This is an interesting argument and feels fundamental to the difference between progressivism and literal fundamentalism maybe. If you say that something is non-negotiable because someone wrote it down, for example, and that document cannot be changed or questioned, then it does not make space for society to change and progress. It feels related to being literal in one’s interpretation of the Bible or overly awed and unwilling to change or re-consider what is written in the constitution. Seems like a good distinction to draw out to compare to what seems to be an increasingly common conservative viewpoint (among the Supreme Court justices for example). I wouldn’t have connected it to gun control but I see the connection now that you made it
As a gun owner, I entirely agree.
This is an interesting argument and feels fundamental to the difference between progressivism and literal fundamentalism maybe. If you say that something is non-negotiable because someone wrote it down, for example, and that document cannot be changed or questioned, then it does not make space for society to change and progress. It feels related to being literal in one’s interpretation of the Bible or overly awed and unwilling to change or re-consider what is written in the constitution. Seems like a good distinction to draw out to compare to what seems to be an increasingly common conservative viewpoint (among the Supreme Court justices for example). I wouldn’t have connected it to gun control but I see the connection now that you made it
“The dudes…..with performative military pretensions” cannot be allowed to continue this farce.
We MUST ensure as a society that we give children’s, human lives much more worth than a weapon….
Well, well said!
Thank you!