"I'm sure I can show you that those "automatic" weapons were purchased illegally. You see, gun laws only affect the law abiding. None of my firearms were purchased for "self-defense" or to "hunt deer"."
I never said they were legally purchased. All I said was that, for the good of society, government was empowered by the citzens to restrict the sale of such weapons. Whether or not government ENFORCED those laws is a different story altogether, and has nothing to do with the question of whether government has the right to restirct firearms ownership (it does).
""Because I want to" is not a valid reason."
You post this and had the gall to call me fascist?"
Yep. Most certainly. You believe the law doesn't apply to you, and that it is your personal duty and right to disobey it if it suits your purposes or needs. The first action of a fascist is to justify behavior that is contrary to the laws of society (written and unwritten) and call it a virtue.
"10 years for a Masters? You've got to be kidding? Most Masters programs kick people out after 5."
I wasn't a full-time student (see above); I worked for a living while I was studying. Mommy and Daddy couldn't afford to send me to college (like many people), I had to go out and do it for myself. So it took me longer to get my degrees, so what? Are they not valid because I did it over a period of a decade rather than in one fell swoop? What kind of an assinine argument is that? Would you not use a doctor simply because he spent a decade learing his craft?
"Most unimpressed. You're a glorified paper-pusher if even that much. CS people are bad enough sometimes, but "automation consultants"? HA!"
By that standard, then I can call you a "Hopped-up, slide-rule jockey" or "caluclator operator". What an automation consultant does, is show a corporation how to save time, effort and money (i.e. achieve greater efficiency) through the use of automated processes and systems. On occasion, this means I do the actual coding myself, in others that the company uses it's own resources. As an engineer, you should appreciate the concept of efficiency in any system, no? Why that should bring ridicule is puzzling.
Unless, of course, you're just jealous.
In any case, I now know that your real issue is a severe inferiority complex, a confused mental state, a sense of entitlement that goes way beyond narcissism (probably one of those bad potty-training victims), and a complete inablility to see anything beyond your own nose.
How sad it must be to be you.