...

Jon Stewart's take on it and he did it well

http://gawker.com/somber-jon-stewart-delivers-scathing-monologue-about-ch-1712464655
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 18th June 2015, 11:05 AM
Replies: 573
Views: 87,962
Posted By Dcdrac
Lets see got given a gun for his 21st birthday, a...

Lets see got given a gun for his 21st birthday, a photo of him wearing a jacket with the flag of apartheid era South Africa's flag sewen on it is doing the rounds , murders 9 people in a church.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 18th June 2015, 05:33 AM
Replies: 1,481
Views: 230,567
Posted By Dcdrac
Designed to send a message to a Russia that is...

Designed to send a message to a Russia that is busy destabilising its neighbours and trying to exert control over them and in the case of the Ukraine invading it, Crimea should be considered Russian...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 18th June 2015, 03:28 AM
Replies: 177
Views: 21,930
Posted By Dcdrac
I am quite fascinated by the concept of...

I am quite fascinated by the concept of relentlessly gay, does it cover anyone who walks around smiling all the time?
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 18th June 2015, 03:27 AM
Replies: 568
Views: 121,383
Posted By Dcdrac
It is clear she has some great victimhood thing...

It is clear she has some great victimhood thing going on, but also used it as a means of career advancement.

All the gain none of the pain she never has and never will know what black people go...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 16th June 2015, 09:09 AM
Replies: 568
Views: 121,383
Posted By Dcdrac
I was not saying she was not lying which is...

I was not saying she was not lying which is exactly what she has done, all I said was it highlights race is socially constructed and is a cultural construct not a biological one.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 13th June 2015, 04:25 AM
Replies: 568
Views: 121,383
Posted By Dcdrac
It would appear to highlight the fact that race...

It would appear to highlight the fact that race is a social and cultural construct with no basis in biology nor science.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th June 2015, 02:44 PM
Replies: 567
Views: 70,961
Posted By Dcdrac
It does seem incredible the level of over the top...

It does seem incredible the level of over the top reaction by this officer from what I have seen of this on the published video is a pool party with some kids getting a bit boisterous, nothing that...
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 28th May 2015, 08:57 AM
Replies: 638
Views: 54,897
Posted By Dcdrac
The intent of the allied bombing campaign was not...

The intent of the allied bombing campaign was not to punish the german people it was to damage and break their morale whle at the same time diminish germany's industrial and war making capacities.
...
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 28th May 2015, 08:49 AM
Replies: 638
Views: 54,897
Posted By Dcdrac
the whole question of morality in war is...

the whole question of morality in war is difficult, as the killng involved in a war would be deemed immoral outside of that war.

War happens through history combatents have carried out...
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 27th May 2015, 02:29 PM
Replies: 638
Views: 54,897
Posted By Dcdrac
I recall when studying the minefield that is...

I recall when studying the minefield that is Just/unjust war theory the doctrine of supreme emergency in which it is jsut to use any means possible to hand if you are facing certain annhilaition if...
Forum: USA Politics 27th May 2015, 02:26 PM
Replies: 328
Views: 22,988
Posted By Dcdrac
To me someone opening a door while having a...

To me someone opening a door while having a firearm in plain sight would indicate to me a nutter I would make my excuses leave then go to the nearest Police station and make a report.

There is no...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 27th May 2015, 02:13 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 3,654
Posted By Dcdrac
I actually know people who think the Earth is...

I actually know people who think the Earth is onyl 4,000 years old and are unshakeable in that belief.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 27th May 2015, 02:06 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 3,654
Posted By Dcdrac
added to which creationism is not science, at...

added to which creationism is not science, at best it should be taught int Mythology studies, ooops sorry religious studies
Forum: USA Politics 27th May 2015, 02:54 AM
Replies: 328
Views: 22,988
Posted By Dcdrac
he answers the door with a gun on his hip...does...

he answers the door with a gun on his hip...does he live in a war zone? down town Beirut circa 1982??

That just looks nutty to me.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 26th May 2015, 06:23 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 6,161
Posted By Dcdrac
My ancestors were not too happy about it either I...

