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In reply to the discussion: "What shall we do now?" (re. the UCSB shootings) [View all]ancianita
(36,009 posts)45. We fight to amend the Second Amendment. The existence of guns prevents the very conversations
that you want to have. You cannot call them a symptom or a smoke screen. There is a political protection racket going on by the powerful who have much power and money to gain by maintaining it.
As long as women's mortality is more affected by males than by accidents or diseases, one of the tools of that predation -- guns -- must be removed so that the space we create for serious conversation will be made seriously safe.
No serious conversations about gender politics can be had when the public space remains unsafe for at least half of its participants.
And do most of us a favor -- don't put down Michael Moore. If it weren't for him, public awareness of our weaponed history might still be struggling to come to general public awareness.
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You are trying to conflate war and the character's personal problems
muriel_volestrangler
May 2014
#34
If you taught rhetoric than I ask you to step back and look for a larger, overarching theme
KittyWampus
May 2014
#2
So the invention of bigger and better guns and war machines had nothing to do with it?
davidn3600
May 2014
#11
we have often talked about the backlash resulting from so much success of women over a small
seabeyond
May 2014
#15
We fight to amend the Second Amendment. The existence of guns prevents the very conversations
ancianita
May 2014
#45
that has nothing to do with love and desire. that has nothing to do with being fearful
seabeyond
May 2014
#56