Gibsonfender2323 Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 15 minutes ago, soon said: . Toss in the KKK, The KKK is an irrelevant organization now it's basically just a few hicks in the woods down south compared to a hundred years ago. The fact is that the right wing militia movements you speak of have basically no power now. The leftist organizations now that are destroying American cities on the other hand thats another discussion. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackstar Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 3 minutes ago, 2020_Intensions said: Well considering the 80s was closer to the Civil War (and return of that flag in the 50s) than the 2010s I'd say yes? lol Nazi Germany & the Confederated South is in no way shape or form a proper comparison to make ... At all ... You don't seem to get what I'm saying. The meaning people give to symbols, words etc. may change overtime and taken out of historical context, and that doesn't necessarily have to do with the closer proximity to the events. And I didn't compare Nazi Germany and the Confederate South. The point was about being on the wrong side. And the Confederacy was the wrong side in the Civil War - or you don't agree? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powderfinger Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 34 minutes ago, AxlSlashthebest said: I open the forum. I see it's hot on "official media"..........so cool...........then Yeah I hear ya on that! As an FYI to some of the earlier posts re Civil War I’m pretty sure Duff wrote a chunk of the lyrics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soon Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 7 minutes ago, Gibsonfender2323 said: The KKK is an irrelevant organization now it's basically just a few hicks in the woods down south compared to a hundred years ago. The fact is that the right wing militia movements you speak of have basically no power now. The leftist organizations now that are destroying American cities on the other hand thats another discussion. Oh? Which leftist organizations are destroying America? Is comrade Axls band Guns N’ Roses one of them?? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibsonfender2323 Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 (edited) 2 minutes ago, soon said: Oh? Which leftist organizations are destroying America? Is comrade Axls band Guns N’ Roses one of them?? Nah its the peace loving San Francisco hippies. Those damn hippies and their organic crap. Edited July 8, 2020 by Gibsonfender2323 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackstar Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 (edited) 35 minutes ago, Powderfinger said: Yeah I hear ya on that! As an FYI to some of the earlier posts re Civil War I’m pretty sure Duff wrote a chunk of the lyrics. According to Axl (and Duff has also mentioned only these lines as his) the part Duff wrote was D'you wear a black armband / When they shot the man / Who said "Peace could last forever" Edited July 8, 2020 by Blackstar 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2020_Intensions Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 11 minutes ago, Blackstar said: You don't seem to get what I'm saying. The meaning people give to symbols, words etc. may change overtime and taken out of historical context, and that doesn't necessarily have to do with the closer proximity to the events. And I didn't compare Nazi Germany and the Confederate South. The point was about being on the wrong side. And the Confederacy was the wrong side in the Civil War - or you don't agree? No, I understand what you're saying. I won't answer your question however because I don't want to get into a serious discussion about our civil war on the social media thread for GNR lol & also based off what I see posted here on average most of the users of this forum are very liberal and I don't want to be ostracized & attacked for my opinions on such a touchy subject. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soon Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 8 minutes ago, Gibsonfender2323 said: Nah its the peace loving San Francisco hippies. Those damn hippies and their organic crap. I’m literally harvesting my organic chives and listening to the Grateful Dead as we speak! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drexl Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 Funny how 'liberal' has become a derogatory term. Newspeak at its best. Just like so-called political correctness. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mansin Humanity Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 44 minutes ago, 2020_Intensions said: The thought police lmao so at least you aren't falling back to "my 1st amendment rights are being violated" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackstar Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 24 minutes ago, 2020_Intensions said: No, I understand what you're saying. I won't answer your question however because I don't want to get into a serious discussion about our civil war on the social media thread for GNR lol & also based off what I see posted here on average most of the users of this forum are very liberal and I don't want to be ostracized & attacked for my opinions on such a touchy subject. Fair enough 33 minutes ago, soon said: Oh? Which leftist organizations are destroying America? Is comrade Axls band Guns N’ Roses one of them?? I've seen a few gems in Axl's twitter. According to one of the replies, Axl is "the marxist son of the 80's" who wants "complete anarchy". 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNR_RNR Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 36 minutes ago, Drexl said: Funny how 'liberal' has become a derogatory term. Newspeak at its best. Just like so-called political correctness. It just the colloquial label for the modern 'leftist' (which is also a nebulous term). Which is in itself a bit silly because these groups tend much more authoritarian than liberal. But good to see the social media thread has derailed into politics GNR's social media team on point as ever with content posting. It's weird to me that big bands like GNR don't even have Tik Tok accounts. What do their teams do all day? