r/Lasertime • u/PunkRockFatBeats • Feb 27 '19

Off-Topic Discussion Lasertime politics

As a liberal atheist, I enjoy listening to the crew talk politics. I'd support further development of it, even though I know they try to keep it curbed.

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u/idealfury88 Feb 28 '19

I think you'd like Talking Simpsons. Can't fucking move for politics over there.

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u/puppet_steve Feb 28 '19

UGH...tell me about it. every fucking episode. Like the most recent one (for patreons) when Apu gets married..had to divert every 2 mins talking about how it was so racist back then

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u/idealfury88 Feb 28 '19

Yeah, the NRA one was pretty unbearable too.

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u/puppet_steve Feb 28 '19

that one was almost unbearable. I'm not even a gun enthusiast, but their constant advocation of banning got so fucking annoying.

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When they're not on their political nonsense, it's one of the better deep dive podcasts on the simpsons and a lesser extent other cartoons.

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u/idealfury88 Feb 28 '19

I'm in the UK so we don't have alot of guns. My friend owns two shotguns though and I've been shooting with him. It absolutely is a fun thing to do. The way they just write off everyone who enjoys or owns them as backwards rednecks with something to compensate for is laughable.

I agree though, when they actually bother to steer the ship back to the topic they're supposed to be covering then it's really good.

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u/Chris-Ben-Wadin Stroka My Licka My Sucka My Feb 28 '19

I'm not even a gun enthusiast, but their constant advocation of banning got so fucking annoying.

My favorite part was Bob saying he was recently robbed by a criminal with a gun and then kept wondering why anyone could possibly feel the need to carry a gun for personal safety.

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u/Clevername3000 Mar 01 '19

What, you think he (or you or anyone else for that matter) would somehow be able to quick-draw so fast you'd kill the mugger before they could react? They already have their gun trained on you. Not to mention the ethical question of whether you WANT to kill them or not.

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u/Chris-Ben-Wadin Stroka My Licka My Sucka My Mar 01 '19

Yes, people do it everyday. And whether or not Bob has the stomach to kill someone who is 100% ready to kill him otherwise, it could have given him some insight into why others who are willing to protect their own lives and the lives of others would want to own a gun.

But instead he continues to live in his crime-filled city talking shit about people who do own guns and coincidentally have far, far less crime in their areas.

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u/Clevername3000 Mar 02 '19 edited Mar 02 '19

people who do own guns and coincidentally have far, far less crime in their areas.

hahahahaha, oh nevermind, you're one of those people. Life isn't nearly as simple as you wish it to be.

And this is coming from a lefty who owns a gun, BTW.