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Gun Control & RKBA

DonP

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1. The advantage of a one person echo chamber + 1 or 2 Bobbleheads ...

Reply to beevul (Original post)

Wed Aug 10, 2016, 02:22 PM

Aug 2016

... is you get to create and destroy as many fantasy straw men as you need to keep your conversation with yourself going.

No one is ever allowed to question you, or point out your foolishness and obvious errors, so you get to regularly pat yourself on the back for "fighting the good fight" and achieving ... absolutely nothing.

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X:post - "The Fallacy of Second Amendment Absolutism". [View all] beevul Aug 2016 OP

The advantage of a one person echo chamber + 1 or 2 Bobbleheads ... DonP Aug 2016 #1

There's only one... Puha Ekapi Aug 2016 #3

He's not building much of a broad base either DonP Aug 2016 #4

Yep, I think that is so funny Duckhunter935 Aug 2016 #7

"even if it turns out to be only a symbolic gesture" My favorite line - "symbolic gestures" jmg257 Aug 2016 #2

So the bar has been lowered? sarisataka Aug 2016 #5

Lowered? oneshooter Aug 2016 #6

They do love to double-down over there... jmg257 Aug 2016 #8