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    xenon
    wrote on last edited by
    #3

    I don't think there's necessarily a contradiction there TG.

    There's underlying values of avoiding disenfranchisement, and then there's safety.

    For D's - avoiding disenfranchisement is more important than safety in voting. Safety is more important than disenfranchisement for gun rights.

    Vice-versa for R's.

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    • CopperC Online
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      Copper
      wrote on last edited by
      #4

      guns = safety

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      • CopperC Copper

        guns = safety

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        xenon
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        #5

        @copper said in Guns and Voters:

        guns = safety

        A lot of polite society on the south side of Chicago.

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        • CopperC Copper

          guns = safety

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          taiwan_girl
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          #6

          @copper said in Guns and Voters:

          guns = safety

          I really dont believe that is true.

          alt text

          Of course, statistics can be made to show any point.

          Below is the article from which the graph above came.

          (https://www.realclearscience.com/blog/2013/03/the-correlation-between-guns-and-homicide-rate.html)

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          • CopperC Online
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            Copper
            wrote on last edited by
            #7

            Homicide rate by country

            Rank Country Value Year
            1 El Salvador 61.80 2017
            2 Jamaica 57.00 2017
            3 Venezuela 56.30 2016
            4 Honduras 41.70 2017
            5 Lesotho 41.20 2015
            6 Belize 37.90 2017
            7 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 36.50 2016
            8 South Africa 35.90 2017
            9 St. Kitts and Nevis 34.20 2012
            10 Trinidad and Tobago 30.90 2015
            10 The Bahamas 30.90 2017
            12 Brazil 30.50 2017
            13 St. Lucia 29.60 2017
            14 Guatemala 26.10 2017
            15 Dominica 25.70 2017
            16 Colombia 24.90 2017
            17 Mexico 24.80 2017
            18 Central African Republic 19.80 2016
            19 Tuvalu 18.60 2012
            20 Puerto Rico 18.50 2017
            21 Namibia 17.10 2012
            22 Botswana 15.00 2010
            23 Guyana 14.80 2017
            24 Seychelles 12.70 2016
            25 Costa Rica 12.30 2017
            26 Cabo Verde 11.50 2016
            27 Dominican Republic 11.30 2017
            28 Grenada 11.10 2017
            29 Uganda 11.00 2017
            30 Barbados 10.50 2017
            31 Antigua and Barbuda 10.30 2012
            32 Papua New Guinea 10.00 2010
            33 Iraq 9.90 2013
            34 Panama 9.70 2017
            35 Haiti 9.50 2016
            35 Eswatini 9.50 2017
            37 Russia 9.20 2017
            38 Paraguay 8.90 2016
            39 Cayman Islands 8.40 2014
            39 Philippines 8.40 2017
            41 Uruguay 8.20 2017
            42 Peru 7.70 2017
            43 Kiribati 7.50 2012
            44 Nicaragua 7.40 2016
            45 Afghanistan 7.10 2017
            46 Zimbabwe 6.70 2012
            46 Yemen 6.70 2013
            48 Bolivia 6.30 2016
            49 Tanzania 6.20 2016
            49 Mongolia 6.20 2017
            49 Ukraine 6.20 2017
            52 Burundi 6.00 2016
            53 Ecuador 5.80 2017
            54 Suriname 5.50 2017
            55 Zambia 5.30 2015
            55 United States 5.30 2017
            55 Greenland 5.30 2016

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              Doctor Phibes
              wrote on last edited by
              #8

              You're bottom of the shithole countries!

              USA! USA! USA!

