GreatWhiteNorth

Hey WKN, thanks for the shout out! Yes I did hang my argument on what AR stands for. It is a category, it is not any specific weapon. Over time, the actual weapons that used the prefix "AR" changed... drastically. So arguing about it being a specific weapon is just not credible. All AR's aren't military assault rifles and all AR's aren't can shooters. Remember the gas powered V8, rear-wheel drive Mustang that debuted in 1965 (1964 1/2 actually... just so angry detail mongers don't attempt to attack me even further.) That thing was one of the original "muscle cars" - awesome vehicles, burning gas and rubber all over the country with unprecedented popularity. Great cars. But wait - some clown looks up Mustang on the internet and tells me I'm wrong because it's an electric car. Are they right... sort of. Am I right... yes. So why are they going nutso? Yep. That's what they do.

You can look at whatever you like to look at. My point was clear, count me out. There's a certain threshold that, if the conversation drops below it, I opt out. I'm not calling anyone dumb, but that doesn't mean that I will participate in a dumb conversation.

You edited my quote to remove the point I was making. I was in a discussion with another poster about it being an assault rifle or just a deer rifle. If your intent is to misdirect and fool people, keep editing quotes and cherry-picking certain parts to fit your message. If you're going to be dishonest, go full on.

Yes, it is apparent and obvious. Yet the OP claimed to be "confused" about what I had posted. Go ahead and try to make sense of that. Crazy town around here today.

UFO reverse-engineering? I think that might have been a couple weeks ago... and again, a few months before that. Probably more times. I was agreeing with you. People pretend to be experts on social media - THAT is exactly what makes it such a poor source of actual information. Read something new on Facebook recently, good chance it's false or heavily slanted. Twitter, same. And here... same. Social media is all about people chiming in about things they don't know much about. It's like the professional wrestling vs real wrestling. Social media isn't real information - it's entertainment. Nothing more. Some don't see either point (which is truly a shame.) When there's a conference of experts meeting to discuss current medical issues, I can guarantee the (so many) Covid "experts" around here won't be in attendance. (Except... there are always a few who are knowledgable who try to keep everything from going off the rails. The thing is, it is difficult to sort out which is which.) This is the non-wrestling topic, but even when we get back to wrestling (lord, I can't wait for that day), we'll still have wrestling newbies pretending to know more than anyone else (they're easier to pick out because we have a lengthy list of wrestling expertise here.)

No - different pool - I believe the child molester you're thinking of was a swimmer. You know how those "swimmers" are.

What hypocrisy is it that you speak of? Sit back and bathe in what? (See how I fixed the 'e' there?) State your prediction, future-sayer... Er, wait. Both parties are full of political hypocrites. Hypocrisy isn't a prediction - it's a guarantee. That was a can't-lose post, nicely done. (Except for the 'e' - try to remember the 'e')

It's like the f'ing Russians around here. So many incompetent dopes.

From what I've read, the evidence points to 'no', he did not offer to activate the NG. Of course, it is irrelevant - because the NG wouldn't have been needed if Trump hadn't charged up the J6 group to march down to the Capitol with him. (This point isn't hearsay; it was clearly proven in the J6 hearings.) ... and the "with him" part... he lied. Trump didn't go with them as he claimed he would. He was the president at the time, he was 100% in charge, and nobody could override his choice. Yet, he chose to abandon the march. Yawn... seems like we've all been down this road so many times.

So... soo... dumb. Yet another conspiracy theory. Is there no end to this dumb junk being posted? DJT - If you want to make it believable, you're going to have to work a lot harder. Keep at it, I've got faith. ... And you think Sam Harris is one of the most intelligent human beings on the planet? Do you really? Are you sure?

Who are "we"? Count me out... not in your group. Referring to the US Army for solid definitions? A lot of those date back to WW2 or earlier... count me out on that idea. As we've beaten the "sporting rifle" thing to death already... count me out. That horse is sufficiently battered. Maybe discuss with Bigbrog what you found on the internet... that will probably go well.

Nah, selling 'Art' was the old school way... no self-respecting criminal does that anymore. It's selling NFT's via crypto currency now. Transaction anonymity and sudden value fluctuations of NFT's are where current criminals are at.

