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Originally Posted by Cube Inmate
These so-called "moderate Muslims" want to be treated with respect, but refuse to do anything to deal with the extremism within their own ranks. If you're not going to be a part of the solution, then you're just as responsible for this violence as the people perpetrating the terrorism. If you want me to respect your culture, then deal with this cancer in your own culture!
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Now replace "moderate Muslims" above with "responsible gun owners"
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I mean... yeah. Go on?
To be fair, this isn't actually right. You should probably remove "just as responsible"; no one is equally responsible as the person or people
directly responsible. A self-described moderate Muslim like Reza Aslan who obfuscates problems within Islam is a contributor to a broader problem, but he's certainly not "just as responsible" for jihadist violence as Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi or Syed Farook or Omar Mateen. Nowhere close.
The same is true of responsible gun owners. But by preventing even the conversation about gun regulations - by immediately driving any attempt to address the problem rationally into the ditch - they contribute to that problem. These are different, but related, issues, is all I'm saying.