economic stats (as if people mattered)

[Yoshie Furuhashi]

>Yoshie Furuhashi wrote:
>
>>You are probably right, and for this reason I think that leftists 
>>should lay off on gun control at the very least.
>
>I think that liberals get exercised by gun control for reasons not 
>dissimilar to their obsession with the Supreme Court: they're scared 
>of the masses. Bigoted yahoos who can't be trusted. So disarm them - 
>and leave the important decisions to judges and other experts (you 
>know, getting all the smart people together on the Vineyard...).
>
>Doug

Yes, I think it's important to call liberals on their fear of the 
masses.  It's just that, you know, in the past, criticism of this 
nature has been mainly coming from folks who think like Alex 
Cockburn, and that it has tended to come across as an expression of 
vicarious identification with armed macho men in weekend warrior 
outfits.  Perhaps it's better if the same criticism comes from 
someone like you -- a guy who would rather carry a purse than a gun.

Yoshie