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re: 70% of Young Americans think we should be allowed to own Assualt Rifles
Posted on 3/7/14 at 9:13 am to WildTchoupitoulas
Posted on 3/7/14 at 9:13 am to WildTchoupitoulas
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There is nothing inherently wrong or evil with the term 'assault weapon'.
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It is... to manipulate people.
guess I have a different definition of "wrong" and "evil"
Posted on 3/7/14 at 9:25 am to TheDoc
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guess I have a different definition of "wrong" and "evil"
So you think the shop owner is wrong for embracing the term and profiting from it?
You're having trouble separating the term from the intent. The intent is wrong, the term itself is neutral. If we don't allow ourselves to be manipulated, we can see the term 'assault weapon' as a positive thing. It's OUR choice to judge the term how we want, we don't HAVE to be cowed by the propagandists.
But ultimately, my point is to shift our focus away from the semantic argument, and focus instead on the functional argument. You want to call a weapon with a pistol grip and a 30 round clip an 'assault weapon'? I don't care. You want to BAN a weapon just because it has a pistol grip and a 30 round clip? I CARE. See the difference?
As long as your attention is diverted away from the substance and toward the semantics, they are winning. That's how I see it anyway.
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