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Old 03-24-2018, 12:32 PM   #121
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NRA is extreme, but it is their cause without compromise. I just think Kraft is just being compassionate in the aftermath of a national tragedy. Sometimes it has nothing to do with rights and more about being a human being with resources to help restore faith.He is a good man.
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Ohh, I agree, he is a good man. And we are mostly in alignment, though the thing about rights is they allow you to be an individual human being in your natural state, rather than being oppressed, which is the natural state of those that are controlled by others.

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Old 03-24-2018, 12:32 PM   #122
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Anyone boycotting the Patriots after Kraft loaned the team plane to fly kids down to the rally today?
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I thought it was a nice gesture...
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Old 03-24-2018, 12:34 PM   #123
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the thing about rights is they allow you to be an individual human being in your natural state, rather than being oppressed, which is the natural state of those that are controlled by others.
lot's of confusion regarding the nature of rights here lately...
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Old 03-24-2018, 12:36 PM   #124
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I'm sure there are still a lot of southerners around who administered those literacy tests to Blacks. Maybe they can help.

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Since you brought up the south, blacks, in a discussion about guns and the NRA...
it's amusing that the two of you end up here so often...
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Old 03-24-2018, 04:22 PM   #125
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How has the NRA gone off the deep end and gotten extreme?
http://time.com/4431356/nra-gun-control-history/
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Old 03-24-2018, 05:27 PM   #126
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I just think Kraft is just being compassionate in the aftermath of a national tragedy. Sometimes it has nothing to do with rights and more about being a human being with resources to help restore faith.He is a good man.
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Except, he flew them to a protest, not to a memorial service. It was a great gesture. Was curious how the not one inch crowd takes it.
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Not sure you have demonstrated a point that contradicts my statement but do what makes you happy.
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How has the NRA gone off the deep end and gotten extreme?
Ever watch NRA TV?
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