Wait - but if you "read a dictionary" ... and "the dictionary describes pretty much every semi-automatic gun out there" ... which you've clearly said... doesn't it follow that you'd know an awful lot about guns? Just going by your logic. As I've already posted, I'm no weapons expert. Nor have I claimed to be.

Yes, for the most part. Does seem the point of the whole thing. People discussing topics and exchanging perspectives from their own experience (even though mostly not experts.) Just like neighbors chatting over the fence - except without the geographic limitation. Completely anonymous, yet hopefully some people with more expertise chime in from time to time to keep it from getting completely out of hand. It is, after all, social media - it is not, and has never been, "expert" media.

Yes (to the 1st part.) As I already posted. The ArmaLite AR-15 was produced prior to the M-16. After the M-16 was produced, Colt then produced their Colt AR-15 based on the design of the M-16. This AR-15 had a different mfr, different design, but same model name. That model name became generic. So - we are both correct, the M-16 was developed both before and after different versions of the AR-15. I'm no weapons expert, and there is no narrative.

Yes - perceived value in inertia/momentum, and because he can. Mostly because of ego. Until the realization hit that it was more ego than smart - a bad idea and ol' Musky tried to back out. But it was too late. Zuck had already been developing Threads. It had been in the works for a while, it wasn't new. That's the point when you realize you don't have the cards in your hand, but you've bluffed too hard to fold. Now it's about trying to make lemonade from $44 billion in lemons. I'm sure many will still think he's some kind of genius - but ol' Musky proved otherwise here. It was a stinker deal.

Have any of the folks here stopped and considered that maybe, just maybe... The conspiracy theorist posters here are just half-baked dopes: Paul158: "Will Devon Archer make it to (alive) Congress to testify? We will see." - Bad grammar but sets the tone. Offthemat: The "something’s got him spooked." -- Oooh, that sounds scary-ish. Paul158: Then "Yes that would be death." -- sounds like a commercial is next. Offthemat: And "escaped to Russia she was so scared." -- is she going to be OK? Paul158: "She made a smart move." -- we can relax, she'll be OK. These aren't good soaps, they aren't even bad soaps, these are just awful. Does anyone take these guys seriously?

Not exactly. Colt produced the M-16 prior to the AR-15, after they purchased the design in the late 50's. (And before the term AR-15 became a generic term.) It is amazing.

ArmaLite did claim the "AR" stood for "ArmaLite Rifle"... as you said, that was in the 50's. But in 1959, they sold the design to Colt - which was developed into the M-16. Which was, without a doubt, a military assault rifle. Designed specifically to kill people. A non-fully-auto version of the same rifle was later sold as an AR-15. Same weapon design, but with a non-military trigger design. Not sold as an "ArmaLite" - it was a no longer an ArmaLite. It became a generic term for a category of assault weapons... not deer rifles.

Except that an "AR-15" is an "Assault Rifle." Thus the "AR" in the name... it's designed to kill people, not deer. Any notion that an assault rifle is a small deer rifle is beyond silly. It's like saying a small 6-cylinder engine is somehow slower than an 8-cylinder. Try telling that to Formula 1 racing.

Still waiting on DJT's response here... I'm guessing it'll be a doozy.

Orange is just paint - he's "cryptkeeper" underneath. Just a much fatter one. I'd prefer better candidates, but so few seem willing to have a meaningful conversation about the topic. Just R vs D bickering ad infinitum. Without a doubt, Fox News drives that political bickering. (Which, while the bickering continues, the candidates won't change. Not a coincidence.) But who drives the 'meaningful conversation"? I'm still looking...

The video showed more similarities than differences. Same for your comments on Islam. I'm sure many would like to know. Seems you've got your work cut out for you... Where is this line between the two? "Islam, a religion of peace" (not dumb) "Radical Islam, the “religion” of death to all infidels" (yes, dumb) If you're in the business of pointing out "absurdities and inconsistencies" - this is a really good place to start.

"Man, these people can’t be serious. Nobody is this dumb,” but, lo and behold, there are both wokesters and flat earthers who are dumb enough to believe in what they are spewing"... ... and Muslims. With all the "commonalities" you find "interesting". Seems you think Muslims are dumb, too. I agree that Wokeness is dumb (I've already posted that a few pages back) - what's your take on Muslims, again? Considering what you've found "commonalities" between Radical Islam and Woke?

Hmmm... DJT - what's your point here? Your agenda is becoming difficult to follow.