• Seleni@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    That and, in my opinion, the constant villainizing of firearms, to the point that many on the left are outright afraid of guns, or so disgusted with them that they’d rather eat rotten food than own one.

    Well, that and constantly telling people that polite protests off in a corner are the only way to affect change. Those were often the same voice.

    Of course constantly threatening to take away people’s stuff is going to get a person to vote for the guy saying he won’t take away people’s stuff. But the way those right-wing gun-nuts turned it into identity politics and single-issue voting is totally on them.