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Better analogy: will they help me relocate from California if I don't want to deal with their bullshit gun laws?

• ido 5y ago
  It would have been a better analogy if the gun laws in California would have been as recent/sudden as Texas' new abortion law. You seem to assume this is about identity politics but people may have been living in Texas for a long time and suddenly affected by a very recent change that may mean they are in danger of getting stuck with a pregnancy they do not wish. They may even be otherwise conservative who find themselves in a situation where they only want to get an abortion later than 6 weeks in a pregnancy (which is a very short time scale - a lot of women wouldn't even know they're pregnant until a month or more in).
• CydeWeys 5y ago
  Why would they? Their position on guns is I'm sure quite different than their position on abortion. If the company agrees with California's takes on both issues then why would they fund relocations from there?
• threatofrain 5y ago
  > Better analogy: will they help me relocate from California if I don't want to deal with their bullshit gun laws? I mean, in a discussion about women and unwanted pregnancies, as well as their ability to seek mainstream medical care from their local doctors, is one inclined to direct attention to how you wish to access more guns with less red tape? Does this come from a feeling of being slighted? Like, it's unfair that women are receiving relocation benefits, but not those who want better access to guns?
  • 1123581321 5y ago
    In a branching discussion thread, it isn’t a redirect. No greater point than to suggest not thinking of the conversation as linear!