The News Thread

[CiG]

Damn you got me.

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

Why don't you call them semi-automatics like normal gun owners? You are literally the only person I've encountered that calls them that. I didn't even know they were called that until I played Battlefield 1 and learned that's what they were called in the early days.

i call them both, it's just funny that a supposed gun aficionado like you got confused when i said it once. You've never heard anyone refer to them as autoloaders(which btw is the more correct term, again shocked that you dont know this) and you say you wipe the floors in a gun store? I bet whoever hired you would laugh in your face if they see how confused you were. "bubut World War 1"

Also, do you guys not carry Guns & Ammo and other magz(like the one i linked pics to earlier) in your store? Go educate yourself.

 

[The Ozzman]

I said I sweep up brass as part of my duties as RSO. That is not the same as mopping floors. Are you really that fucking retarded?

I also never said I'm an aficionado when it comes to guns. That's why I took this job so I could get more knowledge like I indicated in another thread which you apparently didn't read well.

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

... are you on break or what? get back to mopping those floors, Pleb.

 

[Dak]

I never dismiss or demean anyone for being "uneducated" or not having gone to college or graduate school, unless they first dismiss or demean me for having done so. I don't view people as inferior or unintelligent because they haven't had significant upper-level education, but I will point out where I think values are coming into play over critical thinking or reflection. That doesn't mean my comments aren't coming from an evaluative position. I'm perfectly aware that my comments and opinions are highly conditioned by my historical experience, but I also take some pride in the time and work by which I've come to this point.

I'm sure you're doing quality work within the discipline. I don't know about you, but I semi-regularly have to parrot things I don't agree with because to do otherwise would be a death sentence. There's data and then there's what I consider SJW bullshit, and psych is rife with it. I'm not going to argue over it, because A. There's a lack of data to support because of the slanted nature of research in the field and B. Even with data it'd be a Pyrrhic victory. However, I don't have group membership issues because I don't consider myself "academia"

At the time of my graduation, I had no academic group to call my own. I had to go through the hassle of applying in order to be accepted into one, which I did not because of the political views but because I enjoy working on literary history and theory. So I don't completely buy into your psychological assessment of me that it was allegiance to academia that swayed me politically.

I think this actually gets at that some. You had your own interests in the material, and I'm not saying the field itself is bad/illegitimate/etc but there's clear statistical and qualitative data that there's no place at the proverbial table in the areas you have interest in, with beliefs or values that you may have had or that I probably have. You can't approach texts outside of the post-modernists and get anywhere....at least that's my observation.

I have values/beliefs that run contrary to the typical beliefs and/or values within the military community, despite considering myself within the group (and literally being within the group). I'm can't directly attack them as a member of that community even from within and even with some standing. Compared to 6-8 years ago, I'll admit to modifying some cognitions in response to increased group identity there. But the previous values/beliefs were what would be considered extreme and new before anyway.

Since being a member of an academic community, I'll certainly acknowledge that my views have intensified. That's something I should watch out for. But I think it's safe to say that, of those who take the time to argue on this forum, everyone's views are intense and entrenched. It isn't an ideal environment for having controlled discussions about political issues.

I think I've evidenced some significant flexibility if you track back to my posts in 08-13 (Ancap, Christianity, etc). I'm probably more entrenched at where I am at now on the things that haven't changed, to be sure.

 

[The Ozzman]

... are you on break or what? get back to mopping those floors, Pleb.

It's not even my actual full time job, dumbass

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

 

[Dak]

TB in UM GMDS

1. See Posts
2. Roid Rage
3. ????
4. Repeat

 

[The Ozzman]

The title of that show describes you well

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

... i think you missed a spot brah.

 

[The Ozzman]

GET OFF MY NUTS BRO. DON'T YOU KNOW IM UR BIG ARMENIAN DADDY AND MY ANCESTORS DIED SO I COULD OWN THIS SHITTY REVOLVER FROM THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR THAT IS SUPERIOR TO AUTOLOADERS.

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

Dak in GMD

1. Sees yearly Poll threads
2. Embarrasses himself
3. ???
4. repeat

you remember when you said the first Maiden album sounds like Led Zeppelin and everyone laughed at you and told you to come back to the social forum because metal=/=you?

Anyway, you and ozz share the same plebian taste in music so im not surprised here.

