>And here on this list, what kind of deep consideration
>of these issues do we have? None at all! We have the
>same simplistic solutions! Capitalism makes people so
>alienated that sometimes they shoot other people?
>Don't address the alienation, take away the guns!
I'd love to see the revolution happen tomorrow. The gun control issue is insignificant in comparison when you think about which would have a more beneficial impact on society.
But why is this an argument against gun control per se? While we wait for a better society, we still have to live in the current one. Shouldn't we support incremental change that makes incremental improvements?
>Individuals should be able to have and enjoy any damned
>thing they like, so long as no harm comes to others.
>And things that can harm others -- whether those things
>are firearms or corporations -- should have social
>controls on them appropriate to the magnitude of damage
>they can cause.
Exactly.
>But we don't do that, do we? Nor
>do we even consider it, really. Someone can own a
>corporation that can effectively destroy as many lives
>as an atom bomb, and we allow them to operate that
>corporation without effective let or hindrance. But a
>single-shot 5.5mm firearm? Oy! Serpent!
>Serrrrrpent! Get away you wicked serpent. Restrict!
>Confiscate! Serrrrppennnnt!
>
>That's nuts, gang. That's _real_ tunnel vision.
If you're accusing me of focusing on guns and ignoring the problem of big bad corporations, this just isn't the case. I recognize the dangers and wickedness of the capitalist system. I'd be happy to discuss its evils, and I'll readily admit that they cause more human suffering than guns do.
But I don't see why this makes it nuts to be in favor of gun control. Because something is less important we can't discuss it? I'm talking about guns because the topic came up on the list.
Brett