              I was only joking

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              • CopperC Copper

                Homicide rate by country

                Rank Country Value Year
                1 El Salvador 61.80 2017
                2 Jamaica 57.00 2017
                3 Venezuela 56.30 2016
                4 Honduras 41.70 2017
                5 Lesotho 41.20 2015
                6 Belize 37.90 2017
                7 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 36.50 2016
                8 South Africa 35.90 2017
                9 St. Kitts and Nevis 34.20 2012
                10 Trinidad and Tobago 30.90 2015
                10 The Bahamas 30.90 2017
                12 Brazil 30.50 2017
                13 St. Lucia 29.60 2017
                14 Guatemala 26.10 2017
                15 Dominica 25.70 2017
                16 Colombia 24.90 2017
                17 Mexico 24.80 2017
                18 Central African Republic 19.80 2016
                19 Tuvalu 18.60 2012
                20 Puerto Rico 18.50 2017
                21 Namibia 17.10 2012
                22 Botswana 15.00 2010
                23 Guyana 14.80 2017
                24 Seychelles 12.70 2016
                25 Costa Rica 12.30 2017
                26 Cabo Verde 11.50 2016
                27 Dominican Republic 11.30 2017
                28 Grenada 11.10 2017
                29 Uganda 11.00 2017
                30 Barbados 10.50 2017
                31 Antigua and Barbuda 10.30 2012
                32 Papua New Guinea 10.00 2010
                33 Iraq 9.90 2013
                34 Panama 9.70 2017
                35 Haiti 9.50 2016
                35 Eswatini 9.50 2017
                37 Russia 9.20 2017
                38 Paraguay 8.90 2016
                39 Cayman Islands 8.40 2014
                39 Philippines 8.40 2017
                41 Uruguay 8.20 2017
                42 Peru 7.70 2017
                43 Kiribati 7.50 2012
                44 Nicaragua 7.40 2016
                45 Afghanistan 7.10 2017
                46 Zimbabwe 6.70 2012
                46 Yemen 6.70 2013
                48 Bolivia 6.30 2016
                49 Tanzania 6.20 2016
                49 Mongolia 6.20 2017
                49 Ukraine 6.20 2017
                52 Burundi 6.00 2016
                53 Ecuador 5.80 2017
                54 Suriname 5.50 2017
                55 Zambia 5.30 2015
                55 United States 5.30 2017
                55 Greenland 5.30 2016

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                Jolly
                wrote on last edited by
                #9

                @copper said in Guns and Voters:

                Homicide rate by country

                Rank Country Value Year
                1 El Salvador 61.80 2017
                2 Jamaica 57.00 2017
                3 Venezuela 56.30 2016
                4 Honduras 41.70 2017
                5 Lesotho 41.20 2015
                6 Belize 37.90 2017
                7 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 36.50 2016
                8 South Africa 35.90 2017
                9 St. Kitts and Nevis 34.20 2012
                10 Trinidad and Tobago 30.90 2015
                10 The Bahamas 30.90 2017
                12 Brazil 30.50 2017
                13 St. Lucia 29.60 2017
                14 Guatemala 26.10 2017
                15 Dominica 25.70 2017
                16 Colombia 24.90 2017
                17 Mexico 24.80 2017
                18 Central African Republic 19.80 2016
                19 Tuvalu 18.60 2012
                20 Puerto Rico 18.50 2017
                21 Namibia 17.10 2012
                22 Botswana 15.00 2010
                23 Guyana 14.80 2017
                24 Seychelles 12.70 2016
                25 Costa Rica 12.30 2017
                26 Cabo Verde 11.50 2016
                27 Dominican Republic 11.30 2017
                28 Grenada 11.10 2017
                29 Uganda 11.00 2017
                30 Barbados 10.50 2017
                31 Antigua and Barbuda 10.30 2012
                32 Papua New Guinea 10.00 2010
                33 Iraq 9.90 2013
                34 Panama 9.70 2017
                35 Haiti 9.50 2016
                35 Eswatini 9.50 2017
                37 Russia 9.20 2017
                38 Paraguay 8.90 2016
                39 Cayman Islands 8.40 2014
                39 Philippines 8.40 2017
                41 Uruguay 8.20 2017
                42 Peru 7.70 2017
                43 Kiribati 7.50 2012
                44 Nicaragua 7.40 2016
                45 Afghanistan 7.10 2017
                46 Zimbabwe 6.70 2012
                46 Yemen 6.70 2013
                48 Bolivia 6.30 2016
                49 Tanzania 6.20 2016
                49 Mongolia 6.20 2017
                49 Ukraine 6.20 2017
                52 Burundi 6.00 2016
                53 Ecuador 5.80 2017
                54 Suriname 5.50 2017
                55 Zambia 5.30 2015
                55 United States 5.30 2017
                55 Greenland 5.30 2016

                alt text

                “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                • JollyJ Jolly

