@PhillipsPasha @ohtarzie I'd rather change gun culture by persuading folk to voluntarily stop seeking out guns rather than exert state power
@ohtarzie Is there any evidence beyond Loomis's Twitter tirade to suggest that he's "an obvious authoritarian"? Asking sincerely.
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@mtracey@PhillipsPasha I don't even know what the solution is but very simplistic to put it all on gun ownership, first of all...
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@PhillipsPasha @ohtarzie Ben Smith had a lot of fun trolling Chuck Hagel last night by repeatedly RTing Dan SenorThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@PhillipsPasha @ohtarzie Ben Smith's MO is to egg on petty tribal divisions & inhibit real debate. GG noted this c. 07: http://www.salon.com/2007/07/17/politico_11/ …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@PhillipsPasha @ohtarzie Dissenting Republicans have great political utility, so I can't think of anyone better than Hagel. (Ron Paul...?)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@PhillipsPasha @ohtarzie Matthew Continetti started that meme. Case closed.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@mtracey His argument style prior has tended toward smears, also an authoritarian maneuver. -
@ohtarzie I'm not familiar with his history, but I'd be inclined to forgive someone who tweeted something uncouth after a horrific massacre.
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@PhillipsPasha@mtracey I think he's an asshole but the whole culture is fucked up. -
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@PhillipsPasha LaPierre is useful as an emblem for general cultural decline. See also: D. Feinstein, Ben Smith, Rep. Steve King - 1 more reply
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@mtracey we'll differ on this. Don't troll me about it. Not gonna reply to even a whiff of your trolling. -
@ohtarzie Not trolling. I don't even have a view on this. Insufficient info.
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@mtracey Repeated calls to have people declared terrorists and thrown in jail - which he has not recanted - are obviously authoritarianThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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