the guy above was comparing us to the middle east...
Well, it's more than a handful. I was just talking the last 60 years or so. Add Garfield, McKinley, Lincoln and Jackson to that list. That's almost 20% of our presidents that have had assassination attempts on them.
I didn't read through everything, I was responding to the number of presidents that have been shot at. I am not trying to compare us to the Middle East or anything but having almost 20% of our leaders have attempts on their life is a bit of a problem.
i could be wrong, but i don't think the above poster was simply referring to lone gunman attacks on individual people's lives but how we handle political movements more peacefully in general in this country, verses other countries.
i could be wrong, but i don't think the above poster was simply referring to lone gunman attacks on individual people's lives but how we handle political movements more peacefully in general in this country, verses other countries.
i could be wrong, but i don't think the above poster was simply referring to lone gunman attacks on individual people's lives but how we handle political movements more peacefully in general in this country, verses other countries.
the guy above was comparing us to the middle east...
Well, it's more than a handful. I was just talking the last 60 years or so. Add Garfield, McKinley, Lincoln and Jackson to that list. That's almost 20% of our presidents that have had assassination attempts on them.
I didn't read through everything, I was responding to the number of presidents that have been shot at. I am not trying to compare us to the Middle East or anything but having almost 20% of our leaders have attempts on their life is a bit of a problem.
i could be wrong, but i don't think the above poster was simply referring to lone gunman attacks on individual people's lives but how we handle political movements more peacefully in general in this country, verses other countries.
Makes sense and I probably agree with that. We are certaintly not the most peaceful in terms of political movements but we are definitely not the worst. Look at Tunisia the past couple days. I just have heard this conversation come up in various places over the past few days and am suprised at the number of people who down play the amount of violence we have seen in our political landscape throughout our history.
Well, it's more than a handful. I was just talking the last 60 years or so. Add Garfield, McKinley, Lincoln and Jackson to that list. That's almost 20% of our presidents that have had assassination attempts on them.
I didn't read through everything, I was responding to the number of presidents that have been shot at. I am not trying to compare us to the Middle East or anything but having almost 20% of our leaders have attempts on their life is a bit of a problem.
i could be wrong, but i don't think the above poster was simply referring to lone gunman attacks on individual people's lives but how we handle political movements more peacefully in general in this country, verses other countries.
Makes sense and I probably agree with that. We are certaintly not the most peaceful in terms of political movements but we are definitely not the worst. Look at Tunisia the past couple days. I just have heard this conversation come up in various places over the past few days and am suprised at the number of people who down play the amount of violence we have seen in our political landscape throughout our history.
And Greece and London. I don't disagree with you at all, I just don't think our landscape is as perfect and peaceful as it is often made out to be.
totally not saying it's perfect at all...but there's plenty of examples all over the world at any given time to prove it's more peaceful. and i think that was the crux of the other poster's point.
And Greece and London. I don't disagree with you at all, I just don't think our landscape is as perfect and peaceful as it is often made out to be.
totally not saying it's perfect at all...but there's plenty of examples all over the world at any given time to prove it's more peaceful. and i think that was the crux of the other poster's point.
Sure, fair enough. I missed a lot of what went on earlier in the thread like I said.
And Greece and London. I don't disagree with you at all, I just don't think our landscape is as perfect and peaceful as it is often made out to be.
totally not saying it's perfect at all...but there's plenty of examples all over the world at any given time to prove it's more peaceful. and i think that was the crux of the other poster's point.
Sure, fair enough. I missed a lot of what went on earlier in the thread like I said.
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perhaps you should ask the person you replied to to be more specific.
i could be wrong, but i don't think the above poster was simply referring to lone gunman attacks on individual people's lives but how we handle political movements more peacefully in general in this country, verses other countries.
O.K.
'Hey! Person I replied to, can you be more specific?'
I suspect Howard Zinn would disagree.
maybe just send him a pm.
how dare you speak for howard zinn. :x
Makes sense and I probably agree with that. We are certaintly not the most peaceful in terms of political movements but we are definitely not the worst. Look at Tunisia the past couple days. I just have heard this conversation come up in various places over the past few days and am suprised at the number of people who down play the amount of violence we have seen in our political landscape throughout our history.
the riots in france recently come to mind too...
And Greece and London. I don't disagree with you at all, I just don't think our landscape is as perfect and peaceful as it's often made out to be.
totally not saying it's perfect at all...but there's plenty of examples all over the world at any given time to prove it's more peaceful. and i think that was the crux of the other poster's point.
Sure, fair enough. I missed a lot of what went on earlier in the thread like I said.
either way, howard zinn would not agree with me.