                  @copper said in Guns and Voters:

                  Homicide rate by country

                  Rank Country Value Year
                  1 El Salvador 61.80 2017
                  2 Jamaica 57.00 2017
                  3 Venezuela 56.30 2016
                  4 Honduras 41.70 2017
                  5 Lesotho 41.20 2015
                  6 Belize 37.90 2017
                  7 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 36.50 2016
                  8 South Africa 35.90 2017
                  9 St. Kitts and Nevis 34.20 2012
                  10 Trinidad and Tobago 30.90 2015
                  10 The Bahamas 30.90 2017
                  12 Brazil 30.50 2017
                  13 St. Lucia 29.60 2017
                  14 Guatemala 26.10 2017
                  15 Dominica 25.70 2017
                  16 Colombia 24.90 2017
                  17 Mexico 24.80 2017
                  18 Central African Republic 19.80 2016
                  19 Tuvalu 18.60 2012
                  20 Puerto Rico 18.50 2017
                  21 Namibia 17.10 2012
                  22 Botswana 15.00 2010
                  23 Guyana 14.80 2017
                  24 Seychelles 12.70 2016
                  25 Costa Rica 12.30 2017
                  26 Cabo Verde 11.50 2016
                  27 Dominican Republic 11.30 2017
                  28 Grenada 11.10 2017
                  29 Uganda 11.00 2017
                  30 Barbados 10.50 2017
                  31 Antigua and Barbuda 10.30 2012
                  32 Papua New Guinea 10.00 2010
                  33 Iraq 9.90 2013
                  34 Panama 9.70 2017
                  35 Haiti 9.50 2016
                  35 Eswatini 9.50 2017
                  37 Russia 9.20 2017
                  38 Paraguay 8.90 2016
                  39 Cayman Islands 8.40 2014
                  39 Philippines 8.40 2017
                  41 Uruguay 8.20 2017
                  42 Peru 7.70 2017
                  43 Kiribati 7.50 2012
                  44 Nicaragua 7.40 2016
                  45 Afghanistan 7.10 2017
                  46 Zimbabwe 6.70 2012
                  46 Yemen 6.70 2013
                  48 Bolivia 6.30 2016
                  49 Tanzania 6.20 2016
                  49 Mongolia 6.20 2017
                  49 Ukraine 6.20 2017
                  52 Burundi 6.00 2016
                  53 Ecuador 5.80 2017
                  54 Suriname 5.50 2017
                  55 Zambia 5.30 2015
                  55 United States 5.30 2017
                  55 Greenland 5.30 2016

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                  Doctor Phibes
                  wrote on last edited by Doctor Phibes
                  #10

                  @jolly If you want to compare the US to those countries to claim success in fighting crime, you've really lost the argument.

                  I was only joking

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                  • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                    @jolly If you want to compare the US to those countries to claim success in fighting crime, you've really lost the argument.

                    CopperC Online
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                    Copper
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                    #11

                    @doctor-phibes said in Guns and Voters:

                    @jolly If you want to compare the US to those countries to claim success in fighting crime, you've really lost the argument.

                    TG found a list of countries

                    I found a different list

                    Curse the lists or light a candle

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                      Doctor Phibes
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                      #12

                      The fact that your list is basically a list of countries that Donald Trump doesn't want people to emigrate from didn't give you pause at all?

                      I was only joking

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                      • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                        The fact that your list is basically a list of countries that Donald Trump doesn't want people to emigrate from didn't give you pause at all?

