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For many years the lady (ladies - "Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips") writing Dear Abby have been anti-gun and anti-self-defense. Several weeks ago she posted a letter in her column about two women who were being robbed. The younger (I think) woman turned on her attacker and drove him off. The other one was apparently upset with this, seemingly content with placing herself meekly at the mercy of the robber.
Todays column featured several letters who took Abby to task for this position citing evidence that people should be prepared to fight back.
http://www.uclick.com/client/jef/da/
Abby herself even admitted that this may be proper advice:
"DEAR GISELE: I agree that knowledge is power and that includes how to defend oneself. Sadly, although I was raised with the principle that violence is wrong, in instances like this, I now realize that it may be necessary to fight for one's life in order to save it."
Not a ringing endorsement of the Second Amendment of course, but a small breakthrough admitting this. The next step in her education is to show her how more effective methods of self-defense work more...effectively.
Todays column featured several letters who took Abby to task for this position citing evidence that people should be prepared to fight back.
http://www.uclick.com/client/jef/da/
Abby herself even admitted that this may be proper advice:
"DEAR GISELE: I agree that knowledge is power and that includes how to defend oneself. Sadly, although I was raised with the principle that violence is wrong, in instances like this, I now realize that it may be necessary to fight for one's life in order to save it."
Not a ringing endorsement of the Second Amendment of course, but a small breakthrough admitting this. The next step in her education is to show her how more effective methods of self-defense work more...effectively.