in the context of a "well regulated Militia", yes. in the context of uncle psycho, not seeing the argument for that.
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Replying to @stepchud @alicemazzy
the problem with opposition to *any* reasonable gun regulation makes it more likely to see a call for *total* gun regulation. no middlegrnd.
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Replying to @stepchud
they're already calling for total gun regulation dude
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Replying to @alicemazzy
i know, that's my point. we can't have a normal conversation about what is reasonable, so everyone retreats to extreme position.
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Replying to @stepchud @alicemazzy
"take all the guns away!" "pried from my cold, dead fingers!" not a good way to figure out solutions to very real tragedies.
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Replying to @alicemazzy @stepchud
there are no solutions, there is only advancing the interests of your chosen faction
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Replying to @alicemazzy @stepchud
it requires a powerful sovereign not beholden to factional interests to chose a Best Option from among those available to him
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Replying to @alicemazzy @stepchud
what we have is factions forever competing to accrue power, not a figure reasonably secure in his power who is thus enabled to actually govern
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Replying to @alicemazzy @stepchud
thus the obvious correct strategy for any interest group is to go as extreme as public opinion will tolerate so as to drag the center in your direction
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Alice Maz Retweeted Philip Bump
this is the essence of it: dems playing the game correctly and dragging the gop left, gop realizing the game and going to the right of their starting pointhttps://twitter.com/pbump/status/907981777842655233 …
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Replying to @alicemazzy
what caused dems & reps to lurch left (95-04)? what is causing current bifurcation? you interpret these moves as strategy, i'm not convinced
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