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                        Renauda
                        wrote on last edited by Renauda
                        #13

                        @doctor-phibes

                        No wonder he wanted to annex purchase Greenland from Denmark.

                        Elbows up!

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                        • CopperC Online
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                          Copper
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #14

                          There are some unsavory places on my list

                          But I also have several that should be considered "developed" that somehow, TG left off her list.

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                            As some have noticed, the graph I posted was, as the title said, for developed countries excluding South Africa.

                            Below is a graph of all countries.

                            alt text

                            "But is it really fair to compare the U.S. to dangerous, developing countries like Honduras? Probably not. If the data is whittled down to include only developed countries, this is the result:"

                            alt text

                            "So, what happens if we eliminate South Africa from the analysis?"

                            alt text

                            "The developed countries in the third graph included: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, UK (represented separately as "England & Wales" and "Northern Ireland") and the United States. Excluded from this list were South Africa, for the reasons listed above, as well as Andorra, Bermuda, Faroe Islands, Vatican, Liechtenstein, Monaco and San Marino due to insufficient data."

                            If you include many Asia "developed" countries (Japan, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, etc., it would not make the US look better.

                            @Copper I am curious which ones you consider developed equal to the US from your list?

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                            • taiwan_girlT taiwan_girl

                              As some have noticed, the graph I posted was, as the title said, for developed countries excluding South Africa.

                              Below is a graph of all countries.

                              alt text

                              "But is it really fair to compare the U.S. to dangerous, developing countries like Honduras? Probably not. If the data is whittled down to include only developed countries, this is the result:"

                              alt text

                              "So, what happens if we eliminate South Africa from the analysis?"

                              alt text

                              "The developed countries in the third graph included: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, UK (represented separately as "England & Wales" and "Northern Ireland") and the United States. Excluded from this list were South Africa, for the reasons listed above, as well as Andorra, Bermuda, Faroe Islands, Vatican, Liechtenstein, Monaco and San Marino due to insufficient data."

                              If you include many Asia "developed" countries (Japan, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, etc., it would not make the US look better.

                              @Copper I am curious which ones you consider developed equal to the US from your list?

                              CopperC Online
                              CopperC Online
                              Copper
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #16

                              @taiwan_girl said in Guns and Voters:

                              @Copper I am curious which ones you consider developed equal to the US from your list?

                              Since we became great again there is really only 1.

                              Of course this has already begun to slip.

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                              • RenaudaR Renauda

                                @doctor-phibes

                                No wonder he wanted to annex purchase Greenland from Denmark.

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                                @renauda said in Guns and Voters:

                                @doctor-phibes

                                No wonder he wanted to annex purchase Greenland from Denmark.

                                I'd always assumed he wanted to build the world's most challenging golf course there.

                                I was only joking

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                                • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                                  @renauda said in Guns and Voters:

                                  @doctor-phibes

                                  No wonder he wanted to annex purchase Greenland from Denmark.

                                  I'd always assumed he wanted to build the world's most challenging golf course there.

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                                  Jolly
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #18

                                  @doctor-phibes said in Guns and Voters:

                                  @renauda said in Guns and Voters:

                                  @doctor-phibes

                                  No wonder he wanted to annex purchase Greenland from Denmark.

                                  I'd always assumed he wanted to build the world's most challenging golf course there.

                                  Actually, it made pretty good sense from a strategic perspective.

                                  “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                                  Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                                  • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                                    @renauda said in Guns and Voters:

                                    @doctor-phibes

                                    No wonder he wanted to annex purchase Greenland from Denmark.

                                    I'd always assumed he wanted to build the world's most challenging golf course there.

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                                    taiwan_girl
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                                    @doctor-phibes said in Guns and Voters:

                                    @renauda said in Guns and Voters:

                                    @doctor-phibes

                                    No wonder he wanted to annex purchase Greenland from Denmark.

                                    I'd always assumed he wanted to build the world's most challenging golf course there.

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