Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: "despite objections from most Democrats..." [View all]Shamash
(597 posts)It is seldom useful for me to post a "me too!" message on something I agree with, which is pretty much every liberal hot-button issue. I'll do it occasionally for things that are really exciting, but that is about it. This is the only issue where my fellow liberals treat me and 30% of my Democratic friends like we had swastikas carved onto our foreheads, and I consider it well worth my time to mock the ones who are beyond hope and help to educate those who are genuinely interested in learning more about a subject before forming an opinion on it.
Two things to take away from this: First, you made an accusation and when called on it, refused to back it up with anything but generalized demonization and diversion. Here, let me make it easy on you. You said:
So, you didn't say "all" of us. So, if you are incapable of naming the ones you think are "rabid Republicans", maybe you can narrow it down by naming some of the "progressive gun owners" here who aren't? Because if you can't or won't name anyone who is or is not, it looks an awful lot like you are just engaging in random shit-slinging to cause doubt or suspicion. You know, part of that "it is also important to take advantage of natural divisions that exist between these various groups of gun owners" that I read about somewhere. Oh right, that was you. (I love your journals, btw. I've archived copies so I can continue to quote them in case they ever disappear.)
Second, your favorite group is Gun Control & RKBA. Why can we not make the assumption that you are a right-wing plant simply trying to make Democrats look like intolerant haters? I mean, your clearly stated position is that you want to ban all gun ownership, which would cause the party to lose 3 out of 10 Democratic votes for at least a generation. Sounds like the divisive sort of thing a not-very-bright right-wing troll would try to do.
And it doesn't seem to be any flimsier than your unsupported assertion...