You know, sometimes I think we're our own worst enemies...
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Double Naught Spy
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Example themes often repeated that might look strange to outsides (and as well as many insiders)...
Conspiracy theory at every level
Unrealistic Hot Button issues like terrorism (within an hour of falling to earth, people were posting theories on the shuttle being brought down by terrorists)
Government is evil.
Laws are evil except those that we like.
Cops are jack-booted power hungry thugs who love nothing better than harassing gun folks and the opportunity to shoot people.
Quick to support other gun owners simply because they are gun owners who were involved in shootings, legal fights, etc. without first knowing the issues and then sometimes afterwards as well.
Posts on intent to commit murder of LEOs who might have to act on laws pertaining to gun confiscation.
Admissions on knowingly breaking the law by carrying concealed in places where carry is illegal because the gun owners don't like the law, think it is wrong, or simply that it does not pertain to them. So much for gun folks being "law-abiding" and doing nothing wrong.
Posts on bizarre gun-related behaviors such as wearing 24/7.
Disallowance of concealed carry means taking away one's right to self defense. Of course this is incorrect, but that is often the sentiment expressed. Disallowance of concealed carry does not mean you can't defend yourself, only that you are not allowed to have a gun to do it.
I am sure I have forgotten many others, but many of these sound strange to non-gun people, even frightening.
Conspiracy theory at every level
Unrealistic Hot Button issues like terrorism (within an hour of falling to earth, people were posting theories on the shuttle being brought down by terrorists)
Government is evil.
Laws are evil except those that we like.
Cops are jack-booted power hungry thugs who love nothing better than harassing gun folks and the opportunity to shoot people.
Quick to support other gun owners simply because they are gun owners who were involved in shootings, legal fights, etc. without first knowing the issues and then sometimes afterwards as well.
Posts on intent to commit murder of LEOs who might have to act on laws pertaining to gun confiscation.
Admissions on knowingly breaking the law by carrying concealed in places where carry is illegal because the gun owners don't like the law, think it is wrong, or simply that it does not pertain to them. So much for gun folks being "law-abiding" and doing nothing wrong.
Posts on bizarre gun-related behaviors such as wearing 24/7.
Disallowance of concealed carry means taking away one's right to self defense. Of course this is incorrect, but that is often the sentiment expressed. Disallowance of concealed carry does not mean you can't defend yourself, only that you are not allowed to have a gun to do it.
I am sure I have forgotten many others, but many of these sound strange to non-gun people, even frightening.
Wildalaska
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Thank you Double Naught!
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12.7x99mm
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Thats the only reason why I come to these types of boards
telomerase
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DNA structure
>When did bacteria have telomeres?
When we transfect bacteria with plasmids that include telomere sequences... then they still don't really have telomeres (but they do have the sequences). Not that that has anything to do with them evolving; if you want to watch evolution, just put increasing doses of antibiotic in the flask, and soon you'll have bacteria that can resist doses that would have killed every single one of the original bacteria.
You can watch evolution in human cells in dishes, too, but that might take a whole month.
>When did bacteria have telomeres?
When we transfect bacteria with plasmids that include telomere sequences... then they still don't really have telomeres (but they do have the sequences). Not that that has anything to do with them evolving; if you want to watch evolution, just put increasing doses of antibiotic in the flask, and soon you'll have bacteria that can resist doses that would have killed every single one of the original bacteria.
You can watch evolution in human cells in dishes, too, but that might take a whole month.
faustulus
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I actually think those are kinda funny sometimes. I think we take ourselves way to seriously. If we loose our sense of humor we will be no better than liberals or conservatives or worse politicians.
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