Welcome to the greatest forum on the Internet. I look forward to being edified by your posts.
Posted on 10/26/2010 2:39:17 PM PDT by MalPearce
We had a loaded .22 rifle near the back door to shoot pests. Once the pests were the city council and local ranchers . . . my grandmother got a double barrelled 10 guage for that situation . . .
Except that he sold his share of the Texas Rangers - and they are now in the World Series ...
But some of us Callyfornyans have seen a lot of cowboy movies.
Welcome to the greatest forum on the Internet. I look forward to being edified by your posts.
It might help if you start a thread on Evolution/Creationism.
That always settles everyone down a bit.
Thanks for your example.
Russell Kirk used to say that the U. S. Constitution “was not for export.” He meant that what was sensible for the conservatives of one nation might not be a sensible government position in another nation with a different heritage.
Recognizing what we have inherited and working to carefully preserve in through thoughtful change and careful reform is what Edmund Burke created as the basis of conservatism in general.
In the US we have inherited a Constitution with a Second Amendment and preserving it takes careful reform action against government and social presures to limit and change it.
In the UK that similar right was also thought to be a “right of englishmen” but in the 19th century it appears to have been carefully dampened and stolen from the unwritten British Constitution.
Arguing the “logic” of its utility in either nation is an exercise in utilitarianism, not conservatism. Citing how it works or doesn’t is mearly adding to discussion and is not unconservative in and of itself.
I am always interested in the perspective of those outside our nation who can say, “Considering myself a conservative in my culture, we don’t place an emphasis on a ‘right to keep and bear arms’ as it disappeared here three generations ago’ and explain why you think it did”
:-)
>>Thou art a troll most foul!<<
I could get a snorkel an see if I can find my guns! Could I git back in then?
Just remember you are a guest on this site. Whenever I read something that upsets me politically here and that I think is unbecoming, however it may be controversial, I step back and say it’s not worth it. There are many times when it is appropriate to espouse a separate view from the pack but remember we are hear to talk conservative principles that the majority here feels is conservative. Your personal opinion of what constitutes conservatism may not jive just keep it genial and friendly lest you come off as a troll.
I think it’s grand to have different views of conservatism but know that we have a very strong christian conservative contingent and that is where much of what is espoused here is coming from.
Posting a “what can I get away with on FR” vanity thread, and then disappearing, is a good way to meet El Zot.
Posting a “what can I get away with on FR” vanity thread, and then disappearing, is a good way to meet El Zot.
Tend to address content of posts, rather than the person posting, if there is disagreement.
Never use KFC and watermelon in the same post.
If you post a LIVE thread of a White House event, just hope the moderator does not pull it, while it is going on.
That always settles everyone down a bit.
Or post about Obama's Birth Certificate ...
A liberal is like pornography - - you know it when you see it.
Freepers do express differences, often with gusto, but they are generally at the conservative end of the political spectrum. But if you start defending tax hikes, abortion, Mengelecare, or any other facet of the Democrat agenda to shove Euro-style welfare state socialism down America’s throat then you may as well beat it now. And good riddance.
Since you seem a bit confused, my recommendation to you is to lurk for a couple of years and then decide whether you are worthy to post.
Environmental? I suppose. Our environment was a product of our disagreement with your King George III, and the Founders, in setting up their system of checks and balances, gave the final check to The People in the forms of the soap box, ballot box, and finally, the cartridge box. They understood all too well what the armed general populace did to help push King George’s Redcoats back across the pond.
Audie Murphy, one of our most decorated WWII Soldier’s , didn’t learn to be a crack shot in the Army, he learned as a boy in Texas, putting food on the table for his family.
We’re spread out. Most of our states are bigger than all of Britain. If you need help against a miscreant; best be prepared to take care of it yourself, cause a 911 call can take time for help to arrive.
Yea, I can buy the environment argument, but there’s more to it than that.
Freedom ain’t free - you best be prepared to defend it!
Ignore any advice from so-called FReepers who joined in the 21st century.
By the way which one was the G? or better yet since Conservative values are relatively succint and do hinge one upon the other which one of these did you agree with?
Baby’s aren’t human beings?
God doesn’t exist?
Guns Kill People?
Bigger Government helps people?
More regulation on business and higher taxes help the middle class?
Obama is a reasonable centrist?
Express any opinion that you want to. I generally skip the ones which are BS.
or Terri Schaivo
“What is the tipping point between someone expressing a different or contrary or contraversial YET STILL VALID point of view here, and crossing the line to a point that’ll get you banned?”
If you have to ask, you’re probably soon be on thin ice. You’ll find noobs are often viewed suspiciously for a few months due to frequent troll invasions, so take the time to establish your credentials. Until you do tread lightly.
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