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In reply to the discussion: One child is holding something that's been banned in America to protect them. [View all]onpatrol98
(1,989 posts)It works if you think about it only 15 seconds...my mind immediately went to thinking, wait...that book isn't banned. And then, that's not the truth AND what idiot pro gun control advocate with give the other child a gun to hold to make a point about guns are bad for children? Not to mention...when did we start advocating using children as props? I'm thinking FAIL on may levels.
Instead of trying to make people afraid of losing 2nd amendment rights feel stupid, why aren't we passionate enough about this issues to simply talk to people as equals. The problem is a superiority complex on both sides of this argument...now, complicated by a lack of trust.
We can't have a honest conversation with people who don't want gun control, because they don't trust us. And, they don't trust us because we come into this issue with a holier than thou attitude that could put any religious wingnut to shame.
It feels good and smug to be right. But, it's a sucky way to get the protection our children and schools need. We need to get off our high horses and have real conversations that discuss background checks, mental health issues (especiall funding), our violent society and a host of issues. We'll never be able to make our children safer if we insist in this self gratifying urge to feel superior and prove we're intellectually superior than people who often simply disagree.
I would have been more impressed if the creator of the poster had posted a video with them sitting down with some who disagreed with them and discussed and listened to their concerns while expressing their own. Instead of trying to create some visual smack down while using a child to make a point.