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Post by RBR on Oct 2, 2017 20:05:14 GMT
I like that she went beyond the vague "pray for vegas". Personally, I'm not a fan of these #prayforcity since I believe praying won't help much (and people doesn't actually pray, they just post and share). Of course any warm thought can bring comfort for those suffering, but there's a lot more that can be done, specially when you have thousands of followers.
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Post by booknerd on Oct 2, 2017 20:39:57 GMT
I like that she went beyond the vague "pray for vegas". Personally, I'm not a fan of these #prayforcity since I believe praying won't help much (and people doesn't actually pray, they just post and share). Of course any warm thought can bring comfort for those suffering, but there's a lot more that can be done, specially when you have thousands of followers. Could not agree more.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2017 20:43:47 GMT
She has made a political statement.) Which I totally do agree with. Many our "congressmen" oppositely are forcing making possession of guns happen :^/ (it's prohibited now here).
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Post by Uncle Bob on Oct 2, 2017 23:44:52 GMT
Not a good idea for a guest in our country to get political. Law abiding citizens from our neighbors to the north, are most certainly welcome here. But, most Americans will not care to have them interfere with our political process any more than we would welcome the Russians to do so. I only mention "the Russians" because of the controversy regarding their "alleged involvement" in our last election. I would hope the staff will step in and keep this thread from becoming too political regarding the gun laws in the U.S. I don't really want to talk about. But, if anyone does. maybe they should create a topic about it. Maybe I'll have something to say. Maybe I won't. EDIT: When I made this post, I thought I was posting it on a different page and it was straying off topic. This is as good a place as any to talk about this. RE-EDIT: I just realized I was on a different page when I made this post. And, it was moved. Silly me. It's usually a mistake for me to think I was wrong.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2017 23:50:23 GMT
I hope nothing like that happens here or on her page... I think the majority of us go on this forum and to Avril's pages for discussions of her and her music and as an escape, not for political debates Dx
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Post by ben545 on Oct 3, 2017 4:15:53 GMT
American gun laws are stupid. It really is that simple. The American people are stupid, this is the only rational conclusion I can come to. The smart thing to do, in the interests of self preservation, is to condemn guns and not condone them.
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Post by ben545 on Oct 3, 2017 4:53:49 GMT
.... don't get me wrong. Guns are fun and useful in their own way but they must be licensed properly.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 3, 2017 5:27:04 GMT
American gun laws are stupid. It really is that simple. The American people are stupid, this is the only rational conclusion I can come to. The smart thing to do, in the interests of self preservation, is to condemn guns and not condone them. Do me a favor Ben and STFU. Thank you. An American.
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Post by Sarah93 on Oct 3, 2017 6:19:07 GMT
Guys, I only said " she's getting political" 'cause it's the first time I see her expressing her own opinion on it We should all respect our own political opinions without insulting each other
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Post by Becky on Oct 3, 2017 6:29:16 GMT
American gun laws are stupid. It really is that simple. The American people are stupid, this is the only rational conclusion I can come to. The smart thing to do, in the interests of self preservation, is to condemn guns and not condone them. Do me a favor Ben and STFU. Thank you. An American. It's an opinion and a valid one, like yours is. Different countries and a different way of life. I agree with Ben on gun laws, most likely because I'm British and it's extremely rare we have a shooting. But it's your country. Your country needs to find a solution to stopping these attacks just like ours needs to stop our terrorist attacks. We've been brought up differently with different laws, simple as. I just don't like someone to be silenced on their opinion. Buuuuut totally wrong place for this discussion, I apologise.
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Post by Sarah93 on Oct 3, 2017 6:50:00 GMT
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Post by eismann on Oct 3, 2017 7:01:08 GMT
I like that she is getting beyond this 'pray for Vegas' and actually tries to motivate people to take actions and questions the gun laws. And I think everyone is allowed to criticise that, no matter where you come from. And I think as a person with a US-citizenship, living 20 years in the USA, she is especially right to speak out against it. I can see that this touches her because it happened at a concert.
I agree this is not the right place to discuss gun control. If someone wants to discus this, a new thread should be opened.
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Post by Sarah93 on Oct 3, 2017 7:02:30 GMT
I like that she is getting beyond this 'pray for Vegas' and actually tries to motivate people to take actions and questions the gun laws. And I think everyone is allowed to criticise that, no matter where you come from. And I think as a person with a US-citizenship, living 20 years in the USA, she is especially right to speak out against it. I can see that this touches her because it happened at a concert. I agree this is not the right place to discuss gun control. If someone wants to discus this, a new thread should be opened. There's already a thread here it's the link avrilbandaids.boards.net/thread/1608/avril-voice-political-views
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Post by martadaniela on Oct 3, 2017 8:20:55 GMT
I don't understand the argument "She shouldn't give her opinion because She is a Singer and not a politician". I am also not a politician but I still have an opinion and I like to talk about it. If She thinks smething is wrong She should talk about it (in a respectful way of course)
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Post by katy on Oct 3, 2017 11:49:10 GMT
Nice she said something about Vegas. Maybe it's a little early to start talking about gun laws when there's no clue as to a motive (minus the IS claim) but I can't say i disagree with her.
And "football". Shocking Avril. That isn't football. Shaking my head.
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