I think @Joe35357's point could have been more explicatory. Platitudes are easy targets, dude! @GSpellchecker
@GSpellchecker @Joe35357 Many began as ruralist, patriarchal Christian cultures with violent histories. Canada/UK/Japan eg.s apply equally.
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@emlynaddison You cannot seriously be comparing them to the legal, political, historical & cultural American gun relationship?
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@GSpellchecker@Joe35357 Of course you can compare them. Human institutions/attitudes are never so dissimilar. Question is political power. -
@emlynaddison Then you're failing to acknowledge the context & specificity of the topic in regards to America. Which is the issue
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@GSpellchecker@Joe35357 What I find problematic is the contention that the American model is "too different" for anything else to apply. -
@emlynaddison No, just for the suggestions you've highlighted.
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@GSpellchecker@Joe35357 ...? I'd hate to think that my 140-char tweets are the sum total of the issue. The problem is complex. -
@emlynaddison Agreed, yet tedious over 3 says of misrepresentation of my views. I'm moving on. Thanks for chat.
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@GSpellchecker@Joe35357 The danger of the medium; I feel likewise that you're critical of my POV, but I know we're essentially agreed. - 2 more replies
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