“[A]s soon as the weapons extremists have said that
sane action is useless in the face of so many guns, they turn around and assert
that those who support universal background checks and other small steps are
secretly in favor of gun confiscation. Wait a minute: In one breath, they are
implying, against all their other assertions, that the problem really is too
many guns; in the next, they are condemning those who propose any regulations
as would-be despots who want to disarm the country — the only thing their own rhetoric suggests would make a
real difference. Welcome to a new philosophical concept: circular illogic.”—
E.J. Dionne Jr., “The Gun Lobby’s Con Game Will Come to an End,” The
Washington Post, Jan. 6, 2016Saturday, January 9, 2016
Quote of the Day (E.J. Dionne Jr., on the ‘Circular Illogic’ of Gun Extremists)
“[A]s soon as the weapons extremists have said that
sane action is useless in the face of so many guns, they turn around and assert
that those who support universal background checks and other small steps are
secretly in favor of gun confiscation. Wait a minute: In one breath, they are
implying, against all their other assertions, that the problem really is too
many guns; in the next, they are condemning those who propose any regulations
as would-be despots who want to disarm the country — the only thing their own rhetoric suggests would make a
real difference. Welcome to a new philosophical concept: circular illogic.”—
E.J. Dionne Jr., “The Gun Lobby’s Con Game Will Come to an End,” The
Washington Post, Jan. 6, 2016
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