Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Respect for the deadly

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As soon as word broke of the shootings in Connecticut, the familiar cries not to "politicize" the tragedy ensued. I find this plea curious on a number of levels. First of all, the people urging others not to "politicize" gun violence seem to come from a particular political perspective with remarkable consistency. You might even say their request is a political statement itself. It's almost like they think gun control advocacy comes from some random whim wholly detached from incidents such as this. But the ready availability of AR-15s does not happen in a vacuum.

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