@HeerJeet That one receives an eye-rolling "Oh, bullshit" from me.
George Gilder: guns = "male identity" -- a revealing statement of pro-gun mentality: http://books.google.ca/books?id=dYVri_A3HQMC&pg=PA106&lpg=PA106&dq=The+obstinate+refusal+of+many+males+to+support+gun+control+is+not+chiefly+a+product+of+conditioning+by+the+weapons+industry.+Rather,+millions+of+men+fear+gun+control+because+they+are+losing+life-control;+they+are+losing+the+sense+of+a+defined+male+identity+and+role+in+the+family.&source=bl&ots=3UJ7fmKOHA&sig=TVzgvvrYcK9t4BbwIMmpVGXdBBE&hl=en&sa=X&ei=q-vQUN7cG4n3iwK-qYGAAQ&ved=0CDEQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=The%20obstinate%20refusal%20of%20many%20males%20to%20support%20gun%20control%20is%20not%20chiefly%20a%20product%20of%20conditioning%20by%20the%20weapons%20industry.%20Rather%2C%20millions%20of%20men%20fear%20gun%20control%20because%20they%20are%20losing%20life-control%3B%20they%20are%20losing%20the%20sense%20of%20a%20defined%20male%20identity%20and%20role%20in%20the%20family.&f=false … (via @DougHenwood)
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@ajsomerset To clarify: On a factual level, what Gilder is saying is insane but his statement reveals a mentality that's not his alone. - Show replies
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