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On May 9, 2013, at 8:18 PM, Michael Smith <mjs at smithbowen.net> wrote:
> On Thu, 9 May 2013 20:55:24 -0400
> Marv Gandall <marvgand2 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> The conservative
>> bourgeoisie in particular has enlisted its working class and small
>> property owner base, congregated in and around the Republican party
>
> *Snore*
>
>> the Democratic Party and kindred social
>> democratic parties,
>
> The Donks are a social democratic party? In what parallel
> universe? And what parties are 'kindred' to them -- apart,
> of course, from the Republicans?
>
>> the Republican leadership happily supports the self-arming of its
>> base. Therefore no gun control.
>
> O those bad old Republicans again!
>
> On the other hand, the cops are very much in favor of gun control.
> Presumably in this case they constitute -- what? -- an 'objectively
> progressive' force?
>
> Gun control is a core liberal fetish, like 'diversity'. Lefties
> shouldn't give it a second's thought, one way or the other.
>
>
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