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In reply to the discussion: Is it possible to be a progressive DUer and a gun owner? [View all]petronius
(26,617 posts)"a statement of fact" - do you want to revise or retract that? (If nothing else, the phrase is anatomically quite difficult for at least half the population, after all.)
If we agree that "gun humper" is an insult, what is your opinion of people who insist on insults and ad hominems in lieu of content? For my part, I come to DU in search of honest and civil discussion, and it's disappointing when I find instead personal attacks, straw men, stereotypes, caricatures, and group smears. My main point with my first post in this subthread, in fact, was that epithets like "gun humper" or "gun evangelist" appear to be on a sliding scale, and seem to kick in just as soon as a gun owner or pro-RKBA DUer expresses even slight disagreement with a suggestion...