 

[The Ozzman]

MUH ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

 

[CiG]

TB in UM GMDS

1. See Posts
2. Roid Rage
3. ????
4. Repeat

Dak in GMD

1. Sees yearly Poll threads
2. Embarrasses himself
3. ???
4. repeat

you remember when you said the first Maiden album sounds like Led Zeppelin and everyone laughed at you and told you to come back to the social forum because metal=/=you?

Anyway, you and ozz share the same plebian taste in music so im not surprised here.

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

I said I sweep up brass as part of my duties as RSO. That is not the same as mopping floors. Are you really that fucking retarded?.

It's not even my actual full time job, dumbass

BUT I DON'T WIPE FLOORS!!! UUUMMMFFFF ARRRRRGHHHHHH!

 

[Dak]

you remember when you said the first Maiden album sounds like Led Zeppelin and everyone laughed at you and told you to come back to the social forum because metal=/=you?

Anyway, you and ozz share the same plebian taste in music so im not surprised here.

"Plebian"

I know an English rock group in the early-late 70s influencing an English metal group in the late 70s/early 80s is just crazy, but what can ya do.

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

"influence"? i think you meant "imitation".

Here is your sig worthy post in all of its glory

People rating Iron Maiden high are probably prone to idealizing first works and S/Ts. Iron Maiden was incredibly unpolished, and not in the admirably "raw" way one may describe thrash albums. It almost wasn't even metal. The Led Zeppelin imitation is obvious.

 

[Dak]

"influence"? i think you meant "imitation".

Here is your sig worthy post in all of its glory

Was a pretty spot on take of that album. You're probably not aware of the level of influence of Led Zeppelin in that era, particularly within the same country. Separately, the in-crowd on this board does tend to fetishize first albums. I stand by its accuracy, and your derision is a credit to your ignorance of both musical history and this board.

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

it almost wasnt metal? The led zeppelin imitation. aahahahahaha

and are you also under the impression that imitation and influence somehow mean the same thing?

I'm very familiar with them since they were one of the bands my father used to listen to and i was handed down their music when i was a fucking child. You on the other hand seem to not know the basics or history of metal and yet here you are posting on a metal forum. It amazes me that clueless fucks(as far as metal goes) like you and ein come to a metal forum and sit on your make belief armchairs here. What, do you get chewed out on other forums so you spend your time pretending in the social section of a metal forum?

and your derision is a credit to your ignorance of both musical history and this board.

not a single person on this planet, let alone this forum would agree with you on such a clueless and moronic statement but sure. Just keep bringing the lulz to GMD, we love it.

 

[EternalMetal]

Why? What makes it more dangerous than an average firearm?

Rate of fire and difficulty of operation.

A full auto firearm with sustained rate of fire is more likely to jam than a semi auto that doesn't have sustained fire. Should we ban semi autos because they are less likely to jam and, therefore, more effective at killing people? I'm not even taking into account the fact that a barrel can melt if automatic fire is sustained for too long.

Kind of a stupid question if you ask me. Then again if you want to own a gun that jams every time you shoot it, be my guest.

Found another anti-2Aer on the board!

I have over 20 guns in my possession, one of them a handgun in the drawer of my desk. Im not against the 2nd amendment, just against your average crazy having weapons that belong on a battlefield rather than a shooting range.

Define 'military grade mass killing weapons'. Specific examples, not just whatever Vox or HuffPo regurgitate in their articles

lol, I love how you assume im some lefty faggot just because I think some line should be drawn. I already said that im not a gun hobbyist or anything so I dont know specifics. If I were to be vague id say grenade launchers (which probably are already illegal to own), or machine guns that need to be mounted or used on a support tripod because of their power. Honestly I have an AK47 (dont know the detailed specs, sorry) that I inherited from my dad, and id say that it should probably be illegal to own a gun like this.

Need some sauce for that. I did find an article saying that it is safer than cigarettes, but no percentage was given in terms of how safe.

Sure, this is the source ive seen:

You can also read our peer-reviewed publication Helping Smokers Quit: The Science Behind Tobacco Harm Reduction, which found that vaping was 98 percent safer than noxious cigarette smoke

No it doesn't, but I am of the opinion that self harm is just as bad as or worse than harming others

This is a pretty stupid opinion. How in the possible fuck can self harm be worse than harming others?