From owner-freebsd-chat Thu Mar 30 0:22:28 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from pointer.raytheon.co.uk (pointer.raytheon.co.uk [193.115.14.66]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 67F3437B65C for ; Thu, 30 Mar 2000 00:22:24 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from Chris.Smith@raytheon.co.uk) Received: from retriever.raytheon.co.uk (unverified) by pointer.raytheon.co.uk (Content Technologies SMTPRS 2.0.15) with ESMTP id ; Thu, 30 Mar 2000 09:28:22 +0100 Subject: Re: Guns and freedom [Was something unrelated :)] To: Chris Lynch Cc: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org From: Chris.Smith@raytheon.co.uk Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2000 09:22:28 +0100 Message-Id: X-MIMETrack: Serialize by Router on RSLHUB/SVR/RAYTHEONUK(Release 5.0.2c (Intl)|2 February 2000) at 03/30/2000 09:21:14 AM MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Hi, ** > > > If you were American, then here's a little thought for you:- ** > > > During the Gulf war, you killed more allies than you did the enemy. ** > > ** ** Yeah, we probably killed more of our own troops than Iraq's fearsome army ** did. I wonder how many of them we (Americans) killed? Was it actually near ** the hundred thousand, we've been told? I know we annialated an entire ** interstate of stolen cars filled with iraqi troops( bad I ** Yeah, we probably killed more of our own troops than Iraq's fearsome army ** did. I wonder how many of them we (Americans) killed? Was it actually near ** the hundred thousand, we've been told? I know we annialated an entire ** interstate of stolen cars filled with iraqi troops( bad Idea, if you were ** an Iraqi fleeing kuwait.) in the end, since We end up being the watchdog ** for everyone (You see it's either, You beg us for help, or you hate us for ** not helping...either way, most of us don't really care anymore as far as ** which country thinks we're evil. We've watched enough bbc to grow callous ** to whether or not terrorist hate us for being american. that's why the ** government is trigger happy, ala the nigerian plant that was destroyed ** a while back. We're also paranoid when it comes to arab terrorist( ** which SUCKS if you are an Arab-American trying just to survive here), but, ** then again who cares, most Americans Fear EAch Other, not some Foreign ** power...how the hell is going to Invade this place, short from nukes We ** are safer from invasion. In the US, people blow each other away for ** whatever reason, such as, I get picked on, so I'm going to go kill the ** a few people. After the news is over Entertainment Tonight comes ** on...DAMN, look at what SHe's Wearing!!!...so much for making an ** impression. We have more problems with God-fearing gun toting psychopaths ** here than anyone else. Ask most people who Bin-Laden is they don't know. ** Ask them what Jennifer Lopez was wearing 90% can tell you. We have more ** problems with people here wanting to blow it up or shoot up the place. ** ** ** Give all Americans Guns. What the hell. The Big Ol Gun argument should ** have a middle ground...Either take them ALL away , or give everyone a Gun. ** It doesn't matter to me. If I have a gun and some asshole walks into ** MAcdonalds and starts shooting, I'm shooting back. ** BUT, if we don't have guns, he has to walk in with a Slingshot, which ** means we will just kick his ass. ** ** Plus, will future releases of FreeBSD be shipped WITH Guns or Without?? ** Exactly :) Chris. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message