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MineralMan

(146,262 posts) Tue May 5, 2015, 10:18 AM May 2015

SOME Americans want...

almost anything you can imagine. On political topics writers often use the words "Americans want" without any modifiers. We should be more careful with our usage, I think. Qualifying adjectives are almost always needed when making such statements. Without the qualifiers, its easy to post something that is incorrect and easily countered.

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SOME Americans want... (Original Post) MineralMan May 2015 OP

Boy is that the truth. The last few days I have been shocked at how some americans want CBGLuthier May 2015 #1

Actually, the Amendments are in no particular order of importance. JaneyVee May 2015 #2

CBGLuthier

(12,723 posts)

1. Boy is that the truth. The last few days I have been shocked at how some americans want

Reply to MineralMan (Original post)

Tue May 5, 2015, 10:34 AM

May 2015

the first, and there is a fucking reason it is the first, amendment neutered because some bad ol' lady offended their precious souls.

Makes me want to vomit, those who think such rights are too bold.

JaneyVee

(19,877 posts)

2. Actually, the Amendments are in no particular order of importance.

Reply to CBGLuthier (Reply #1)

Tue May 5, 2015, 10:43 AM

May 2015

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