tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post6597017557573557641..comments2024-03-29T03:53:01.413-07:00Comments on B/X BLACKRAZOR: Non-RantsJBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03263662621289630246noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-56705649324388335312022-05-29T00:34:06.959-07:002022-05-29T00:34:06.959-07:00@Jacob:
If one were to set aside such things as “...@Jacob:<br /><br />If one were to set aside such things as “proud tradition” and “Constitutional rights” I could still see valid reasons for private gun ownership in my country. <br /><br />But…<br /><br />*sigh* <br /><br />This post isn’t a gun debate. It’s not a political debate. It’s really not. <br /><br />However, since you bring it up:<br /><br />Ted Cruz is a piece of shit. You really can’t take anything that comes out of that asshole’s mouth as anything approaching honesty, integrity or anything other than self-serving, need-of-the-moment bull crap.<br /><br />The reason why we have mass shootings in the USA with such alarming frequency is the sheer amount of firearms available. That’s it. There are always crazy folks, psychotic folks, murderous asshole folks, mentally Ill folks not getting the proper support, etc. They are a small portion of the world’s population. They exist as a small percentage of dangerous probability in every country.<br /><br />When you combine easy access to heavy firepower with THAT…welp, there’s the problem.<br /><br />I had cap guns, nerf guns, BB guns as a child. I played “war” and shooting games, engage in violent RPGs, watch violent films, play violent video games. My faith is strong…now…but it’s not rigorous and there were definitely years of my life where it was diminished to a trickle.<br /><br />None of that has made me a murderous human. I don’t know ANY murderous humans among those folks that engage in the same violent entertainments as myself (and most of those are non-religious types). That ain’t the problem.<br /><br />The problem is a few assholes living in a society that makes it easy to access weapons that turn assholes into mass murderers. That’s it. Anyone who tells you different is ignorant or lying.<br /><br />Ted Cruz isn’t ignorant.JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03263662621289630246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-84106792497125460022022-05-28T20:36:39.341-07:002022-05-28T20:36:39.341-07:00I don't think JB was virtue signaling. May not...I don't think JB was virtue signaling. May not agree with him on the reason behind most gun purchases, but that's debatable. <br />Venger Satanishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04447932700800930510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-71826477417855906932022-05-28T10:15:21.690-07:002022-05-28T10:15:21.690-07:00I like that you discuss other topics beside your g...I like that you discuss other topics beside your gaming and nothing exists in a vacuum, so your gaming and how you approach it will be affected by both good and bad things that happen in real life.<br /><br />I'm going to break my normal rule of not talking to Americans about politics, healthcare, religion or guns. Although we share a common language and I've digested your movies, music and tv throughout my life you are mostly in a different place on these four topics from people in the UK (and perhaps Scotland even more so).<br /><br />On the 13th March 1996 a man walked into a primary (elementary) school and murdered 16 primary 1 (4 & 5 yo) pupils,two teachers and wounded 15 other P1. All of his guns were held legally. In the wake of this mass murder the UK banned handguns and severely restricted the use of other weapons. We have never had another incident of this sort.<br /><br />I watched Ted Cruz at the NRA rally blame broken homes, declining church attendance, social media and violent computer games for this incident and previous ones. Ted isn't a stupid man, so I'm sure he realises that Canada, Australia, the U.K. and most Western European nations also have these factors and why we don't have anywhere close to the levels of gun violence that America does. <br /><br />The NRA and the gun lobby do know what the cause of the problem is in America. It's necessary to regulate them (as in "well regulated militia" in the Constitution). No one is going to be able to remove 400 million firearms from American citizens, nor does anyone want to as far as I can see. Background checks and proper licensing, just like for automobiles, is an easy and proper and popular (over 80% of Americans I understand) move to take. I'd personally go one further and make third-party insurance mandatory for gun owners in the same way as automobiles have to be insured. If your legally held gun kills someone accidentally or deliberately then the insurer would have to compensate the injured party or victim and pay any medical bills.<br /><br />That would allow everyone to enjoy firearms legally and responsibly, and bring the same level of oversight by the authorities whether state or federal as there are for motor vehicles.<br /><br />And now, back to the gaming.