Mike Huckabee statement on Sandy Hook shooting

Jim675 · Dec 20, 2012

I wonder at what point in our history he believes we were sufficiently Godly that we were free of violent crime driven by mental illness or just plain meanness.

Such incidents go back to our founding (and all of human history).

Selective perception and selective exposure feeding his confirmation bias.

eye95 · Dec 20, 2012

Schlitz said:
too long ; didn't read

Is he suggesting this happened to these 5-7 year olds because we don't hold worship and prayer services in school?

Do church stuff at church, school stuff at school, and mosque stuff at a mosque. What's so wrong/offensive about that?

No he isn't. That is the precise oversimplification he is avoiding. If you read it you will find that out.

eye95 · Dec 20, 2012

My wife works with a woman whose mother had told her a few years back that it was time for her to start pulling her weight. It was about time she got pregnant so she could start getting her checks.

So it IS as simple as women having children out of wedlock just for welfare.

And it is also not that simple. As everyone on this board knows, and most will admit when it benefits their argument, that which is incentivized will occur more frequently than if it weren't--even if not everyone deliberately adjusts their behavior to receive the incentive. However, in the above case, we can see that deliberate behavior to gain the benefit does happen--any lame denials notwithstanding.

sudden valley gunner · Dec 20, 2012

eye95 said:
My wife works with a woman whose mother had told her a few years back that it was time for her to start pulling her weight. It was about time she got pregnant so she could start getting her checks.

So it IS as simple as women having children out of wedlock just for welfare.

And it is also not that simple. As everyone on this board knows, and most will admit when it benefits their argument, that which is incentivized will occur more frequently than if it weren't--even if not everyone deliberately adjusts their behavior to receive the incentive. However, in the above case, we can see that deliberate behavior to gain the benefit does happen--any lame denials notwithstanding.

True and this happens from poor people using kids as a way to get benefits to corporations, and even our military and government agencies, teacher and police unions etc. Remove the moral hazards and protections from the government and the real society will emerge.

It's why I don't rally against things like "immigration" because our border problems are obfuscated by government drug wars and entitlements.

Mike Huckabee statement on Sandy Hook shooting

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