My ancestors were not too happy about it either I demand an apology from Norway, Denmark and Sweden and compensation *JOKE ALERT*
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 26th May 2015, 06:19 AM
Replies: 82
Views: 7,912
Posted By Dcdrac
when I was a kid when you got a new electrical...

when I was a kid when you got a new electrical appliance you had to put the plug on yourself...get the wires the wrong way round go back to the shop and sheepishly try claim it was not you that blew...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 21st May 2015, 07:10 AM
Replies: 65
Views: 10,342
Posted By Dcdrac
The idea of genetic inheritance in human terms is...

The idea of genetic inheritance in human terms is as is meant by white supremacists and their ilk is unscientific cobblers.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th May 2015, 04:44 PM
Replies: 221
Views: 17,561
Posted By Dcdrac
I have that as well bot work nicely

I have that as well bot work nicely
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th May 2015, 01:54 PM
Replies: 221
Views: 17,561
Posted By Dcdrac
I thought bikie was the australian version of...

I thought bikie was the australian version of biker?

Please let me know if that is not the case could have sworn i heard that once.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th May 2015, 01:17 PM
Replies: 221
Views: 17,561
Posted By Dcdrac
Full Throttle (got it working via Dosbox) ...

Full Throttle (got it working via Dosbox)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PktBJ6HpNJQ

The Dig (also wokring via Dosbox)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRNCCkdkMlQ
Forum: USA Politics 20th May 2015, 01:13 PM
Replies: 328
Views: 22,988
Posted By Dcdrac
The utterly mental and mad thing is a Kid with...

The utterly mental and mad thing is a Kid with their own gun freely accessible to shoot at will.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th May 2015, 12:55 PM
Replies: 221
Views: 17,561
Posted By Dcdrac
I loved that game palyed it right to the end, it...

I loved that game palyed it right to the end, it was fun best opening sequences for a game for ages, that and The Dig, both Lucasarts games.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th May 2015, 12:50 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 4,993
Posted By Dcdrac
Nebraska set to repeal death penalty after legislature overcomes veto threat

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/may/20/nebraska-repeal-death-penalty-legislature
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th May 2015, 12:42 PM
Replies: 221
Views: 17,561
Posted By Dcdrac
Seriously whacked out nuttiness if this is true ...

Seriously whacked out nuttiness if this is true

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/may/20/waco-shootout-guns-twin-peaks-restaurant
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th May 2015, 12:36 PM
Replies: 221
Views: 17,561
Posted By Dcdrac
my first bike was a BSA Bantam last was a...

my first bike was a BSA Bantam last was a kawasaki zephyr 750 sooo long ago it feels now.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th May 2015, 04:36 AM
Replies: 120
Views: 10,199
Posted By Dcdrac
The trial of Saddam Hussein was a political show...

The trial of Saddam Hussein was a political show trial the outcome was never in doubt.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 19th May 2015, 01:14 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,328
Posted By Dcdrac
When did o Reilly become a catholic priest that...

When did o Reilly become a catholic priest that is the only way i can think of for him to be able to excoomunicate hos wife from the catholic church *joke alert*
Forum: USA Politics 19th May 2015, 12:55 PM
Replies: 328
Views: 22,988
Posted By Dcdrac
Just found this nugget ...

Just found this nugget

http://public.psych.iastate.edu/caa/abstracts/1995-1999/98ABB.pdf
Forum: USA Politics 19th May 2015, 12:50 PM
Replies: 328
Views: 22,988
Posted By Dcdrac
I wander what the NRA were scared of ...

I wander what the NRA were scared of

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/01/17/gun-research-is-allowed-again-so-what-will-we-find-out/
Forum: USA Politics 19th May 2015, 12:44 PM
Replies: 328
Views: 22,988
Posted By Dcdrac
http://www.armedwithreason.com/debunking-the-guns-...

http://www.armedwithreason.com/debunking-the-guns-dont-kill-people-people-kill-people-myth/
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