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In reply to the discussion: I'm asking the admins to close down the Gungeon. [View all]Hieronymus Phact
(367 posts)Last edited Wed May 25, 2022, 11:21 AM - Edit history (1)
I've never visited this "Gungeon" i'm a gun owner but i just don't need to chat about it online, But the basics are this: Most people don't want all the guns outlawed. They just don't. Stricter laws sure, most are for that, I personally advocate that, but a total ban ...not popular. Sorry that's the reality. I see this among blue collar union members, white collar professionals, across racial lines, Black, Asian, Hispanic. it's simply not the majority opinion.
That was Point 1.
Point 2 is this:
The more radical the GOP gets, the more disaffected people will turn up in those forums. You NEED them to win elections. Period. If they're allies on abortion, election integrity, any integrity, diplomacy, religious nut jobs etc. Why would you toss them out in desperate times like these?
They're less than 100% pure allies? I didn't realize we were in such a comfortable position to reject people over a single disagreeable stance, not my style.
I think allowing them a home here is important, did they break forum rules? Apparently not. Is there a purity test here? I hope not. This is what a "big tent" looks like. No one can have a governing majority in this country without people you disagree with, and if Democrats are to ever maintain a majority to keep the lunatics at bay, It will never happen without them.
Reading through the comments apparently many of these people are just provocative trolling assholes so i don't have any sympathy for that. Gloating over these tragedies is sickening. Am i wrong in thinking standard forum rules should handle that type of behavior regardless of the issue?