Reply #229: I can't prove it's true. [View All]

[Atypical Liberal]

All I can say is that it's been true in my experience.

Surely you don't dispute the truth of this part:

"We all know that most racists begin their bigoted, ignorant statements by reminding everyone within earshot about how many friends they have who are minorities. Usually, the assurance of having friends who are minorities is a tip-off that a truly racist and indefensible statement is imminent."

I mean this has actually become a joke around the internet for a long time now. It has become a meme. If you do dispute this, well, all I can say is you are pretty out of touch with popular culture. I suggest Googling "I have lots of black friends" and you will find tons of stuff like this:

http://gawker.com/#!5219823/meghan-mccain-i-have-lots-of-gay-friends

That clearly show what a meme this has become.

As for the rest, all I can say is if you've been participating in the debate over the second amendment for any length of time, it should be obvious that any time someone says "I support the second amendment, but...", the next words out of their mouth usually don't support the second amendment.

So I can't prove it's true. I can only tell you that it is true in my experience, which, at 40 years of age, while not vast, isn't chump change, either.