From Skeptic Overlord ATS

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@"Ninurta" 

Recent politics have also raised new challenges that "old line" moderators may not even recognize.

Take the situation on ATS where there is a dedicated cadre of Brits and occasional others who argue ceaselessly on behalf
of the Left in threads about American politics...

Yes, it seems that mad King George left his pawns on the chessboard! (I ain't and never was one of them there!)

Seriously, I wonder if it just boils down to the British struggling with the right to bear arms against a self-ignorance
of what weapons are used for and actually mean. For many Brits, if there's no weapons about (a generalisation of a
perception in Britain), then surely mass-shootings and genuine accidents would be limited?

A proposal from a country who wished to keep America under its boot... you wouldn't dare suggest it unless you
ignore history and fail to grasp the concept of rights of a people to control their own country and destiny!

But... it still seems the idea of disarming oneself because an outside oppressive force requires it for their own benefit
remained just 'misunderstood.'

Which means something very scary... it means we can agree on many things and disagree on others, a notion that
doesn't fare well in the way debate is taught today. A clashing discourse was supposed to unearth treasures that could
lead to ideas of.. er, lets say, a well-rounded constitution that benefitted everyone it involved and a belief that protection
of oneself, family and country may need more than just a noisy protest or approval from a king.