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gejohnston

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4. Isn't Greenwald the regressive
Thu May 5, 2016, 07:26 PM
May 2016

that called Maajid Nawaz a "porch monkey"? Or was it one of his employees?
https://www.quora.com/What-is-regressive-left-and-who-are-its-examples
My bad, it was one of his employees. Did Greenwald fire the racist fuck?
http://littlegreenfootballs.com/article/45048_Writer_for_the_Intercept_Calls_Daily_Beast_Columnist_a_Porch_Monkey

See, I can do the genetic fallacy too. Now that I vented, let's look at some of the substance behind this appeal to emotion and race baiting bullshit based on speculation nothing from someone who knows what they are talking about.

Either way, the trailer is full of shit. The money comes from millions of grassroots members.

citizens have blamed everything from gang members
So the cops and even the ATF and DEA are NRA shills now? It is the gangs and the junkies who pay them for the poison.

The Chicago Crime Commission publication "The Gang Book 2012" gave the statistic that Chicago has more gang members than any other city in the United States: 150,000.[7] The city had 532 murders in 2012, however, it saw a decrease to 413 murders in 2013. Not all murders are gang-related, but the Chicago Police Department states that 80% of all shootings and murders in the city are gang-related, which means that most violence in the city is gang upon gang violence.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gang_population

True believers will go see it to reinforce their opinions. The intellectually weak and lazy might be convinced. Critical thinkers on the fence will see it for the bullshit that it is.

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Nowhere in the article does it actually explain... beevul May 2016 #1
Here's the trailer SecularMotion May 2016 #2
In other words, you have no proof of it. beevul May 2016 #5
No, it's true. CompanyFirstSergeant May 2016 #6
Movies just reflect society,... scscholar May 2016 #26
!!! pablo_marmol May 2016 #13
Perhaps you should try reading the article more closely. It's spelled out pretty clearly. Dr. Strange May 2016 #25
Works for the underpants gnomes, not as sure how that works for a 501C3? DonP May 2016 #27
I'd be interested to see evidence TeddyR May 2016 #3
They sell those limited edition collectors from time to time. ileus May 2016 #11
Thousands of new Chicago gang member Life Memberships? DonP May 2016 #16
Isn't Greenwald the regressive gejohnston May 2016 #4
And the gun fanatics won't see it just 'cause. nt flamin lib May 2016 #7
If you have a germane comment to add, we'd all love for you to share it with us. friendly_iconoclast May 2016 #12
And you can't explain the righteousness of the OP....... pablo_marmol May 2016 #14
Back at you. What I see are people trying to use gang violence benEzra May 2016 #18
Don't ascribe top priorities to me. You obviously don't know me. nt flamin lib May 2016 #19
Those are the top priorities of the organizations you claim to support. benEzra May 2016 #20
No. The top priority is to reduce gun violence. Don't ascribe otherwise, it makes you look closed flamin lib May 2016 #21
Keep your mitts sarisataka May 2016 #22
So which is it? benEzra May 2016 #23
When will the proposals you support match that goal? beevul May 2016 #24
After all these years of hyper-violence, Greenwald now discovers the NRA?? Eleanors38 May 2016 #8
agreed beergood May 2016 #29
Who in their right mind would conclude that gang members give a crap about gun control laws? Kang Colby May 2016 #9
Another id10t without a clue ileus May 2016 #10
The only folks making "bank" from gun violence are The Controllers............. pablo_marmol May 2016 #15
SM -- if you truly cared about the victims of gun violence you'd be mad at Kamala Harris pablo_marmol May 2016 #17
They're making "bank" off of your gun-control plans, certainly. krispos42 May 2016 #28
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