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An Open Letter to Canada
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An Open Letter to Canada My Canadian neighbors are currently debating whether to draft more strict controls on firearms. Gun control. As an American I've pondered this issue at some length. We clearly need a reduction in violence here, so it follows that limiting an implement of destruction might have some effect toward that end. We have the Second Amendment, always capitalized and usually festooned with stars and stripes bunting, laurel wreaths and the odd eagle or two. A nice touch is to feature slightly dimmed in the background our idealized image of a Minuteman clutching his Jaeger squirrel rifle in one powerful fist and gazing sternly into the foreground, a determined furrow upon his clear brow. American gun owners can be a prickly lot and cling to that Amendment fiercely, vowing to defend it as ferociously as a grizzly sow her cubs just before being shot by an American trophy hunter. The thing CAN be regulated without repeal. We've demonstrated before that the Constitution is as sacred a legal document as ever was given birth by the mind of man, as long as it's convenient. Our federal, state and local governments, not to mention our<b> worthy </font></b>citizens regularly violate the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments and the first amendment is practically in tatters after having been abused by one presidential administration after the other. I keep expecting the vice squad to clap the cuffs on her and haul the old warhorse off to the station house she’s been had so often. I've gone on pretty long without coming to the point, which of course there is indeed one. I could go longer still due to the polite nature of my Canadian audience. Americans refuse to sit still for it. I've decided that the best solution is to ban Americans, not guns. Guns don't kill people, Americans do. Deciding what to do with them, how to dispose of them is a problem, I freely admit, but it's not MY problem. So, what say you Canada? Want to try adopting some Americans for a spell and then decide if you need gun control or citizen control? You’ll quickly learn why Americans shoot other Americans. It’s because they’re assholes. And the only thing that can stop a bad asshole with a gun is a good asshole with a gun. If I might presume to make a prediction, I believe that after a month of suffering these quarrelsome and dangerous pricks you’ll not only be eager to get rid of Canadian guns but you’ll be itching to storm the border and take ours too, just to hear the modern day Minutemen wail and shriek. Do you have it in you to be the good asshole without asking the Queen’s permission first? We’d ask Germany but asking them to seize weapons would be like inviting a pedophile to lead a Cub Scout Troop. Help us Obi Wan Canada. You’re our only hope! Become a member now and get a free tote bag. |
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I haven't posted since December. Has the site entered the twenty first century or do we still have to post a first comment? I guess it doesn't matter a hell of a lot but, fuck it. I'll try it. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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I sincerely hope they consider the Idea.Are their any humans left in south Chicago I lost track back in November of last year? We definitely need to do or have done something before Apple or Samsung create a phone that takes 380 ammo and every nut job is downloading the Cap their ass app! Still sharp and as poignant as ever and nice to read of you again! Using more than all the road!
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I sincerely hope they consider the Idea.Are their any humans left in south Chicago I lost track back in November of last year? We definitely need to do or have done something before Apple or Samsung create a phone that takes 380 ammo and every nut job is downloading the Cap their ass app! Still sharp and as poignant as ever and nice to read of you again! Ha! I doubt they'd seriously entertain the proposal. Canada knows America all too well, and... they're sane. We're different countries with different histories despite our many similarities. I love Canada and Canadians. I used to claim I'd never met a Canadian I didn't like, and while that isn't exactly true anymore I still admire the social contract they maintain. It does take work, it really does. I think they've been remarkably successful at it. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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On a side note great to see you again. I don’t own a gun and never will. Hugs V Become a blog watcher sweet_vm
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Oh Lordy NO, please keep most of the "Mericans over yonder ... we are far too polite to want to have to deal with most of them!!!!!! Besides, we have no guns to shoot them with when they get ornery! We may have to resort to killing them with kindness, or a maple donut from Tim Hortons shoved down their throats while a moose stomps on them!!!
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On a side note great to see you again. I don’t own a gun and never will. Hugs V  Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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Oh Lordy NO, please keep most of the "Mericans over yonder ... we are far too polite to want to have to deal with most of them!!!!!! Besides, we have no guns to shoot them with when they get ornery! We may have to resort to killing them with kindness, or a maple donut from Tim Hortons shoved down their throats while a moose stomps on them!!! Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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Nice to see a post from you again Kzoo....I have never understood the need for anyone outside the armed forces to carry guns. As you say it's the humans who kill...the guns are just the tool of choice it seems in the States. I'm not saying that we don't have murders here....we do but we don't have mass shootings because neither we...nor the majority of our Police Force carry guns. ~~Anais Nin~~
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Nice to see a post from you again Kzoo....I have never understood the need for anyone outside the armed forces to carry guns. As you say it's the humans who kill...the guns are just the tool of choice it seems in the States. I'm not saying that we don't have murders here....we do but we don't have mass shootings because neither we...nor the majority of our Police Force carry guns. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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9/1/2018 2:26 pm |
I think you're onto something! You have an interesting perspective on the solution to the problem. Hello old friend, nice to see you here again! x I've been told I'm very good... but when I'm bad I'm better.
