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"Republicans: mental health is definitely an issue that needs to be solved in regards to guns but that's a long term solution - we also need a short term soluti
by pmoriarty 4y ago
"Republicans: mental health is definitely an issue that needs to be solved in regards to guns but that's a long term solution - we also need a short term solution of preventing people who shouldn't have access to guns in the first place.
Democrats: There are racial issues in this country that can be solved in the long term through education and investment in communities. That being said crime is crime, and we also need a short term solution of arresting and prosecuting people who commit crimes - no matter what their circumstances are. Reform NOT defund the police."
Umm... you have those parties completely backwards.
It's Democrats (not Republicans) who are for gun control.
It's Republicans who want to arrest and prosecute people regardless of their circumstances, and are more opposed to defunding the police.
- atonse 4y agoI got that initial impression too but I think parent is actually addressing each party and saying, there’s room for them to change their sacred stances.
- pmoriarty 4y agoOh, I get it now. Thanks for pointing that out. I think that the OP could have made their point less open to misinterpretation by writing something like: "To Republicans I'd say..." and "To Democrats I'd say..."
- monkeycantype 4y agoI think the poster is addressing those parties correctly, and asking them to support short term measures that differ from their longer term approaches, to maintain public safety until their preferred longer term approach bears fruit. (poster’s opinions not necessarily mine)
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