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Gun Control Reform Activism

CTyankee

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9. As someone who lost a family member to gun violence, I have been given their

Reply to Electric Monk (Original post)

Thu Jul 9, 2015, 07:57 AM

Jul 2015

standard "sorry for your loss" so many times I finally said screw 'em. They don't believe it, they just continue to mouth that piety and go back to promoting their cause.

They really don't think that people like me haven't seen that dismissive 4 word reply so MANY times it has to be taught to them as how to respond to people like me. It's arrogance and they don't mean it, not one bit.

So if I knew people in real life who said that I would walk away and never talk to them again. Trashing their group makes them go away on my DU. simple.

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krispos42's solution to the gun nuts calling me names and acting rude? Block me from GC&RKBA. [View all] Electric Monk Jul 2015 OP

... and they continue to prove my point for me with further replies in that thread. Electric Monk Jul 2015 #1

Mostly whiners and wusses, why else would they need a gun in their Hoyt Jul 2015 #2

I figured out how to block myself a while back. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2015 #3

Oh, by the way Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2015 #4

Congrats, you finally irritated them to the point that they gave up. flamin lib Jul 2015 #5

If they didn't have reading comprehension problems they wouldn't be diehard RKBAers in the 1st place Electric Monk Jul 2015 #6

You posted a broad-brush smear of members of the group, blueridge3210 Jul 2015 #7

Yet calling me Elmo or Comrade Cartoon is A-Ok. Got it. Buh bye, btw. I hope you enjoyed your post. Electric Monk Jul 2015 #8

As someone who lost a family member to gun violence, I have been given their CTyankee Jul 2015 #9

I trashed it sometime ago. ellisonz Sep 2015 #10