Comments on: What media bias against guns?

By: Rustmeister

Rustmeister — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 19:00:52 +0000

That’s the way I saw it too, Sebastian.

By: Sebastian

Sebastian — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 17:02:08 +0000

It’s definitely a little condescending, but a lot of people think like that. And for those that do, it’s good to read something like this.

By: DirtCrashr

DirtCrashr — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 17:00:14 +0000

Reading it, it does appear that they seem actually surprised about this novel discovery of theirs, almost at the level of, “Whoa! Gun owners can read and write, and they use SPOONS too!”
One subtext of the story is that Americans maintain a vibrant interest in our History, while what is reflected in the same story-context is that Yuropeens are so sophisticated and suffused with it they are disdainful and “over” History.
They remind me of the foppish idiots (both male and female) posturing in Vanity Fair clothing ads - fashion victims.

By: Sebastian

Sebastian — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:04:48 +0000

I have a different take on it. It’s really a positive story on gun owners from a major news outlet, and I don’t think we should poo poo the significance. Yes, they will get a lot of things wrong through ignorance, but this is far far better a media climate on guns than it was even a few years ago. We’re making a difference.

By: Tam

Tam — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 14:21:33 +0000

It would have been funny if it wasn’t so pathetically frickin’ ignorant.

What’s next?

“Computers: Not just for hackers anymore.”

“Not all car collectors are getaway drivers or illegal street racers.”

“Once thought to be the exclusive domain of pornographers and blackmail artists, photography is actually a hobby for ordinary people, too.”