I was introduced to Bret Weinstein’s podcast through one of the discussion threads here. I find some of his topics quite interesting. For those who have never listened or read his work, he is an evolutionary biologist and former professor at Evergreen State College. His career there was abruptly ended a few years ago as he was targeted by the Woke Cancel Culture, even though he is, for all intents an purposes, a self identified Liberal. However, Bret is also a symbol of the great divide that is now occurring on the left as extreme progressivism and wokeness push to purge the democrat party of traditional liberals and free-thinkers.
While I have listened to many podcasts I haven’t ever heard any mention of firearms or the 2nd amendment within any of those discussion topics. So I was a bit surprised when I found this OpEd article he just posted. It’s his story of how a liberal became a 2nd Amendment supporter and now advocates for it’s value and preservation.
https://unherd.com/2021/11/the-liberal-case-for-gun-ownership/?s=09
Read it yourself if you like. Here is a quote from the article.
While I have listened to many podcasts I haven’t ever heard any mention of firearms or the 2nd amendment within any of those discussion topics. So I was a bit surprised when I found this OpEd article he just posted. It’s his story of how a liberal became a 2nd Amendment supporter and now advocates for it’s value and preservation.
https://unherd.com/2021/11/the-liberal-case-for-gun-ownership/?s=09
Read it yourself if you like. Here is a quote from the article.
This is what gun ownership comes down to, whether you’re a liberal or a conservative. If there is a way to protect liberty from spasms of tyranny that does not condemn us to the spectacular cost of regular gun violence, I’d love to know it. But if the dynamism of the West, the productivity, the ingenuity, and the quest for fairness can only be protected from tyrants at the point of a gun, then so be it.
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