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Old 02-04-2014, 09:58 AM
 
Location: Portland, Oregon
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Forget the messenger for a minute (yeah, he's a whacko) and watch it anyway. It's somewhat frightening, and he's having a ton of fun.
You can go to any large campus and find people to sign something regardless of what the topic is, you can also easily fake a video of people signing petitions on a campus and make it look real very easily.
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Old 02-04-2014, 10:05 AM
 
Location: San Diego, CA
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Even if this crap is for real, which it almost unequivocally is not, then it would be a fringe view point.
But the liberals will continue to bang away at the nutcase in Temecula who pointed a gun at a Girl Scout selling cookies, for weeks, milking it for all it's worth and then some. "This is what the gun nuts are doing now!!!"

Never mind that that was ONE whacko, now under arrest, while the students who signed the petition were many, and still running around free, each with a vote.
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Old 02-04-2014, 10:08 AM
 
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But the liberals will continue to bang away at the nutcase in Temecula who pointed a gun at a Girl Scout selling cookies, for weeks, milking it for all it's worth and then some. "This is what the gun nuts are doing now!!!"
That just happened yesterday for crying out loud!!! And I googled it to find out what the heck you're talking about... I think you're suffering from a little persecution complex here pal...
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Old 02-04-2014, 10:59 AM
 
Location: texas
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and I know what can be done with utube. I am not even sure this is for real. But if it is, what a bunch of idiots? And to think they are the future of our country!!!!
Just as are your children.

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Old 02-04-2014, 11:08 AM
 
Location: in a cabin overlooking the mountains
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Well obviously if it's on youtube it must be true. And it must be representative of a majority opinion. So be worried. Be very worried. ---> ///

Edited to add: ///

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Old 02-04-2014, 11:56 AM
 
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If this video isn't representative of how college students think, then you have to disregard every video from Tea Party rallies that shine the spotlight on racists or idiots who happened to be there. A videographer might film hundreds of people before they get the responses they want to produce their shock pieces. One racist with tea bags dangling from their hat doesn't speak for a movement comprised of millions of people.

The Daily Show recently stung Peter Schiff on the minimum wage debate by casting his comments in a negative light and using singular, anecdotal examples to 'disprove' facts from his interview that were based on real-world statistics. They used 75 seconds from a 4-hour interview to get the footage they wanted (and basically lied to him beforehand about how the interview would be conducted and how the footage would be used) and edited it to make him look foolish. It's what they do every day on that show, and easily manipulated people who want their positions reinforced with comedy happily eat it up. Mark Dice is doing the same thing, but doesn't have millions of people watching him every night.
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Old 02-04-2014, 12:11 PM
 
Location: Arizona
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If this video isn't representative of how college students think, then you have to disregard every video from Tea Party rallies that shine the spotlight on racists or idiots who happened to be there. A videographer might film hundreds of people before they get the responses they want to produce their shock pieces. One racist with tea bags dangling from their hat doesn't speak for a movement comprised of millions of people.

The Daily Show recently stung Peter Schiff on the minimum wage debate by casting his comments in a negative light and using singular, anecdotal examples to 'disprove' facts from his interview that were based on real-world statistics. They used 75 seconds from a 4-hour interview to get the footage they wanted (and basically lied to him beforehand about how the interview would be conducted and how the footage would be used) and edited it to make him look foolish. It's what they do every day on that show, and easily manipulated people who want their positions reinforced with comedy happily eat it up. Mark Dice is doing the same thing, but doesn't have millions of people watching him every night.
"Mark Dice is doing the same thing, but doesn't have millions of people watching him every night."

Mark Dice doesn't need millions of people watching him every night. He has millions of right wing conservative whackos to carry his message across the land........incessantly.......everywhere.......... for no other reason than to spread hate and paranoia. Guns sales should skyrocket again. Those that have 10 will need to get 20 now.
This piece is no different than the video made by that Egyptian Coptic who portrayed Mohammed as a child abuser and among other vile acts to further his own agenda and created a firestorm in the ME. Dice is of the same mold with the same agenda. He wants the same reaction here. He's a cheap right wing grandstander.
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Old 02-04-2014, 12:13 PM
 
Location: 500 miles from home
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Frightening that college students would so easily agree to throw their neighbors in prison.

And you don't think that another Hitler could come into power in this country. Oooops my mistake we already have one.



College Students Sign Petition to Imprison All Registered Gun Owners! - YouTube
In college you learn how Hitler came to be in power and pretty much how easily it could happen again.
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Old 02-04-2014, 12:14 PM
 
Location: On the Chesapeake
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You can go to any large campus and find people to sign something regardless of what the topic is, you can also easily fake a video of people signing petitions on a campus and make it look real very easily.
Other than ACORN, do you have any instances of petitions on college campuses being "faked"? Just curious because you're like the 3rd poster to say that.
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Old 02-04-2014, 12:35 PM
 
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Many college students are lacking brains.

In Minnesota, liberals encouraged students at St Cloud State University ( 2008) to register as residents of St Cloud thus they could vote on a school bond issue that raised property taxes.

The school district issue failed in all the precincts but passed by such a large margin in the college precinct that it passed.

Later in the spring of 2009 many college students started getting notices of county jury duty requirement.

They failed to appear and when contacted stated they were not residents of that county where they registered to vote.
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