Truck driver leads NJ Senate president after spending $153 on campaign

Re:Truck driver leads NJ Senate president after spending $15... by tootie on Thursday November 04, 2021 @08:45AM (#29106442)

Well that's exactly my point. People like you who think gun rights supercede everything else. It's ludicrous. Almost nobody needs a gun. Most other wealthy democracies have universal healthcare and near total bans on private gun ownership and they're doing way better than America. Proof is in the pudding.

But even so, your opinion is clearly colored by propaganda. Gun control isn't a popular topic on the left. The second amendment remains inviolable and has greatly expanded in the last twenty years. "They're coming to take our guns" is a cry of right wing media because they know it will scare people into voting irrationally.

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Re:Truck driver leads NJ Senate president after spending $15... by mygoodaccount on Thursday November 04, 2021 @11:38AM (#29108516)

> People like you who think gun rights supercede everything else. It's ludicrous. Almost nobody needs a gun.

> But even so, your opinion is clearly colored by propaganda.

> "They're coming to take our guns" is a cry of right wing media because they know it will scare people into voting irrationally.

Generally speaking, this is a poor way to convince someone. Comments like this are likely to embolden the parent's views. I say this as someone who holds neutral views on the matter.

Consider for a moment you have actually proved his point.

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Re:Truck driver leads NJ Senate president after spending $15... by tootie on Thursday November 04, 2021 @12:41PM (#29109365)

I honestly have no idea what would convince someone who is so bent on being irrational. But one thing I find does get people riled a bit is convincing them they've been tricked. And a lot of gun rights people definitely have been tricked.

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