"MonkeePuzzle" (monkeypuzzle)
03/17/2015 at 16:38 • Filed to: None
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"MonkeePuzzle" (monkeypuzzle)
03/17/2015 at 16:38 • Filed to: None | 2
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"I'm from Texas, I'll do what I want!" #'murica
ranwhenparked
> MonkeePuzzle
03/17/2015 at 16:43 |
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Well, it is kind of a toss-up between Alberta or all of Australia being the Texas of the Commonwealth, and I mean that in the best of ways.
For Sweden
> ranwhenparked
03/17/2015 at 16:50 |
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Australia has no guns and has never fought for independence. Australia is not Texas at all.
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ranwhenparked
> For Sweden
03/17/2015 at 17:01 |
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Yes, I see what you mean.
The no guns thing is fairly recent though, before that, guns were a big part of Australian culture for over a century.
Cé hé sin
> For Sweden
03/17/2015 at 17:45 |
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Interestingly, it seems none the worse for these seeming failings.
wiffleballtony
> Cé hé sin
03/17/2015 at 18:16 |
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Depends on your definition of worse. IMHO seems like just another category in which the state in Australia takes more control of every day life.
FalconHoon
> For Sweden
03/17/2015 at 18:18 |
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Western Australia has tried to gain independence from the rest of us several times during our history. Though mostly through petitions and such.
Also our largest state.
Our gun control laws were not taken seriously until after the Port Arthur Massacre. Which occurred in 1996.
many people I know have had guns pulled on them, including myself, and in my area at least there are at least a couple of "drive by" house shootings a month.
Is it anywhere near as bad as America? No. But there are guns.
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FalconHoon
> wiffleballtony
03/17/2015 at 18:25 |
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The fact that you consider guns to vet a part of everyday life is amusing.
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FalconHoon
> MonkeePuzzle
03/17/2015 at 18:25 |
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Lol where was this?
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wiffleballtony
> FalconHoon
03/17/2015 at 18:35 |
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Different cultures. I probably live in one of the most gun populated areas in the world. It's as much of a recreation as anything else. With that said, I've never had any weapon pulled on me, my family or friends.
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FalconHoon
> wiffleballtony
03/17/2015 at 18:40 |
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To be fair, this is the part of Australia in live in.
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wiffleballtony
> FalconHoon
03/17/2015 at 19:08 |
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Looks like a colorful and lively neighborhood.