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In reply to the discussion: Pearl-clutching Obama=Bush Professional Leftists [View all]ConservativeDemocrat
(2,720 posts)Because this is a prime example of why Manny gets so much blowback.
Let's see I can make you understand via an analogy. Presumably you are in favor of the government having some sort of reasonable restrictions on the kinds of "arms" the people have a right to bear. Nuclear weapons, if nothing else.
Does that mean "To you.... the Constitution IS a fucking piece of paper" ?
I would hazard a guess that the answer is no. You'd probably state that some Constitutional principles run up against either each other or reality, and stick to your position. You might even think that equating gun-control to fascism is "pearl-clutching", and be insulted when people pretend you hate the Constitution because you don't agree with their extremist interpretation of it.
That's what it's like to be on the other side of this argument. And people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
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