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comment by jadedog
jadedog  ·  3220 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Making law like tofurkey

    It's like making a turkey out of tofu: It is a bad idea that just gets worse as you build upon it.

Not that I disagree with you on the underlying point, and I realize that tofurkey gets a lot of hate as a symbol of vegans trying to co-opt Thanksgiving, but I'm not seeing the analogy.





goobster  ·  3219 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    ...but I'm not seeing the analogy.

Yeah... it's a stretch, but...

Turkey = Good

Tofu = Good

Trying to make a turkey out of tofu is wrong-headed, and ruins both ideas.

No Fly List = Bad

Gun Control = Good

Combining the two legitimizes the bad one (the No Fly List) and sets it in stone, while doing literally nothing good for the Good idea (Gun Control).

There's a parallel there, right? Right?

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