Tripower - yeah you're right - you weren't quoting out of context, you were twisting everything like hell - 5 stars for me - golly thanks.
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Just as the Americans are incapable or unwilling to examine the reasons why they are so hated by some they are blind to this insane love affair with guns they seem to have.
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Ahh, we are fortunate that we have you to enlighten us! We are hated because of our insane love affair with guns? A gun is a tool, despite what your socialist education might have led you to believe........I can be accused of having a love affair with my car, but not a gun.......>>>
The quote does not say you are hated because of your insane love affair with guns - would have thought that basic qualification in written english was a requirement for obtaining a pilot's licence.
Let's not forget that the planes that were hijacked WERE american, a) because of lax security on domestic flights, b) because the US has made itself a targets by its escapades since the end of WW2.
Please note that just because I think that the US has made some terrible decisions on the world stage doesn't mean I support the actions of these fanatics.
In terms of the issue of guns on planes, don't think it is a solution for pilots to carry them - Trained Air Marshalls or similar is another matter - in the world of the two person cockpit would like to think that the pilots are driving.
Following your logic about our right to defend ourselves then we should be working for an industry where EVERYONE on a plane carrys a gun.?