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I think you're onto something! You have an interesting perspective on the solution to the problem. Hello old friend, nice to see you here again! x Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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I think you're onto something! You have an interesting perspective on the solution to the problem. Hello old friend, nice to see you here again! x Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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9/1/2018 8:32 pm |
P.S. I got excited and left out: It's good to see you again too. How've ya been? We'll catch up sometime. I'm not sure just how much fun this is going to be this time around. Something's just a bit off for me. I've missed you all and made a return, but maybe it won't be long lived... time will tell. Love, Kathleen x PS where's Hugh? a.k.a. spunkycumfun I've been told I'm very good... but when I'm bad I'm better.
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I've been better... but it could be worse right... We'll catch up sometime. I'm not sure just how much fun this is going to be this time around. Something's just a bit off for me. I've missed you all and made a return, but maybe it won't be long lived... time will tell. Love, Kathleen x PS where's Hugh? a.k.a. spunkycumfun Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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Let them have their guns however, as Barack Obama said "like a drivers license." You have to take a course, pass a test and register you AND your guns, along with a back ground check. Then have to renew the license.
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Let them have their guns however, as Barack Obama said "like a drivers license." You have to take a course, pass a test and register you AND your guns, along with a back ground check. Then have to renew the license. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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Welcome back. Testing to prove they aren't a'holes? Sounds just about logical and it might work in the long-term. But you are right that we aren't merely citizens. We've become disposable units within the military industrial complex.
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Welcome back. Testing to prove they aren't a'holes? Sounds just about logical and it might work in the long-term. But you are right that we aren't merely citizens. We've become disposable units within the military industrial complex. There's already a smell test for assholes but I think voters have become desensitized. Your comment about us citizens being disposable is spot on. Our foreign policy, our border patrol and our police forces have been so thoroughly militarized we've forgotten what an actual free country looks like. We're inundated with violent images on TV and in movies celebrating a take no prisoners Dirty Harry approach to any interaction between citizens and authority and between the citizens themselves. Poor souls suffering from mental illness are trotted out and shamed every time there's another mass shooting and our representatives offer no redress for either beyond hollow thoughts and prayers. Fortunately hopeful immigrants to America still hold on to an image of America's true promise, one long time citizens have often forgotten. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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Canada, oh Canada hey kzoo, that was hilarious and downright depressing. but it gave ma a thrill to see your line go yellow. I've been MIA or perhaps I just say lazy but life has been kma. will try to connect soon You cannot conceive the many without the one.
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Canada, oh Canada hey kzoo, that was hilarious and downright depressing. but it gave ma a thrill to see your line go yellow. I've been MIA or perhaps I just say lazy but life has been kma. will try to connect soon It isn't just that America has ridiculously lax gun regulations. There's something else going on here that isn't true for other gun owning nations. We're a violent and frustrated people and there isn't any point denying it. People in other countries watched the Dirty Harry movies but they didn't adopt them as a fucking lifestyle. We have met the enemy and he is us. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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I have a different appeal to make. It has nothing to do with guns, its JOBS. If every one that was of working age was hired to do something/anything for 8 hours a day, the need for criminals to exist diminishes. fewer criminals=less crime=fewer gun crimes since most people don't have the energy it takes to run from the law after they steal something. Cops have a much better arrest record while the crime rate falls proportionate to the number of people working...…. crime itself is a matter of convenience for the lazy or unfortunate that don't have jobs. while it won't solve all crime or gun related issues, it will certainly make it nearly invisible by todays bombardment of news releases about another shooting here and there the Hubby
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I have a different appeal to make. It has nothing to do with guns, its JOBS. If every one that was of working age was hired to do something/anything for 8 hours a day, the need for criminals to exist diminishes. fewer criminals=less crime=fewer gun crimes since most people don't have the energy it takes to run from the law after they steal something. Cops have a much better arrest record while the crime rate falls proportionate to the number of people working...…. crime itself is a matter of convenience for the lazy or unfortunate that don't have jobs. while it won't solve all crime or gun related issues, it will certainly make it nearly invisible by todays bombardment of news releases about another shooting here and there the Hubby Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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Arbeit macht frei? But jobs that can help rebuild this nation again..... much like the industrial booms of the 50's and 60's. Jobs were plentiful in most areas, the crime was much lower and gun crimes were much much fewer statistically than today. Add in the missing father figure to many of todays youth with fewer entry level jobs that LEAD to better paying positions and well you have a generation of people wanting to take short cuts to a better way to live or in some cases of the truly disparaged simply a way to live...……. Jobs aren't the best answer nor is it the only answer...… but jobs is one of the most common threads.... manufacturing jobs, the trades people..... that has been the diminishing middle class for the last 20 years The Hubby
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You don't do satire apparently, or humor either. Lighten up and get over yourself. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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