American Misanthropes

Donald Croft Brickner 5 years ago Region: New Mexico

We can now give “campus rampage” killers and their lot a name: American Misanthropes. What’s unexpectedly unsettling about them is coming to realize (a) we created them, out of a toxic pot of existentiali... more

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Are Psychiatrists, Psychologists, and Medicine Manufacturing Insanity?

Marilyn Redmond 9 months ago Region: United States

The current tragedy in Colorado is not the first. Robert A. Hawkins, 19, opened fire with a rife at a busy shopping mall killing eight people before taking his own life in Omaha. Looking back, we had the tragedy ... more

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Guns Are Not the Issue: Tragedy in Colorado

Marilyn Redmond 9 months ago Region: United States

  Reacting to the tragedy in Colorado would be a sad mistake. People are the source of assault, no matter how they are armed. Our founding father James Monroe said, "Of the right to keep and bear arms.... I... more

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Repeal the Right to Keep and Bear Arms

Mjbarkl 2 years ago Region: United States

Over the months since the Tucson massacre, not much has happened in Washington to address the problem, which is Too many guns, Too easy access.  Inaction is understandable.  They're all afraid of the big bad NRA ... more

Views: 5980

Gun Rack Manufacturer Uses Hudson Family Deaths to Push Product

Finding Dulcinea 4 years ago Region: Minnesota

A Minnesota gun rack manufacturer has viewed the murders of singer Jennifer Hudson’s family members as a marketing opportunity.   In Poor Taste? A producer of bedside shotgun racks in Minnesota has made... more

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Stop the wars

Dawn Ganu 4 years ago Region: Ghana

I get angry many a time when I hear of wars and people dying as a result. No matter who dies in a war; soldier or civilian, I feel sorry for humanity. This is because in my thoughts about this subject, I have come to reali... more

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Viktor Bout, Arms Dealer, In Thai Court

Joe DeFranceschi 4 years ago Region: Thailand

Viktor Bout, an international arms dealer and one of the US's most-wanted criminals, will appear in a Thai court today and faces extradition to the United States. Viktor Bout, known as the Merchant of Death, has long serv... more

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Research Shows Gun Owners Have Themselves To Fear

Can Tran 4 years ago Region: United States

It was only last week that the United States Supreme Court had overturned Washington DC’s ban on handguns. This was a victory for gun owners and gun-rights advocates across the nation. Possibly the same thing will ha... more

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Issue of Guns To Be Double-Edged Sword For Democratic Candidates

Can Tran 5 years ago Region: Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania could be a difficult challenge for Democratic frontrunners Senator Hillary Clinton of New York and Senator Barack Obama of Illinois. The issue of guns will most certainly be the number one topic on the platfor... more

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Supreme Court's Decision Is Irrelevant

Paul Sterne 5 years ago Region: New York

Dobbs Ferry, New York The Supreme Court is currently hearing arguments about the meaning of the Second Amendment of the Bill of Rights of the United States Constitution.  "A well regulated Militia, being necessary t... more

Views: 2503