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Fgiriun

(169 posts) Mon Jan 14, 2013, 10:20 AM Jan 2013

For us to consider ourselves a progressive society

guns have got to be eliminated.

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For us to consider ourselves a progressive society (Original Post) Fgiriun Jan 2013 OP

It's serious, well-thought-through proposals like this that make our party great Recursion Jan 2013 #1

<snort> Fumesucker Jan 2013 #2

Let me guess: this is an attempt to make Progressives look unreasonable. Scuba Jan 2013 #3

There is a chorus of voices here supporting just that ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2013 #4

Link? Scuba Jan 2013 #5

Enthusiasm has to count for something n/t Fumesucker Jan 2013 #7

Who actually considers us a progressive society? nt LWolf Jan 2013 #6

Whargle garble abolitionists!!11! Robb Jan 2013 #8

LOL "progressive" theKed Jan 2013 #9

Recursion

(56,582 posts)

1. It's serious, well-thought-through proposals like this that make our party great

Reply to Fgiriun (Original post)

Mon Jan 14, 2013, 10:26 AM

Jan 2013

There are things we can do to make guns less prevalent, but even that is not very easy. Eliminating guns is as quixotic as eliminating drugs.

Fumesucker

(45,851 posts)

2. <snort>

Reply to Fgiriun (Original post)

Mon Jan 14, 2013, 10:26 AM

Jan 2013

Scuba

(53,475 posts)

3. Let me guess: this is an attempt to make Progressives look unreasonable.

Reply to Fgiriun (Original post)

Mon Jan 14, 2013, 10:29 AM

Jan 2013

Either that, our you're just dreaming.

ProgressiveProfessor

(22,144 posts)

4. There is a chorus of voices here supporting just that

Reply to Scuba (Reply #3)

Mon Jan 14, 2013, 10:31 AM

Jan 2013

The poster is not a soloist

Scuba

(53,475 posts)

5. Link?

Reply to ProgressiveProfessor (Reply #4)

Mon Jan 14, 2013, 10:32 AM

Jan 2013

Fumesucker

(45,851 posts)

7. Enthusiasm has to count for something n/t

Reply to ProgressiveProfessor (Reply #4)

Mon Jan 14, 2013, 10:35 AM

Jan 2013

LWolf

(46,179 posts)

6. Who actually considers us a progressive society? nt

Reply to Fgiriun (Original post)

Mon Jan 14, 2013, 10:35 AM

Jan 2013

Robb

(39,665 posts)

8. Whargle garble abolitionists!!11!

Reply to Fgiriun (Original post)

Mon Jan 14, 2013, 10:41 AM

Jan 2013

Never happen! Freedom! Founding fathers! Cancer!!11

theKed

(1,235 posts)

9. LOL "progressive"

Reply to Fgiriun (Original post)

Mon Jan 14, 2013, 10:47 AM

Jan 2013

I direct you to consider the following topics, in addition to gun control, when considering whether America is "progressive".

Lack of single-payer healthcare
Lack of reasonable Minimum Wage
Sliding power of labour groups
Citizen's United
Capitol hill lobby influence (see: NRA, Big Pharma/Oil/Liquor/etc, the MIC)
Defense spending
....I could go on.

America is far from progressive on all fronts.

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