Reply #106: Concerning the "irony:" [View All]

[SteveM]

Why should any group of people have inordinate knowledge of rising fascism and then act against it? There are women who think their right-to-choose is in serious jeopardy (I agree), but have not shown a particular interest in defending against fascism. There are folks who have been denied 4th Amendment search & seizure protections in drug busts, but have not shown a particular interest in defending against fascism.

And there are people who see the rise of fascism, yet still advocate gun-control. An absolutely stunning irony.

Does this help? A few months ago, some of the gun-controllers who post here started this kind of argument: "Why are gun-owners not stopping the rise of fascism in the U.S.?" Usually, the argument is followed by: "They don't seem to care about any of the other rights as long as they have guns." Some posters even suggested that gun-owners should be out in the street NOW stopping the rise of fascism (as if they were suddenly charged by gun-controllers with a "proper" use of firearms).

EVERYONE is charged with stopping the rise of fascism in the U.S. Gun-ownership confers no more (or less) responsibility in achieving this aim. I'm not trying to be combative, here.

A computer glitch caused a double posting of the "quote" about fascism.