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LonelyMachines235 karma

El NiƱo was an inside job.

LonelyMachines80 karma

So, cut and paste positions from a Bloomberg pamphlet. If you're this lazy on a public policy issue of this scope, I have to wonder how well-considered your other positions are.

You're aware that people convicted of domestic abuse are already banned from owning firearms, right? I'm also very concerned by your support for terrorist watch lists.

LonelyMachines68 karma

Probably not a hybrid. There are several mixes of dog breeds that look wolfy, and people will sell them as hybrids.

LonelyMachines47 karma

the DA should be using the laws that are now on the books to keep guns out of the hands of folks who should no longer be trusted with guns

Would you have prosecuted Captain Marco Garmo, who was trafficking guns? Your predecessor declined to do so, citing "discretion."

LonelyMachines28 karma

I'll say it at the outset: Blindsight hit me on a gut level more than anything I've read in years. Yes, the characters and plotting were great, but that's not it.

The central thesis that consciousness is an aberration and evolutionary dead-end is what got to me. You argued the point very well.

So, my question is this: do you believe that? If so, could you expand on the idea? If not...well played!

If there's a similar central theme to Echopraxia, how could it be summed up?