[OFF TOPIC] Politics Thread

[Olympian1010 8,276]

It is being reported (and foreshadowed by the Mexican foreign minister) that the Mexican government is going to sue the people who sold the El Paso shooter his gun. It would be completely legal under American law. Mexico also is blaming the US government for the day incident that killed 6 Mexican citizens, and for the illegal influx of guns into the country. 

 

It’s honestly a brilliant political move. It makes a statement welcomed by both American and Mexican citizens. It will appease the families of victims. It helps give media attention to their argument that illegal guns from the US are causing some of the violence in Mexico. Plus, it’s an ingenious way to get revenge on Trump for all the stuff he’s put them through.

[mrv86 3,256]

2 hours ago, Olympian1010 said:

It is being reported (and foreshadowed by the Mexican foreign minister) that the Mexican government is going to sue the people who sold the El Paso shooter his gun. It would be completely legal under American law. Mexico also is blaming the US government for the day incident that killed 6 Mexican citizens, and for the illegal influx of guns into the country. 

 

It’s honestly a brilliant political move. It makes a statement welcomed by both American and Mexican citizens. It will appease the families of victims. It helps give media attention to their argument that illegal guns from the US are causing some of the violence in Mexico. Plus, it’s an ingenious way to get revenge on Trump for all the stuff he’s put them through.

 

It's a populist movement to fool the masses, as the Mexican president has lost almost half his popularity in less than a year.

 

In reality our foreign minister was the one who 28 years ago, sold our country in exchange for NAFTA and now, under the veil, is nothing but Kushner's puppet in Mexico.

 

What's sad is the unnecessary, loss of people, whether American or Mexican, due to no gun control. But I'm sure I'll be long dead before the US Congress or Supreme Court will do something about it, based on "civil liberties"

[Olympian1010 8,276]

13 minutes ago, mrv86 said:

 

It's a populist movement to fool the masses, as the Mexican president has lost almost half his popularity in less than a year.

 

In reality our foreign minister was the one who 28 years ago, sold our country in exchange for NAFTA and now, under the veil, is nothing but Kushner's puppet in Mexico.

 

What's sad is the unnecessary, loss of people, whether American or Mexican, due to no gun control. But I'm sure I'll be long dead before the US Congress or Supreme Court will do something about it, based on "civil liberties"

I thought AMLO was a socialist?

[George_D 1,474]

29 minutes ago, mrv86 said:

 

It's a populist movement to fool the masses, as the Mexican president has lost almost half his popularity in less than a year.

 

In reality our foreign minister was the one who 28 years ago, sold our country in exchange for NAFTA and now, under the veil, is nothing but Kushner's puppet in Mexico.

 

What's sad is the unnecessary, loss of people, whether American or Mexican, due to no gun control. But I'm sure I'll be long dead before the US Congress or Supreme Court will do something about it, based on "civil liberties"

The biggest problem of Mexico is drug cartels/armies

[Olympian1010 8,276]

I love my passions, sports and politics collide. All the athletes in America are told to shut up about social issues, and quite honestly over the last 2-3 years we’ve seen a rise in athletes making use of their platforms and voices. This might just be my favorite goal celebration of all time:

 

[Monzanator 4,830]

4 hours ago, Olympian1010 said:

It is being reported (and foreshadowed by the Mexican foreign minister) that the Mexican government is going to sue the people who sold the El Paso shooter his gun. It would be completely legal under American law. Mexico also is blaming the US government for the day incident that killed 6 Mexican citizens, and for the illegal influx of guns into the country. 

 

It’s honestly a brilliant political move. It makes a statement welcomed by both American and Mexican citizens. It will appease the families of victims. It helps give media attention to their argument that illegal guns from the US are causing some of the violence in Mexico. Plus, it’s an ingenious way to get revenge on Trump for all the stuff he’s put them through.

 

Wasn't there a movie about it with John Cusack? Good luck with that in real life. Obviously any restrictions on selling guns will only fuel the black market just like the prohibition in the 20s which resulted in an increase of alocohol consumption. Nothing drives people like the proverbial forbidden fruit   And herein lies your problem, it's just a political move and a chance to get back at that looney Trump. Will it actually make your country any safer? Obviously not. You're gonna find a new excuse when Trump's tenure in the White House ends.

[Olympian1010 8,276]

55 minutes ago, Monzanator said:

 

Wasn't there a movie about it with John Cusack? Good luck with that in real life. Obviously any restrictions on selling guns will only fuel the black market just like the prohibition in the 20s which resulted in an increase of alocohol consumption. Nothing drives people like the proverbial forbidden fruit   And herein lies your problem, it's just a political move and a chance to get back at that looney Trump. Will it actually make your country any safer? Obviously not. You're gonna find a new excuse when Trump's tenure in the White House ends.

Well Trump isn’t the main problem. The main problem is how mainstream guns have become in our culture. The NRA has also misguided gun owners. The prohibition argument is one used by the right very often. I don’t think that will be true. If we initiate a buy-back program and put in place common sense gun control. It has worked in other places around the world, so I could work here.

[heywoodu 16,182]

5 hours ago, Olympian1010 said:

It is being reported (and foreshadowed by the Mexican foreign minister) that the Mexican government is going to sue the people who sold the El Paso shooter his gun. It would be completely legal under American law. Mexico also is blaming the US government for the day incident that killed 6 Mexican citizens, and for the illegal influx of guns into the country. 

 

It’s honestly a brilliant political move. It makes a statement welcomed by both American and Mexican citizens. It will appease the families of victims. It helps give media attention to their argument that illegal guns from the US are causing some of the violence in Mexico. Plus, it’s an ingenious way to get revenge on Trump for all the stuff he’s put them through.

They may consider it revenge on Trump, it's just really not. It looks like a kind of "look at me, give me attention" kind of move instead of something actually useful.

[heywoodu 16,182]

2 hours ago, Olympian1010 said:

I love my passions, sports and politics collide. All the athletes in America are told to shut up about social issues, and quite honestly over the last 2-3 years we’ve seen a rise in athletes making use of their platforms and voices. This might just be my favorite goal celebration of all time:

 

Doesn't come close (for me) to goal celebrations where one simply runs up to his teammates, or jumps in the air with a fist pump or something, just sheer happiness without any kind of message or statement

[Olympian1010 8,276]

6 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

Doesn't come close (for me) to goal celebrations where one simply runs up to his teammates, or jumps in the air with a fist pump or something, just sheer happiness without any kind of message or statement

It takes a bigger, brighter mind to think of celebrating with your mates and then give the nation a message it hears.