I don't agree with it, but I understand argument "I prize liberty to own guns so much I'm willing to accept periodic mass murders as price"
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@heerjeet Who wrote "The price of a free press is being buried in a pile of rubbish"? -
@heerjeet Apparently "The price of the right to bear arms is being drowned in a sea of blood." - Show replies
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@HeerJeet But it's not just that they value the liberty to own guns, they think guns r a bulwark against tyranny, which is silly in context. -
@JoshuaHol@HeerJeet Old distinction. Lots of folks care about liberty for the few, for themselves, etc. Liberals care about liberty for all
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@HeerJeet increased suicides, alsoThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet "I need my gun to protect me from all the bad guns", which is of course insane.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet So your argument is that mass shootings are a kind of externality, analogous to pollution from industry or agriculture?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet The new key phrase is "statistically insignificant"Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet 'Our Moloch' makes this argument in damning detail. http://www.nybooks.com/blogs/nyrblog/2012/dec/15/our-moloch/ …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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