Originally posted by FMFOver here in the good ol USA we been usin em to wash clothes in with a wash board. Ever since they elected that nigerian as president nobody kin afford a regular wash machine no more.
Spending one's money on a 5-gallon bucket is an exercise of one's freedom of speech.
Originally posted by EladarNot a good analogy with guns, by the way. The public having 5-gallon buckets serves a useful purpose. Conversely, the public having a insane massive proliferation of guns serves no useful purpose.
The insane proliferation of 5 gallon buckets in our society.
http://www.abcactionnews.com/dpp/news/region_tampa/infant-drowns-in-5-gallon-bucket
We need to ban 5 gallon buckets.
Originally posted by moon1969Being able to defend yourself serves no useful purpose? Wow, you have lived a very sheltered life.
Not a good analogy with guns, by the way. The public having 5-gallon buckets serves a useful purpose. Conversely, the public having a insane massive proliferation of guns serves no useful purpose.
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Originally posted by EladarWait just a minute here. What we need to do is register these buckets and run background checks on those that buy them. Those with toddlers will be denied access to them.
The insane proliferation of 5 gallon buckets in our society.
http://www.abcactionnews.com/dpp/news/region_tampa/infant-drowns-in-5-gallon-bucket
We need to ban 5 gallon buckets.
Originally posted by whodeyWhen the founders wrote the constitution they could not have foreseen how the use of the modern 5 gallon bucket would impact society. There should be an amendment treating bucket owners as sex crime offenders. Register them all !!!!!!!!!
Wait just a minute here. What we need to do is register these buckets and run background checks on those that buy them. Those with toddlers will be denied access to them.
Originally posted by KazetNagorraIt would seem rational to hold a degree of skepticism to both private entities and government. However government alone has the force and coercion to make you do things. No matter how much money Bill Gates has, he can't come with a gun and force me to use Windows.
Ah, I see. Depending on government: boo! Depending on private companies: yay!
Originally posted by EladarPerhaps useful to the individual (although even that is debatable) but not
Being able to defend yourself is useful. I know that's difficult for leftists to understand, but being self reliant and not depend on the government for everything is useful.
useful to society. But right-wingers don't care about society do they.
Originally posted by moon1969I agree with you. A much better analogy is cars. People being able to drive fast serves no useful purpose and results in thousands of fatalities every year. Not to mention the cost to the public every year of dealing with traffic accidents related to speeding. Here's a nice stat sheet for you. It's a little dated, but you get the idea.
Not a good analogy with guns, by the way. The public having 5-gallon buckets serves a useful purpose. Conversely, the public having a insane massive proliferation of guns serves no useful purpose.
http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/Pubs/809915.pdf
They put something called a governor on a golf cart to keep it from going too fast, why not cars? How many lives could be saved by limiting the speed of cars to say 40 miles an hour?