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From: Mike Linksvayer <ml@justintime.com>
>How about something a little broader? If the goal is simply
>If the goal is to only get gun-related flamefests off the
>In any case, I'm skeptical that creation of another list
>to get flamefests off the list, a separate exi-politics list
>could help. The problem isn't guns, it's the politics of
>guns, and the politics of property, of race, etc.
>list and perhaps engender some good discussion of other
>defense technologies and strategies, exi-defense would
>be a good candidate.
>will do much to get rid of flamefests on this list. There
>are already many other places to discuss politics and guns.
>However, both sides feel a need to address opposing
>arguments wherever they appear. Someone will make
>statements about guns on this list again, and the opposing
>side will attempt to address those statements on this
>list, lest some lurker get the wrong impression
>there is no opposition. The only change will be that
>pressure to stop will consist of "I'm sick of this, go to
>the guns/politics list" rather than today's "I'm sick of
>this, go someplace else".