Why are you here? (Page 6): Well we seem to be two of a kind on this broken record idea. What I don't get is why while I feel that I don't want a gun to protect me from you & those...

Floyd Brown Loc: Milwaukee WI

jay-are wrote:

Floyd, you are a broken record, making a dreadful noise, not anything pleasant to listen to.

Well we seem to be two of a kind on this broken record idea.

What I don't get is why while I feel that I don't want a gun to protect me from you & those that think like you.

You seem to think that you need weapons to protect your self from those that don't think like you do.

Is this an issue of trust or lack of trust in our fellow man.

Bottom line why are you filled with such fear.

Isn't the bottom line that we need to trust each other to do the right things. Isn't the right thing to look for the right things to do.

Note that I did not use question marks. I just pose the ideas as they are how I feel. Just think a little on what I am trying to say.

jay-are

Floyd Brown wrote:

Well we seem to be two of a kind on this broken re... (show quote)

Finally an opinion. You are for people not having guns. Finally something concrete I can disagree with.

Searching Loc: Rural Southwest VA

JFlorio wrote:

I know I'm going to catch a bunch of crap here for... (show quote)

Well, JFlorio, I am (shocking as you may find it) a registered REPUBLICAN. I caught your remark about "the boat" and have to think it was directed towards me, but that is okay, this is a democracy. However, there is always the possibility that you will "miss the boat" and be left alone to wonder where the rest of us have gone. Feel free to sit on the dock, waving goodbye, as I have already said it's still a democracy.

slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

jay-are wrote:

What can you possibly agree with? Floyd never takes a position. Do you agree with not offering any ideas or solutions?

Ideas and/or 'solutions' are generally met with rebuke or dismissal on the OPP. Posters, for the most part, are established in their postitions. Trying to force one's opinion on others is almost always met with resistance.

Comments/posts that provoke thought are preferable.

"Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think!" Albert Einstein.

jay-are

JFlorio wrote:

I know I'm going to catch a bunch of crap here for... (show quote)

That is the best, most enlightening, explanation of Floyd Brown. Everyone should understand that truth about him when reading his posts. Thanks.

Floyd Brown Loc: Milwaukee WI

JFlorio wrote:

I know I'm going to catch a bunch of crap here for... (show quote)

We are all in this boat so to speak.

We all have a paddle but each of us is paddling in a different direction.

While most of us waste our time paddling & going no where there are those that benefit from our paddling.

Would it not be a good idea to slow down a bit & really listen to what each of has to say & perhaps paddle towards a common goal on in a common way.

jay-are

slatten49 wrote:

Ideas and/or 'solutions' are generally met with rebuke or dismissal on the OPP. Posters, for the most part, are established in their postitions. Trying to force one's opinion on others is almost always met with resistance.

Comments/posts that provoke thought are preferable.

"Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think!" Albert Einstein.

Just because Albert Einstein said it doesn't make it true. When did Albert Einstein become God? Training the mind to think, that sounds like indoctrination to me.

How does a post that says "either way is fine with me" provoke thought? That is what Floyd said. Go back and look.

jay-are

Floyd Brown wrote:

We are all in this boat so to speak.

We all have a paddle but each of us is paddling in a different direction.

While most of us waste our time paddling & going no where there are those that benefit from our paddling.

Would it not be a good idea to slow down a bit & really listen to what each of has to say & perhaps paddle towards a common goal on in a common way.

How can you say that? You never say anything, yourself. You only complain when others say things.

Floyd Brown Loc: Milwaukee WI

jay-are wrote:

Finally an opinion. You are for people not having guns. Finally something concrete I can disagree with.

I have stated on another post that it don't matter to me if you have guns or not.

While I think that any one who truly feels they need a gun to protect them self from those that don't think like they do is going down a path that leads to unhappy ends.

jay-are

Floyd Brown wrote:

I have stated on another post that it don't matter to me if you have guns or not.

While I think that any one who truly feels they need a gun to protect them self from those that don't think like they do is going down a path that leads to unhappy ends.

So now you want to deny that you have an opinion. So I was right that you do not provoke thought, you encourage people not to have or express opinions.

jay-are

slatten49 wrote:

Ideas and/or 'solutions' are generally met with rebuke or dismissal on the OPP. Posters, for the most part, are established in their postitions. Trying to force one's opinion on others is almost always met with resistance.

Comments/posts that provoke thought are preferable.

"Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think!" Albert Einstein.

"Education is not training the mind to think, but providing enough relevant information for the mind to use to arrive at a correct conclusion, and to prevent the mind from being led astray by false information!" jay-are

Snoopy

Searching wrote:

I certainly agree with you about the mental health... (show quote)

Dear Searching

I am not advocating isolationism. If we would act in concert with other nations to cure problems I have no problem. If we do it for national aim or protection of our interests alone I have second thoughts.

We have to lose the "ugly American" image by helping people but not interfering.

Snoopy

saltwind 78 Loc: Murrells Inlet, South Carolina

As a former teacher, I agree with big Albert! We in the ed. business call it critical thinking. Facts can come from a million different sources. Knowing what to do with facts only come from the mind!

jay-are wrote:

Just because Albert Einstein said it doesn't make it true. When did Albert Einstein become God? Training the mind to think, that sounds like indoctrination to me.

How does a post that says "either way is fine with me" provoke thought? That is what Floyd said. Go back and look.

straightUp Loc: California

jay-are wrote:

It is a defeat for the right to bear arms.

...despite the fact that people can still bear arms....

Searching Loc: Rural Southwest VA

Snoopy wrote:

Dear Searching

I am not advocating isolationism. If we would act in concert with other nations to cure problems I have no problem. If we do it for national aim or protection of our interests alone I have second thoughts.

We have to lose the "ugly American" image by helping people but not interfering.

Snoopy

Gotcha!! :) Thanks for the clarification. "Special interests" don't work for me either.