<br /><br />Jacob72https://www.blogger.com/profile/17268402292420473229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-7141391108285034272022-05-27T20:54:53.937-07:002022-05-27T20:54:53.937-07:00Thanks for liking my blog.Thanks for liking my blog.JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03263662621289630246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-87706829757873715862022-05-27T20:34:08.176-07:002022-05-27T20:34:08.176-07:00It's always a shock to me when people I know a...It's always a shock to me when people I know and appreciate (in work life, gaming community, etc.) expose themselves to be far right on the gun spectrum. It's a disconnect I can't get over... the rationalizations they can make to justify their individual choice in light of societal reality... it's an oil and water thing for me... the two cannot mix.<br /><br />Having an online presence and sharing your thoughts exposes you to that many more people who, while sharing many things in common, are diametrically opposed on certain topics.<br /><br />I guess you could run a blog like thanksgiving dinner, no talk of religion or politics (or the senseless murder of 19 children by an 18yo who could buy a people killing assault rifle). Some bloggers probably do that. But I like your blog.Sir Robilarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007504465124076115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-13267426444704572732022-05-27T18:44:19.580-07:002022-05-27T18:44:19.580-07:00"Also explains (partly) my zero desire to own..."Also explains (partly) my zero desire to own a gun: I already feel powerful most days. I'm a Dungeon Master, after all."<br /><br />SLOW CLAP.Rob Barretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17791752557408134270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-11124590281947632252022-05-27T17:14:48.221-07:002022-05-27T17:14:48.221-07:00The thing that annoys me about the most vocal Amer...The thing that annoys me about the most vocal American gun owners is that for literally anything they might want to actually do, the guns they buy are dumb. <br /><br />Want to resist the government? Buy something you can use to snipe soldiers from a long, long way away, or that you can conceal easily. <br /><br />Want to defend your home? Get a shotgun. <br /><br />And what do people load up on? Not those. Simulated Knavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03220636533241212000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-12882229298892956332022-05-27T12:54:19.885-07:002022-05-27T12:54:19.885-07:00Hmm. As a prop? Of "virtue signaling?"
...Hmm. As a prop? Of "virtue signaling?"<br /><br />Not trying to signal any particular virtue here. Horrific tragedies often produce an urge for reflection (as well as various emotions). In this case, I was reflecting on how so many various things (horrific and trivial) prompt my tendency to rant, even when ranting itself has little practical value.<br /><br />I am not "expressing an opinion to demonstrate my good character or moral correctness on a particular issue" (the definition of 'virtue signaling,' per the interwebs) Moral correctness? Huh? Some things to me are obvious matters of fact...but when my world view doesn't line up with someone else's and I'm feeling reflective, I like give those persons' perspective a try. See if I can understand them. See if there's something that, maybe, needs to invoke change in ME.<br /><br />In this case it doesn't. BUT...<br /><br />That's not what this post is about.<br /><br />I'm not a wonderful person. I'm a person. Maybe I do wonderful things (sometimes). Maybe I do shitty things (probably too often). Not any different from all the other humans in the world. Definitely not trying to portray myself as having some sort of moral high ground, definitely not trying to stand on the corpses of children to justify my position. My position was firm (and I think pretty well known to readers of Ye Old Blog) long before this week...and would have been the same even withOUT another tragedy.<br /><br />Folks will judge me (and my position) as they will. I'm not worried about being particularly likable. JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03263662621289630246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-82771918211205260742022-05-27T11:43:44.194-07:002022-05-27T11:43:44.194-07:00People virtue signaling on the corpses of those ch...People virtue signaling on the corpses of those children makes me so mad I can't even see straight. We all know that you're a wonderful person. You don't need to use dead kids as a prop.Korgothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04683370654357044679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-49839186778775961242022-05-27T10:48:11.621-07:002022-05-27T10:48:11.621-07:00As my mother wasn't a whore, you betray your o...As my mother wasn't a whore, you betray your own ignorance with your statement. JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03263662621289630246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-75668593983307978362022-05-27T09:52:35.943-07:002022-05-27T09:52:35.943-07:00You're an ignorant son of a whore.You're an ignorant son of a whore.Korgothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04683370654357044679noreply@blogger.com