I take it the author of that piece was having trouble getting work/published to conclude something so extreme ).
No, lol. He works for troubled youth facility in our hometown. Where children from all over the state come to be rehibilated. He's the president of the company. He see's quite clearly what causes troubled kids more than most people. And what makes them so extreme. Shit Tao, you went on to agree with everything the man said. Lol
ETA: what was so extreme about that Facebook post, Tao?
"I'm for this and that ... " ... ok, dipshit, now what are you going to do about it.
We know where you stand what exactly the intellectually mighty Tao going to do about it? You know this conversation didn't start yesterday, it has so years ago. What have you done to make US a safer place from these types of things, while still holding onto your freedom of the 2nd? Not much, huh?
We can fight about it or we can learn and listen to each other.
The single sentence that makes me think you're a rational person Tao. Its with everything in politics. We have the left that is so far left they don't even know what their arguing about anymore, and the right so far right that they are not willing to budge. Its about meeting in the middle. No matter the issue. Gun Control, abortion, taxes, immigration.....shall I go on? Everybody is robots that sit in their little safe place on the internet and have the views confirmed. No one thinks for themselves. No one want to reach a conclusion that would make both happy, or at least able to deal with.
And, I believe, you said if they tried to take away our guns, rescind the 2nd, their wouldn't be a Civil War. I don't know where your from. But, where I'm from, we could hold out for a long long time. Along with many other places in America.. The argument that our military is too great to go up against is ridiculous. They could bomb the shit out of us, but what would be left to rule, Tao? Not much. The 2nd protects us from tyranny, and I'm am so glad its in there. I do believe we need to come together as citizens, as you said, and make changes. Politicians will only gain otherwise, I agree.