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#63 Yet another shooting in Off Topic

The reason owning weapons is illegal in China is the reason it is legal here. The Chinese government didn't implement gun control laws because it cares about the well being of it's citizens, but because people are easier to oppress and abuse when they lack the means to strike back.

I know its an obvious message, but I think people take for granted that this country would not exist if not for firearms, which is why the right to bear arms is in the Bill of Rights. Some people say that the founding fathers could not have imagined a future in which gun ownership isn't necessary, but why do those same people find it so impossible to imagine a future in which it is? If you want to murder a man you can use a knife. If you want to resist invaders or a corrupt government you need guns (and more).

I think the thing that bothers me most about this debate is that most of the gun control advocates are forced to admit that their "solutions" would not have prevented this man from carrying out an attack (I guess the others live in some fantasy world where men who are unhinged and determined enough to shoot their own mothers in the face, slaughter elementary school children and their teachers and then kill themselves will be deterred by a little red tape) and yet, despite these admissions they seem unwilling to even address the actual cause of these massacres. I think its partly because having a knee jerk "BAN ________" reaction is easier than examining exactly how men can be driven to the point where they are capable of committing such atrocities.

The examples from China are important because they show that such incidents are not unique to our "gun obsessed culture" and that the lack of available firearms does not prevent such incidents. In fact, China has had a rash of these attacks, like this one http://behindthewall.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/09/21/14014789-ax-wielding-man-kills-3-kids-wounds-13-in-china?lite . Someone should tell the parents of those children they were lucky the guy used an axe and not a gun.

The sad thing is that the article I linked says that the incidents in China have inspired a movement for mental health reform. Perhaps, it is because they don't have debates over guns, music and violent video games clouding the issue.

In America and Europe the men who perpetrate these attacks use guns, in China they use knives and axes, but the one thing they all have in common is mental illness.

posted about 11 years ago
#1 Anyone else not able to dl stvs from the ESEA site in TF2 General Discussion

I keep getting "AccessDeniedAccess denied" whenever I try.

posted about 11 years ago
#11 58 teams in cevo open!!! in TF2 General Discussion
Oafmeal"buh bye"

Fucking creepy cevo client.... Did they keep that?

Fuck you! That was the best part (the only good part in fact).

posted about 11 years ago
#4 Most overused songs ever in Off Topic

Oh man I forgot about drowning pool.

posted about 11 years ago
#1 Most overused songs ever in Off Topic

What songs can you think of that have been absolutely run into the ground so much that even hearing the first 5 seconds is groan inducing?

I'll start with a few I can think of

When I use to watch tv and I'd hear either of the first two songs come on I'd automatically think "Oh no not another trailer for a moronic comedy better mute quickly"

EDIT: I apparently suck at embedding videos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-mjl63e0ms
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00ZWY_NqozI

I don't know quite how many advertisers have had the brilliant idea of using this song in car ads or ads for car insurance.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXEu1odjKZM

Can't forget about Pendulum of course
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ch_5_x1IUA8

posted about 11 years ago
#20 Getting into competitive play in TF2 General Discussion
kirbyIt'd probably be a CSS ban over CS 1.6 if it was CS.

If it was for CSS he wouldn't be able to play TF2 on that account. VAC bans by engine.

posted about 11 years ago
#21 Spacewhale donation raffle results! in TF2 General Discussion
ZakirllClandestinePzRelic won?

The Invite Illuminati are getting less subtle in their methods.

Comments like this are why this is the last time I offer help. It's not enough to take time and money to help teams with LAN funds, I can expect a a fair amount of grief from people who purchased tickets because relic won. Stay classy TF2.

Perhaps I should have begun my post with "***WARNING THIS POST IS A JOKE DO NOT TAKE SERIOUSLY***"

Seriously though, I make one innocuous attempt at humor and all of a sudden I'm the reason you're giving up on this community? WTF?

I respect all you've done for the this game and in particular admire the efforts you and other members of the community make to get teams to lans, but I really don't think I should have to backtrack and apologize and feel like shit because a joke that every other member of these forums got sailed right over your head.

posted about 11 years ago
#2 Spacewhale donation raffle results! in TF2 General Discussion

Relic won?

The Invite Illuminati are getting less subtle in their methods.

posted about 11 years ago
#72 b4nny pov in TF2 General Discussion

I don't get how some people can act like pyyyour isn't qualified to criticize b4nny, when pyyyour was a member of the most dominant TF2 team in history, a team which was able to shut b4nny down despite the fact that he'd bee playing at an insanely high level all lan. In my opinion pyyyour would be the very best person to analyze b4nny's demo since he would be able to explain both why he is so effective and exactly what strategies and techniques mixup successfully used to counter him.

That being said I think pyyyour needs to develop thicker skin. Part of being a high level player in any spectator sport involves learning to tolerate criticism and abuse from idiotic fans. 2 trolls out of 100 viewers seems normal. Just ban the idiots and move on and just be glad they can't throw things at you while you play.

posted about 11 years ago
#23 Apocalyspe Gaming is Back! in TF2 General Discussion

I knew that if I just kept the tags on for long enough...

posted about 11 years ago
#10 esea lan highlight vid in TF2 General Discussion
kirbyis some of this video sped up? anyway glad someone did this

I think part of a couple of clips were sped up when there was no action, but otherwise it was normal.

Pretty nice video all around.

posted about 11 years ago
#5 VIADUCT in TF2 General Discussion

I literally held my breath at the end of rounds.

posted about 11 years ago
#1 VIADUCT in TF2 General Discussion

HOLY SHIT

posted about 11 years ago
#65 Why is ESEA so fucking terrible? in TF2 General Discussion

What is up with all the die hard ESEA defenders? I know we completely lack the ability to put any pressure on ESEA and we'd obviously be worse off without them, but why do we have to lower our standards so much? I don't expect the perfect e-sports viewing experience, but I think I should be allowed to expect to actually be able to watch the matches.

posted about 11 years ago
#46 Why is ESEA so fucking terrible? in TF2 General Discussion

What a joke. No professionalism.

I don't care if the CS stream is fucked. Who wants to actually watch CS? A "radio cast" is better than nothing I suppose.

EDIT: Slin's stream seems more stable.

posted about 11 years ago
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