Re: hot off the press
Originally Posted by
Rob Chipman
pg83 wrote:
"And it is being done(and has always been) by both sides."
I think a lot of people think this - that is, that there are two sides.
There isn't.
There are 3.
First are firearms owners, who a a result of legislation and personal interest tend to be more educated about firearms and more familiar with current regulations.
Second are people who don't like guns, fear guns or both. There is no requirement for them to know much about the regulations or firearms. Some may be well informed, but most are not. (This is why you can ask the two sharp questions: 1) do you know what the current rules are? 2) If you don't know what the current rules are, how do you know that we need more of them?)
For what it's worth these two groups can argue until the end of time and never agree. No big deal. What's more, neither group really benefits from the argument or any solution to the argument.
And then there is group number 3. That group misleads, misinforms and divides citizens, friends and family. You've seen that division happen this past few days as you see your FB friends cheer the confiscation of your private property for no good reason.
A guy who has appeared multiple times in blackface (and made himself the victim), been accused of inappropriate sexual behaviour, has a history of cultural appropriation, has some fairly serious ethical breaches under his belt, and who has a history of saying some really stupid things, and who finds himself hanging on to power with a minority government that looks, for all intents and purposes, to be run by his second in command, has mislead, misrepresented and divided.
And what does he get? A lot of renewed support from group 2.
Anyway, that's my read. I think it's important to understand that there aren't two sides to this.
There's three.
And two of the groups really haven't done much wrong.
(to be fair to pg83, he clearly see what the Libs are up to).
Well said Rob. I should have chosen my wording better with regards to "both sides of the fence".
I think it is important to point out for anyone who didn't catch it that your third group of misinformants is made of folks from either side of the fence(in this case political). We have more than a few on this site who qualify and they are indeed proving this to be correct in this thread among many others.
We are fortunate to live in a time where information is more readily available than it has ever been before, but we still need to have the individual ability to sift through all the BS to find our own truth.
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