Marc Chevalier said:Like, was she gunned down or something?
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by the awful taste of these guys - yep, they're "gangsta"
Marc Chevalier said:Like, was she gunned down or something?
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Miss Neecerie said:We can dislike the -idea- of picking a gangster to be all we like yet have zero issue with you personally being a member around here and discussing hats, or whatever other topics.....
Dear RP,reetpleat said:While I am sure we all agree that we must take personal responsibility, I think we can not, as a society, let ourselves off the hook....lest we end up living in gated communities, behind barbed wire, railing about how terrible the criminals are.
Miss Neecerie said:I don't honestly think anyone is flaming you as a person for this topic.
Huge difference between saying 'wow, this is a silly thing to want to pick one and say emulate' and 'wow, you are a jerk for posting this'
We can dislike the -idea- of picking a gangster to be all we like yet have zero issue with you personally being a member around here and discussing hats, or whatever other topics.....
Just like if I posted a thread about how I like to wear flip flops all the time, I would -expect- there to be a backlash.....
Spitfire said::eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap
Don't even start them up Pip - we'll end up with a "Which gun did you wish you were"lol lol
Foofoogal said:Lefty, you are hilarious. Always need someone to play secretary and take minutes. lol
It is amazing how different we all are on here. It is a flow I am sure many find hard to understand.
This banter is what I like about the lounge.
Like discussed before I think it does take a bit of sitting back and watching first to understand.
Fedord, welcome to the FL.
Foofoogal said:you are very welcome. I think I know your twin. His name is Jeremy. lol
Foofoogal said:a private citizen. Don't you know everyone has a twin somewhere? It is part of the universe.
Foofoogal said:that Jeremy would last about 5 seconds in my home. Yikes..
Marc Chevalier said:
Edward said:... and, of course, we come back to one man's freedom fighter being another's terrorist, Che Guevara being a very good case in point of how one person can be viewed both ways depending upon individual opinions, political, social, religious, or whatever. I certainly agree that it is much easier for folks to romanticise the actions of those who are prepared to use violence and/or act counter to state law when they are at a physical remove from them. See, for instance, the support that Noraid had in the US (prior to 9/11). Within Northern Ireland, for many years those with the most extreme attitudes and who were most resistant to compromise on both sides were those who could afford to live in nice, safe, middle-class areas that were untouched by the worst of the violence.
Definitely. When casinos were legalised in England in the 60s, had the Krays gone legit at that point, they would have been very wealthy men, and never have done time. Reggie was a sharp man, but Ronnie's fantasy avbout being an English Al Capone, a wiseguy, The General, dragged him down.... then we also know that Ronnie suffered from severe mental illness, but the family hid it and he never was treated due to the stigma of mental illness at the time, plus I suppose fear of him being locked up in some looney bin.... Certainly interesting to think how they could have turned out differently.
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