rpenmanparker
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Some, but very few. But that is a different topic. It makes them the opposition, not the enemy. It has nothing to do with wanting someone else to do their dirty work, someone else to do the fighting and then trying to shoot down the ones that do. It has nothing to do with feeling entitlement in all areas of life. And it is certainly not an indication of being unpatriotic. These are all attributes that you have ascribed to liberalism.Just curious, How many liberal Politicians are for protecting the 2a rights? Just give me a estimate.
There is a reason why liberals don't care for the general proliferation of guns and it is fundamental to understanding liberal vs. conservative politics. One way to characterize liberals and conservatives is this: Liberals tend to look at every law, every trend, every movement as to how it would affect themselves. Conservatives tend to only see the affect on others. They don't ever see an onerous situation causing them a problem.
Here is an example, stop and frisk. Conservatives are all for stop and frisk, because they only see it happening to the "other", never to their own kind, and certainly never to themselves. They are too far above such ugliness to ever be affected. But liberals identify with the "other" and ask themselves what if that happened to me? How would I feel if I were stopped for no reason and frisked on the street? Hence conservatives are all for stop and frisk, and liberals are against it. Simple.
And then there are food stamps. What conservative could ever imagine needing food stamps? But liberals don't look at themselves, but at others. Sure some other folks need help getting enough food to eat. What difference does it make if they, themselves, never will?
Same with guns. Conservatives cannot imagine their own children being attacked in their elementary school. Liberals see the possibility quite clearly.
Obviously these are generalizations and not meant to offend. They are not 100% accurate, but the trends are real. Just different ways of thinking.