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The gun control issue is likely a huge part of why the democrats are losing so many elections. The sad part is, even if they were to win on the issue there isn

The gun control issue is likely a huge part of why the democrats are losing so many elections. The sad part is, even if they were to win on the issue there isn't a viable legislative solution to the recent mass shootings (either laws already existed to prevent the crime or the proposed legislation wouldn't have mattered). I would wager many on the left are rethinking their whole stance on guns and 2A with the Republicans in power now. Not saying we are getting ready for revolution, but at least folks might be more sympathetic to the view of people power balanced against government when the other side is in office. As a further real life example of the self defeating gun politics of the left, I am confident far more innocent people will die as a result of Republican rule than any gun violence (consequence of dismantling Obamacare and environmental regulations, reduction of social safety nets).

eli_gottlieb 10y ago
>I would wager many on the left are rethinking their whole stance on guns and 2A with the Republicans in power now. Not saying we are getting ready for revolution Why not say that? If we're talking about people leftist enough to be Leftist rather than "liberal", yes, there are calls for revolution. Well-justified calls for revolution, IMHO, given that Congress and our state-and-local governments now feature a permanent, unbreakable one-party regime by the Republicans in most states, with a very few "state-and-local swing states" and a couple of one-party Democratic states. A two-party system that degrades into a one-party system should be overthrown. One party systems are not democratic. Democracy demands a multiparty system with responsive government and extensive civil liberties.