How to Discuss the Orlando Jihad Massacre with Progressive Friends - Granite Grok

How to Discuss the Orlando Jihad Massacre with Progressive Friends

orlando-shootingOne of our frequent guests on GrokTALK!, John Zmirack, will be joining us again this Saturday to have a conversation about how to talk to your progressive friends about the shootings in Orlando.

Here is a sample of the dialogue he has written to begin that discussion.

You and Your Liberal Friend.

YOU: For instance, if one — even one — of the hundreds of bar patrons had a pistol on him? The attack might have been cut short, and dozens of lives saved. Remember the mass slaughter in Garland, Texas at the “Draw Muhammad” contest?

TLF: No.

YOU: That’s because the planned slaughter didn’t happen. Someone at the event had a gun and shot the terrorists dead, saving the lives of dozens of U.S. citizens. That sent jihadis a message: “Don’t try this stuff in Texas.”

TLF: I simply cannot believe that you think more guns is the answer to gun violence. That’s utterly absurd.

YOU: Funny. The Christians and Yezidis in Syria think that carrying guns is really helpful in dealing with ISIS over there. Same with Israelis. You know how to tell the heavily armed religious minorities in the Middle East from those that were disarmed?

TLF: [Sighs] How?

YOU: The armed minorities are the ones whose men haven’t been beheaded, whose women and girls weren’t sold as sex slaves for ISIS. Isn’t it weird how that works?

You can read the whole thing here, and listen in on our conversation Saturday Morning (right here on the front page) on GrokTALK!

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