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In reply to the discussion: Can you imagine believing this? [View all]EdwardBernays
(3,343 posts)56. You've misunderstood
Americans can NOT capable of self-governing in relation to guns. If you need proof turn on the news any day of the week and count the bodies.
This does NOT mean all government is meaningless or useless, however. And trying to brutally manhandle reality to make it seem like thats my position is transparently ridiculous and self-serving.
There's no uncomfortable conclusions I can draw either - except about the excuses you're willing to make for the mass slaughter of your fellow citizens.
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If so few are capable of governing themselves how fewer still are capable of governing others?
Nuclear Unicorn
May 2016
#53
I also see a daily report of police excesses. What's a unicorn to think now?
Nuclear Unicorn
May 2016
#65
I used to think I should be allowed to own whatever I wanted so long as I kept it to myself ...
marble falls
May 2016
#21