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Shots Fired at Fashion Island (Original Post) jberryhill Dec 2012 OP
The NRA is breaking out more champagne and caviar! MotherPetrie Dec 2012 #1
Correction Gold Rush Dec 2012 #4
Oh no! Not "Fascist Island"! DBoon Dec 2012 #2
What is that supposed to mean? Arugula Latte Dec 2012 #5
"Fascist Island" is the rude nickname for "Fashion Island" DBoon Dec 2012 #6
Compalcency??? Them's fighting words....What is that supposed to mean? Tutonic Dec 2012 #13
The affluent folks on Newport Beach believe they are isolated from social troubles DBoon Dec 2012 #15
You almost seem not upset based on the demographics of Newport. Throd Dec 2012 #16
No, I think people who believe they can isolate themselves DBoon Dec 2012 #19
Yes, it is the mocking xxqqqzme Dec 2012 #9
2nd or 3rd today? bluemarkers Dec 2012 #3
Copycats looking for "glory" Fearless Dec 2012 #8
"Tis the Season" question everything Dec 2012 #18
Damn it, is there anything that's safe anymore??? Initech Dec 2012 #7
Dairy Queens. Tutonic Dec 2012 #14
Kick (nt) muriel_volestrangler Dec 2012 #10
When will it end?! obama2terms Dec 2012 #11
I bet if St. Ronnie had actually died back in the 80's svpadgham Dec 2012 #12
Jesus, I was seriously going to go there yesterday afternoon taught_me_patience Dec 2012 #17
 

Gold Rush

(30 posts)
4. Correction
Sat Dec 15, 2012, 11:36 PM
Dec 2012

The gun forum/dungeon and their NRA fans and enablers are breaking out more champagne and caviar!

DBoon

(22,369 posts)
6. "Fascist Island" is the rude nickname for "Fashion Island"
Sun Dec 16, 2012, 12:44 AM
Dec 2012

as the surrounding neighborhood is very white, very affluent, and very Republican

It is the LAST place the locals would expect a shooting

I was mocking their complacency, as most of them are likely deluded into thinking that shootings only happen in urban ghettos.

Tutonic

(2,522 posts)
13. Compalcency??? Them's fighting words....What is that supposed to mean?
Sun Dec 16, 2012, 02:11 PM
Dec 2012

Explain yourself...Please proceed DBoon.

DBoon

(22,369 posts)
15. The affluent folks on Newport Beach believe they are isolated from social troubles
Sun Dec 16, 2012, 03:36 PM
Dec 2012

including shootings.

The entire city is designed to exclude the non-white and the non-affluent

They think it makes them safe.

That's why they live there.

DBoon

(22,369 posts)
19. No, I think people who believe they can isolate themselves
Sun Dec 16, 2012, 11:43 PM
Dec 2012

really can't

And that even if you craft the perfect castle to isolate yourself from the troubles of the rest of the world

The rest of the world will still not ignore you

And the sooner your realize that and that the troubles you thought you fled are still yours, the better you will be

 

taught_me_patience

(5,477 posts)
17. Jesus, I was seriously going to go there yesterday afternoon
Sun Dec 16, 2012, 03:47 PM
Dec 2012

for our annual christmas shopping trip. We decided to go to Santa Monica instead. I most certainly would have been there at the time of the shooting

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