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibsonfender2323 Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 1 hour ago, soon said: I’m literally harvesting my organic chives and listening to the Grateful Dead as we speak! You are the America is crumbling FBI!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom2112 Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Gibsonfender2323 said: The KKK is an irrelevant organization now it's basically just a few hicks in the woods down south compared to a hundred years ago. The fact is that the right wing militia movements you speak of have basically no power now. The leftist organizations now that are destroying American cities on the other hand thats another discussion. I think that's what they want you to believe, and have been working on for decades now! it's definitely more than a few hicks down south. They have affiliates all over the world! lots of right wing people who associate with their ideals. So GNR eh... anyone see Slash's latest post Edited July 8, 2020 by Tom2112 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soon Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 28 minutes ago, Gibsonfender2323 said: You are the America is crumbling FBI!! I wish I could take it down by way of organic gardening. But sadly I dont think I can take credit. I just dunked on you so hard that my balls ache. To your credit, you didnt try to defend a single one of your points. And as you were graciously indicating your desire to just take the 'L' some of your right wing counterparts liked your post If anything, I think thats why Muruca is crumbling - because either they couldnt tell that you were admitting defeat by way of omission, or maybe they just cheer for faulty logic and misappropriated terms? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DurhamGirl Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 45 minutes ago, Tom2112 said: I think that's what they want you to believe, and have been working on for decades now! it's definitely more than a few hicks down south. They have affiliates all over the world! lots of right wing people who associate with their ideals. So GNR eh... anyone see Slash's latest post Nobody has caught on. How recent is this post? If very recent then it could be potentially exciting, certainly deserves some attention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampfox Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 2 hours ago, 2020_Intensions said: No, I understand what you're saying. I won't answer your question however because I don't want to get into a serious discussion about our civil war on the social media thread for GNR lol & also based off what I see posted here on average most of the users of this forum are very liberal and I don't want to be ostracized & attacked for my opinions on such a touchy subject. No doubt you'll get hit from all angles here if you're not a liberal. I'm not sure what your stance is on political issues but I suggest heading over to the U.S Politics thread and speak your mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTJ80 Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 1 hour ago, Tom2112 said: I think that's what they want you to believe, and have been working on for decades now! it's definitely more than a few hicks down south. They have affiliates all over the world! lots of right wing people who associate with their ideals. So GNR eh... anyone see Slash's latest post What did he say? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfierose Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 I've moved all political posts and discussion from the Social Media thread into this one. As it's likely Axl will make quite a few between now and November can we please put them in here and keep the SM thread for more general band stuff. Thanks 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackstar Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 (The account is not verified, but it seems it's really Billy Gould of Faith No More) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNR_RNR Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 I just hope Axl (and the band as a whole) stays out of the political mud slinging in the run up to November. Liked Axl's last Twitter post, hopefully he keeps that tone with any further posts. Would love him to post literally anything music/band related instead though. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Holographic Universe Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 20 hours ago, Blackstar said: You make it sound as if Axl didn't get shit back then. But he did get a lot of shit about all the things you mention (except for the confederate flag probably, because I guess most people understood it had to do with the presentation of the song). To clarify, his career was not affected at all by any controversy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom2112 Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 3 hours ago, DTJ80 said: What did he say? Ha! nothing but sexy gifs... but it just was a tongue in cheek 'let's get back to gnr chat' joke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTJ80 Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 7 hours ago, Tom2112 said: Ha! nothing but sexy gifs... but it just was a tongue in cheek 'let's get back to gnr chat' joke 😂....👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2020_Intensions Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 17 hours ago, Swampfox said: No doubt you'll get hit from all angles here if you're not a liberal. I'm not sure what your stance is on political issues but I suggest heading over to the U.S Politics thread and speak your mind. I'm here for GNR & that's it ... I have FB & Twitter for politics 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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