Sun Tzu is fighting the 2nd amendment battle from the grave

[Clockwork]

It's definitely a good read, monkeyapeman (lol love it). I think that the last time I read The Art of War was before I was a gun owner so I wouldn't have taken that message out of the texts. Interesting to read that part of it.

 

[Texas1911]

It's definitely a good read, monkeyapeman (lol love it). I think that the last time I read The Art of War was before I was a gun owner so I wouldn't have taken that message out of the texts. Interesting to read that part of it.

So you are saying that gun ownership has enlightened your mind to understand the depth of thought in written word? That alone implies that we are smart n shit ... I mean ... like Buddha would own at least 2 MP5s to attain enlightenment on that level.

 

[Clockwork]

So you are saying that gun ownership has enlightened your mind to understand the depth of thought in written word? That alone implies that we are smart n shit ... I mean ... like Buddha would own at least 2 MP5s to attain enlightenment on that level.

Definitely. Before I would have said, "If you meet the Buddha, kill the Buddha."

Now I would say, "If you meet the Buddha, kill the Buddha with 7.62."

 

[West Texas]

Clockwork, I don't understand you're whole agenda man. I come to this board and don't post much anymore because I'm sitting here reading your condescending arguments and just wish a comet would fall out of the sky and smash your computer because you would argue with a no parking sign if you could. A new member makes an observation, and you come across as the all knowing smug guy. At the same time you get mad at Skeeter and West Texas for talking down about progressive ideas and say they are limited. You're a huge part of the reason why I don't like this board as much anymore. I'm sure you'll come up with something great to say, but most will not care.

Ouch. Well, I'm sorry you feel that way. Truth be told I like Skeeter and West Texas a lot. I don't get upset about someone talking down progressive ideas, I do it myself, I just keep things interesting. *shrug*

Maybe you're just taking me too seriously? I'm a lot more laid back than you might believe... Sorry if I've busted up your experience on the forums at all, that's never my intent.

I was gonna talk to you about your post the past couple of days...then I got to looking back over old posts, and started looking at dates and then looked at a calendar and realized you'd be ok in about a week...happens to my daughter about the same time, so I guess when she starts getting fat and bitchy I'll know now that you are next...

 

[RetArmySgt]

i was gonna talk to you about your post the past couple of days...then i got to looking back over old posts, and started looking at dates and then looked at a calendar and realized you'd be ok in about a week...happens to my daughter about the same time, so i guess when she starts getting fat and bitchy i'll know now that you are next...

lmao

 

[RetArmySgt]

Ouch. Well, I'm sorry you feel that way. Truth be told I like Skeeter and West Texas a lot. I don't get upset about someone talking down progressive ideas, I do it myself, I just keep things interesting. *shrug*

Maybe you're just taking me too seriously? I'm a lot more laid back than you might believe... Sorry if I've busted up your experience on the forums at all, that's never my intent.

We've gotten into a few back and forths too that got heated but thats the case in anything political there is always going to be friction and conflict.

 

[West Texas]

We've gotten into a few back and forths too that got heated but thats the case in anything political there is always going to be friction and conflict.

espcially when our resident under-cover liberal starts in...speaking of, where IS Texas Skeeter???

 

[tweek]

hmmm. I started reading Sunny way back my distant past. Didnt finish it. Fits in perfectly with the other classical crap I was forced to read in college. I'll have to go find that book again b/c I've been having insomnia lately.

In my opinion Heinlein tells it better, gets the point across in fewer words and manages to entertain all at the same time.

 

[RetArmySgt]

hmmm. I started reading Sunny way back my distant past. Didnt finish it. Fits in perfectly with the other classical crap I was forced to read in college. I'll have to go find that book again b/c I've been having insomnia lately.

In my opinion Heinlein tells it better, gets the point across in fewer words and manages to entertain all at the same time.

Heinlein is a great writer, whats you favorite book by him.

 

[Clockwork]

I was gonna talk to you about your post the past couple of days...then I got to looking back over old posts, and started looking at dates and then looked at a calendar and realized you'd be ok in about a week...happens to my daughter about the same time, so I guess when she starts getting fat and bitchy I'll know now that you are next...

WOW! lmao!

 

[West Texas]

WOW! lmao!

 

[tweek]

Heinlein is a great writer, whats you favorite book by him.

Probably childish but Stormship Troopers really is my favorite.

Friday is really good in that he makes the point that a nation that doesnt enforce its own laws is on its way out. Something I think is very pertinent to present day America. We have so many laws we don't even know what they are, and some legal scholar estimate that we 'law abiding' citizens break twelve laws each day. The most obvious deal with driving cars, but there are plenty of other examples: loaning a friend a perscription tylenol for example. Or how about slipping the jug of used motor oil under your trash after an oil change? Or as pointed out here: selling your land where you've had a 'backyard shooting range' that is full of lead. So many rules that we break them and don't really worry about it. It starts small and goes from there. Is it any wonder we have congress critters that act like they are some type of royalty? Hell, posting this is probably against the law.

Stranger in a Strange Land is good, but I think it's a bit mushy. Good fantasy but not much usable philosphy. Sort of like Card's "Children of the Mind" - good read, but nowhere near as good as "Enders Game".

 

[TheDan]

Sun Tzu was alive around roughly 500 B.C. so suggesting that Sun Tzu was speaking of guns is kind of... well, you see what I'm getting at.

Where in the 2nd amendment are guns mentioned? It says "arms" not just "firearms"... hmmm....

 

[Clockwork]

 

[West Texas]

CW, I'm worried about you having all those pictures of cats and wierd dudes...

 

[Clockwork]

Pssh. It's not like I have 'em on file, that's what the Internet is for.

 

[308nato]

Yeah but you seem to know where all the sites are tho for all that wierd stuff.

 

[Clockwork]

Hint: Google

 

[mrseatle]

My favorite Sun Zoo quote is "...Be All That You Can Be"

My Favorite Heinlein story... "Citizen of The Galaxy"