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Australian does stand-up on American gun culture (Original Post)
packman
Jun 2015
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orpupilofnature57
(15,472 posts)1. He should start at home on sports stars .n/t
packman
(16,296 posts)2. Sport stars?
need some context before I can agree that sport stars equal the issue of guns no matter what country.
orpupilofnature57
(15,472 posts)4. Sorry, this
thucythucy
(8,069 posts)5. You do know that Pistorius is from South Africa, right?
And that South Africa is a different country than Australia?
oldironside
(1,248 posts)6. Am I missing something?
This guy's Australian. Pistorius is South African. That's a bit like blaming Brigitte Bardot for the crimes of Papa Doc Duvalier.
xocet
(3,871 posts)10. What exactly are you trying to say? South Africa and Australia are different countries. n/t
iandhr
(6,852 posts)3. Saw this before
It is fantastic.
cantbeserious
(13,039 posts)7. All Too True
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americannightmare
(322 posts)8. Best explanation of our absurd gun culture...
ever! Even beats this one....
japple
(9,831 posts)9. Great explanation--thanks for posting this!
freshwest
(53,661 posts)11. Best yet. Thanks. n/t