While the infighting over blaming Dems or Repubs for the ills of our country is fun, the realities are they both suck. This thread wasn't about branding Democrats for all of the views they hold. Unfortunately, the massive majority of Democratic Politicians, as well as the massive majority of Democrats in most urban areas, both desire and work for massive gun control and limitations of the 2nd amendment. There are Republicans that pursue this course as well, they just are an insignificant minority.
I probably should have changed the title to say, Cautious Optimism - Are Democratic Politicians Starting To Get It?
As an independent conservative, (NOT REPUBLICAN), there is nothing short of standing before God, Allah, Jehovah, Budha, or however else you describe the Almighty One, that will help me understand where the Liberal Progressive Democratic Ideals come from. They make no sense from a logical, reasoned, common sense point of view. The thought that someone is not responsible for THEIR decisions, goes counter to everything I have ever learned, experienced, or believed.
Unless a person is handicapped either mentally or physically, they determine what they accomplish, what they obtain, and how they live their lives. For those that can't do that for themselves, their family, friends, church or charitable organization, and finally and more importantly lastly, their government and society step in.
I will never understand and am yet to have a liberal explain to me, why I should HAVE to pay for the education, healthcare, mortgage, food, insurance, job benefits, clothes, and any other item you care to list, for someone that has made unwise choices. It isn't right, it isn't moral in my opinion, all it does is enable those that make poor decisions, to continue that course of action. Then you have a never ending cycle of poverty, ignorance, and dependence on the government and the rest of us that provide for them.
Republicans aren't any better because they have basically done the same thing Dem's are now doing, just with smaller amounts of money going to different groups of people. As I mentioned, both parties stink and if you are loyal to either one, I would really ask you, what has either party done in the last 30 years that has ACTUALLY benefitted us as a country?
This is all semantics, because it has nothing to do with gun rights, other than the idea that once again it is the government that should provide self defense for all of us, instead of individually, we each be responsible for our safety. For those Democratic Liberals that are here on THR, I'm glad you are here, quit playing the victim when it comes to gun rights. None of us are attacking you personally, rather we are attacking what your party and elected leaders stand for, based on their comments, actions, and history.
It is your party that has primarily led, currently leads, and will lead the assault on gun rights in this country. I respect liberals that proudly own guns and work to expand the rights of the rest of us to own guns. If you are among those, thank you. If you aren't, I ask you humbly, please get to work on the leadership of your party, they probably won't listen to you, but they for sure won't listen to anyone else.
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