The most inane and absurd talking point spewed by the MSM during the Rittenhouse affair has been this "crossing state lines" business.
Since when has it been a big F'ing deal for an American to cross state lines? I cross state lines to get cheap gasoline in New Jersey or to take my kids to a museum in Greenwich or to take a rafting trip on the Delaware River (three different "state line" crossings).
Some spinster must have come up with this drivel at some point and said "yeah; that sounds good - let's use it as a thing." The mind-boggling thing is how all the zombies picked it up as part of their parroting drone.
That "crossing state lines" became a thing in this case is worthy of socio-political study.
@sh76 saidA GREAT point. That literally seems to be their main beef. What a pitiful network. Liberals,, I think? What a surprise. I get so angry.
The most inane and absurd talking point spewed by the MSM during the Rittenhouse affair has been this "crossing state lines" business.
Since when has it been a big F'ing deal for an American to cross state lines? I cross state lines to get cheap gasoline in New Jersey or to take my kids to a museum in Greenwich or to take a rafting trip on the Delaware River (three different ...[text shortened]... one.
That "crossing state lines" became a thing in this case is worthy of socio-political study.
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@sh76 saidWith specific items (alcohol, tobacco, firearms) etc. it is relevant because different states have different laws.
The most inane and absurd talking point spewed by the MSM during the Rittenhouse affair has been this "crossing state lines" business.
Since when has it been a big F'ing deal for an American to cross state lines? I cross state lines to get cheap gasoline in New Jersey or to take my kids to a museum in Greenwich or to take a rafting trip on the Delaware River (three different ...[text shortened]... one.
That "crossing state lines" became a thing in this case is worthy of socio-political study.
Gun owners know this.
@wildgrass saidAll the more ironic, since the gun didn't actually cross state lines.
With specific items (alcohol, tobacco, firearms) etc. it is relevant because different states have different laws.
Gun owners know this.
@sh76 said"The most inane and absurd talking point spewed by the MSM during the Rittenhouse affair has been this "crossing state lines" business."
The most inane and absurd talking point spewed by the MSM during the Rittenhouse affair has been this "crossing state lines" business.
Since when has it been a big F'ing deal for an American to cross state lines? I cross state lines to get cheap gasoline in New Jersey or to take my kids to a museum in Greenwich or to take a rafting trip on the Delaware River (three different ...[text shortened]... one.
That "crossing state lines" became a thing in this case is worthy of socio-political study.
Inane because you can't comprehend complex ideas. The point was that he armed himself and went looking for trouble. It speaks to his motivation, armed and willing to use violence.
He wasn't a bystander, walking home from school and suddenly jumped. He was a willing combatant.
@sh76 saidMost people don't cross State lines intending to arm themselves and shoot "looters".
The most inane and absurd talking point spewed by the MSM during the Rittenhouse affair has been this "crossing state lines" business.
Since when has it been a big F'ing deal for an American to cross state lines? I cross state lines to get cheap gasoline in New Jersey or to take my kids to a museum in Greenwich or to take a rafting trip on the Delaware River (three different ...[text shortened]... one.
That "crossing state lines" became a thing in this case is worthy of socio-political study.
@no1marauder saidThis ‘one’ sentence about the affair is so typical. Cherry picking extraordinare’, you leave out about 80 paragraphs to round out your post.
Most people don't cross State lines intending to arm themselves and shoot "looters".
Its OK. Nothing has been affected!! 😆
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@sh76 saidIndeed, ironic. Although I'm not sure it was more ironic.
All the more ironic, since the gun didn't actually cross state lines.
You've made a thread about irony. Congrats. Was that your intention? Or are we looking at yet another thread about media conflation of a current event to sell advertising?
@shallow-blue saidOh, for crying out loud. I'm just using it as an abbreviation for "mainstream media," which is a descriptive phrase. I'm not alleging a conspiracy.
Thank you for confirming once and for all that you, too, have become a conspiracy nut. You used to be that rare thing, a sane Republican. Evidently no more.
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@sh76 saidMainstream media is a pejorative buzzword made popular by the Tea Party (who were supposed to be interested in cutting government spending back when that was a thing that conservatives cared about) to mean biased "leftist" media that are not to be trusted. Conveniently, the term seems to encompass the entirety of the American free press, including some organizations that are over 100 years old.
Oh, for crying out loud. I'm just using it as an abbreviation for "mainstream media," which is a descriptive phrase. I'm not alleging a conspiracy.
If you're using it in good faith as a descriptive phrase, then it's not all that useful. The MSM is a collection of hundreds of organizations. These companies sell news. They are globally respected triumphs of capitalism. When political parties start using the term MSM to mean fake news and outright calling the press "the enemy of the people" of course you'll get called a conspiracy theorist. Get used to it.
@wildgrass saidGeez.
Mainstream media is a pejorative buzzword made popular by the Tea Party (who were supposed to be interested in cutting government spending back when that was a thing that conservatives cared about) to mean biased "leftist" media that are not to be trusted. Conveniently, the term seems to encompass the entirety of the American free press, including some organizations that ar ...[text shortened]... e press "the enemy of the people" of course you'll get called a conspiracy theorist. Get used to it.
Fine.
I'll amend to "CNN, MSNBC, WaPo, NYT and other news outlets of that ilk"
A bit less convenient, I must say.
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@sh76 saidI'm a local newspaper guy. I've read the "state lines" issue in interviews with anti-gun advocates who use the term to emphasize that Rittenhouse traveled there. He was not defending his own family or his own property as one would normally think about with a "castle doctrine" case.
Geez.
Fine.
I'll amend to "CNN, MSNBC, WaPo, NYT and other news outlets of that ilk"
A bit less convenient, I must say.
"Crossed state lines" really just means "travelled there" in this context. I don't think there's much more psychoanalysis to read into than that. Legally, however, there can be issues to watch out for. I make sure its unloaded, which avoids most issues with state-specific permitting. If you're unpermitted in New York, you'll need to tell the officer that you are just passing through and don't intend to use it. I don't know about Wisconsin.
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@averagejoe1 saidNot trolling. 'Twas an attempt to explain the 'conspiracy nut' label.
Is he trolling here sj76? I have never known what trolling is. He knows what you mean, but just keeps fishing with a rod off the back of the boat? Is that it?
Can't trust anything or anyone in the news with this "enemy of the people" business. I have a hard time with that. Maybe we're living in a computer simulation, but I'll still have to trust my local newspaper.