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Scientific American: 'Why Are White Men Stockpiling Guns?' Because They’re Uneducated Racists?
newsbusters.org ^ | 3/17/2018 | Clay Waters

Posted on 03/18/2018 8:53:00 AM PDT by rktman

Scientific American continues on its activist leftward path, diluting its scientific brand by transmitting biased anti-gun propaganda under the cover of academic sociology.

The latest entry was posted Wednesday and has become a popular post: “Why Are White Men Stockpiling Guns? -- Research suggests it's largely because they're anxious about their ability to protect their families, insecure about their place in the job market and beset by racial fears.”

If that headline wasn’t a giveaway, writer Jeremy Adam Smith's bio left little hope for an objective take: “....author or co-editor of four books, including The Compassionate Instinct and Are We Born Racist?”

After pointing out that “Since the 2008 election of President Obama, the number of firearms manufactured in the U.S. has tripled....” Smith asked “So, who is buying all these guns -- and why?”

His answer, boiled down: Dumb racists.

....The American citizen most likely to own a gun is a white male -- but not just any white guy. According to a growing number of scientific studies, the kind of man who stockpiles weapons or applies for a concealed-carry license meets a very specific profile.

These are men who are anxious about their ability to protect their families, insecure about their place in the job market, and beset by racial fears. They tend to be less educated....

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Philosophy
KEYWORDS: 2a; banglist; nazis; racis
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To: rktman

White men where? In South Africa? Maybe they have a good reason to be stockpiling guns and ammunition? Just saying.


61 posted on 03/18/2018 10:30:51 AM PDT by MSF BU
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To: Capt_Hank
🔫. Dan Wesson. Me likely. I have a .357 vent rib 6 inch I bought I. 1983 at a TG&Y. LOL! Yes,a TG&Y.
62 posted on 03/18/2018 10:30:55 AM PDT by rktman (Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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To: freedumb2003

Specifically the same reason why I dropped National Geographic 20 years ago, after being in my family since 1955.


63 posted on 03/18/2018 10:31:45 AM PDT by Lockbar (What would Vlad The Impaler do?)
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To: rktman
Scientific American should stick to science.
Oh, and from the implications of this "study", as accuracy is a hallmark of science they should drop the word "American" from their name.
64 posted on 03/18/2018 10:33:31 AM PDT by glennaro
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To: hal ogen

“UNScientific American is a compromised leftist rag. To produce the paper it is printed on is a crime against nature...not worth killing even one diseased sapling.”


Yep, too much left-wing propaganda pushed as “scientific news”.


65 posted on 03/18/2018 10:33:34 AM PDT by Synthesist
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To: rktman

Because they know world history and tyrants.


66 posted on 03/18/2018 10:33:48 AM PDT by Old Yeller (Auto-correct has become my worst enema.)
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To: rktman

Great shooters... I carry a 741 (41 Mag), while deer hunting.


67 posted on 03/18/2018 10:36:47 AM PDT by Capt_Hank (btu's...kcal's...to kJ's, but my activation energy is still high.)
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To: rktman

The main purpose of intelligence is survival and growth. Absent of that, intelligence has no objective meaning. That’s why fools like the author here can say “intelligent” things and chide “uneducated racists”. Recall that not 50 years ago a high school diploma made you an “educated” person. (Of course it doesn’t now but that’s pure marketing). So are our high school graduates not educated? Do minorities not purchase guns in the same amounts and, why not? If this were ANY other topic this fool would be demanding financial assistance to these underserved minorities who aren’t able to exercise their rights.

But no... it’s the white racists (only whites can be racist y’know that was another important(tm) article.


68 posted on 03/18/2018 10:40:33 AM PDT by Skywise
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To: Capt_Hank

Thanks for the chuckle Captain!
Ever visit San Diego’s coast?
Lots of “Panga” boats to checkout.


69 posted on 03/18/2018 10:41:54 AM PDT by Big Red Badger (UNSCANABLE in an IDIOCRACY!)
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To: rktman; All

this is the inherent danger in allowing “scientists” to determine if someone is “of sound mind” or “mentally fit” when it comes to gun ownership.

the statists are corrupting so many institutions: academe, childhood education, churches, research and consumer advocacy centers, think tanks, entertainment, industry, boards of directors...

I’m not saying it’s aliens, but it’s aliens.

Seriously though, one must be very very careful about the ramifications of proposals. Camel’s noses are everywhere.

jmho


70 posted on 03/18/2018 10:43:35 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: rktman

Well I ‘lol just take my two college degrees, my143 IQ and the 10mm I bought yesterday and go away then.


71 posted on 03/18/2018 10:43:58 AM PDT by VideoPaul
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To: Big Red Badger

I would have to bring my LR-308 and Colt LE6920 for that operation.

Was only in San Diego, one time, on a business trip. I have to admit, did love the area and the Zoo.

Their gun laws are for the pits!


72 posted on 03/18/2018 10:46:46 AM PDT by Capt_Hank (btu's...kcal's...to kJ's, but my activation energy is still high.)
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To: rktman

Scientific American ceased being credible a long frakin’ time ago.


73 posted on 03/18/2018 11:08:05 AM PDT by cranked
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To: rktman

Does the article say anything about motorcycle chicks?

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3640474/posts


74 posted on 03/18/2018 11:19:05 AM PDT by waterhill (I Shall Remain, in spite of __________.)
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To: rktman

Because the one worlders are genociding white europeans where they live. White women who dont go along with it, and all white men.


75 posted on 03/18/2018 11:19:06 AM PDT by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Capt_Hank

East County is cool where Border Patrol
runs the show.
Sidearms are standard everyday wear
And BP has shared my camping spot
many times!
Only Seals I’ve seen out there
are the two-legged types from Coranado!


76 posted on 03/18/2018 11:25:56 AM PDT by Big Red Badger (UNSCANABLE in an IDIOCRACY!)
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To: Mariner

I knew there were still people on here that think like me. The ONLY reason we are still alive and outside the razor wire.


77 posted on 03/18/2018 11:28:27 AM PDT by Glad2bnuts (If Republicans are not prepared to carry on the Revolution of 1776, prepare for a communist takeover)
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To: Big Red Badger

Speaking of Border Patrol and ICE. ICE was at the my shooting range last month. I was really impressed by their firearms. Man on man, was I drooling. They had to get special permission to shoot automatic weapons, man you talk about fire power. Plus, the golf cart was loaded with ammo cans, that we purchased.

They were out in Okeechobee County, conducting raids. They had their hands full, out there.


78 posted on 03/18/2018 11:33:59 AM PDT by Capt_Hank (btu's...kcal's...to kJ's, but my activation energy is still high.)
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To: Campion
It’s important to stereotype, slander, and dehumanize a victim class before embarking on genocide.

And last, but not least, you must disarm the target group before launching your 'final solution'.

79 posted on 03/18/2018 11:36:12 AM PDT by Windflier (Pitchforks and torches ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
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To: rktman

Another example of settled science. I wouldn’t be surprised if there was the usual 97% consensus of its veracity among social scientists.


80 posted on 03/18/2018 11:42:44 AM PDT by Skepolitic
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