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In reply to the discussion: Should assault rifle lapel pins be allowed on the House floor? [View all]old as dirt
(1,972 posts)88. Crazy people? The KKK?
Surely there have been at least someone who finds a cross to be a threat
Does reasonableness ever enter into it?
such as the persons depicted
You've provided no context. I don't even know who they are, or how they relate to my wife's culture.
I'm not a mind reader.
It looks like some random image to me, having absolutely nothing to do with this discussion.
The whole point of the whataboutism in the first place is to avoid questions about reasonableness, to avoid context, and to pretend like we are talking about something innocuous when we are not.
I'm sure that I have an old button around somewhere with a peace sign on it.
Wanna talk about that?
It's pretty scary.
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Yeah, I like this one, too, as a reminder that pro-life extends beyond the womb.
CrispyQ
Feb 2023
#39
If there's no free speech on the house floor, there's no free speech anywhere.
bluedigger
Feb 2023
#7
Unless the pins shoot real tiny bullets, why not let the assholes label themselves as such?
Silent3
Feb 2023
#8
Unless you going to convince the Alito court that these pins are not speech or debate...
Thomas Hurt
Feb 2023
#16
They said the same thing about gay marriage, especially after Bowers v Hardwick (1986)
old as dirt
Feb 2023
#47
Not sure what gay marriage has to do with your fantasies of illegally suppressing speech?
tritsofme
Feb 2023
#49
Yes, and hopefully media cameras will zoom in on them during meetings & campaigns
Jrose
Feb 2023
#18
You mentioned a particular friend who wanted to know personal information about me. (nt)
old as dirt
Feb 2023
#72
I see an assault rifle pin the same way I see someone wearing an assault rifle in puplic.
Biophilic
Feb 2023
#46
I disagree only about the "pro-censorship attitude creeping all over everything."
Scrivener7
Feb 2023
#92
When it comes to the rubber meeting the road, the AR-15 style rifle is the majority/plurality prefer
keithbvadu2
Feb 2023
#97
Between this poll the confederate flag thread, and the 2d Amendment t-shirt thread
hardluck
Feb 2023
#108
Yes. They should wear whatever accessories they want. It says more about their morals than anything
Autumn
Feb 2023
#124
It's a useful ornament to identify those who I would not shake hands with. And, ...
JustABozoOnThisBus
Feb 2023
#125