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Washington Times
Today, I came across the Washington Times online website. The home page was headlined, 'Special Report on the Paris Terror Attack'.
What I then found weird was the inclusion of the following two articles:
The first was, 'Bang for your Buck - Best Hand Guns under 500 dollars'.
The second one was headed, 'Top 10 Hand Guns in the U.S.'
Don't you think to include such articles at a time like this is rather insensitive?
What would readers of any UK journal think if they saw similar articles in their newspaper, at any time of the year?
What I then found weird was the inclusion of the following two articles:
The first was, 'Bang for your Buck - Best Hand Guns under 500 dollars'.
The second one was headed, 'Top 10 Hand Guns in the U.S.'
Don't you think to include such articles at a time like this is rather insensitive?
What would readers of any UK journal think if they saw similar articles in their newspaper, at any time of the year?
Answers
We in the UK wouldn't see any articles about favourite/ best handguns. It's as simple as that. Americans might well think (say) that if the theatre goers had been armed they could have defended themselves against the terrorists. Daft as that sounds, it wouldn't really surprise me.
19:29 Mon 16th Nov 2015
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To Americans, the sale of guns is just a commodity like washing machines and TVs here. It is so ingrained in their society, that it seems perfectly normal to them. Links which you have high-lighted are usually advertising and are usually triggered (no pun intended) by keywords in the article. The unfortunate linking is done automatically by computers designed to generate advertising income.
Trump never misses an opportunity
http:// edition .cnn.co m/2015/ 11/14/p olitics /paris- terror- attacks -donald -trump- guns/
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We would never see similar adverts over here, as we have a much more common sense attitude to guns.
America is obsessed with guns, and no matter how many innocent people are slaughtered each year by mad Americans with firearms, the general population seems unable and/or unwilling to act with common sense.
America is obsessed with guns, and no matter how many innocent people are slaughtered each year by mad Americans with firearms, the general population seems unable and/or unwilling to act with common sense.
Talbot...I have made it quite clear, many times in the past, that I have never condoned terrorist actions by any group, including Muslims, so I am at a total loss to understand why you and others continue to make these unfounded accusations.
Please show me any post that I have made where I have supported Muslim terrorism. In effect, put up or shut up.
Please show me any post that I have made where I have supported Muslim terrorism. In effect, put up or shut up.
Shut up is exactly what you do mikey when threads about the attitude of many Muslims are on the go.
Could you please give your views on my thread below.
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Could you please give your views on my thread below.
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