Hopefully won't pass

  • TreadOnMe [none/use name]
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    24 hours ago

    It is NY liberals pushing this bill though. It is specifically an American NY liberal bill.

    Just because he is specifying the particular sect of capital class ideology doesn't mean he is incorrect, nor that he is specifically positing a 'liberal vs. conservative' dichotomy. You are reading that into the statement for some reason, which is outside my business.

    • Josey_Wales@lemm.ee
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      23 hours ago

      It’s hardly being pushed through. It’s currently in an assembly committee. You are reading liberals pushing a bill that will likely not even make it to the floor into the current state of the bill for some reason, which is outside my business.

      • TreadOnMe [none/use name]
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        23 hours ago

        Do you just make a habit of reading incorrect context into things that aren't there?

        It is legislation being introduced and supported (colloquially 'pushed') by NY liberals, I never implied it was being shoved through committee or forced through the legislature.

        Look, not to be pedantic, but you've already moved the goalposts once, care for a second time?

        • Josey_Wales@lemm.ee
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          23 hours ago

          When did I move goal posts? Honest question.

          It’s a NY state bill on an issue related to firearms. In that context it is not strange to read the word liberal on the same context.

          Now that I understand you mean liberal v communist it is more clear. Although I don’t understand the significance of a NY liberal vs any other state.

          • TreadOnMe [none/use name]
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            23 hours ago

            Ah. My bad. I was being overly snippy.

            'Moving the goalposts' is when someone, during a conversation, rather than admitting they were incorrect about something, changes the subject to be about some other matter, as if that was the point of the discussion. Basically, it's something people do to be annoying.

            I suppose the only way to assume the 'liberal vs. conservative' context is to read into it, and assume the media consensus American political context applies to it, but I personally don't do that, since we are far away from media consensus around here, I just try to read people as they say. Which you have now been doing so, awesome!

            I'm not sure why they specified 'NY' either, but I don't think it particularly matters other than that the bill is clearly some sort of attempt to curry favor with those who were opposed to the Mangione killing.

            Anyways. Cheers, comrade.

            • Josey_Wales@lemm.ee
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              23 hours ago

              It took me a bit to get there but I finally did. I was genuinely confused. I appreciate the exchange and you sticking with it until I caught up