tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post3677080777337803975..comments2024-02-11T03:50:53.613-05:00Comments on Counterlight's Peculiars: American as Baseball, Apple Pie, and Random Gun ViolenceUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post-9900504191295449422009-04-05T21:18:00.000-04:002009-04-05T21:18:00.000-04:00I remember reading somewhere a long time ago that ...I remember reading somewhere a long time ago that the Popes visit the USA relatively rarely because the Vatican considers it as dangerous as the Middle East, and for the same reasons; lots of religious fanatics and lots of guns.Counterlighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14345956180434795401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post-14078248890252762732009-04-05T20:58:00.000-04:002009-04-05T20:58:00.000-04:00The USA "alienation + guns" equation is deadly at ...The USA "alienation + guns" equation is deadly at any time . . . but toss in "high unemployment", and you've got a recipe for repeated rampage...<BR/><BR/>Lord have mercy!<BR/><BR/>[Could we have more JOBS, and fewer guns, please?]JCFnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post-55982971811293866372009-04-05T16:58:00.000-04:002009-04-05T16:58:00.000-04:00How'd you get so smart Doug?How'd you get so smart Doug?Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06167056789275283692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post-87802357905210842822009-04-05T09:52:00.000-04:002009-04-05T09:52:00.000-04:00One of the most eye opening culture differences wa...One of the most eye opening culture differences was a conversation I had with co-workers in Dallas. I worked with university educated professionals, mostly in tech and HR. All of them owned guns and couldn't believe I would never do such a thing, or that I had never touched a gun. Very different worlds indeed.toujoursdanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08106158181662408311noreply@blogger.com