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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yeah, okay.  It's clear that OP doesn't want to discuss the issues and would rather just respond to everyone who disagrees with the exact same talking points about how "Clinton did XYZ, and it's unacceptable under any circumstances whatsoever".  No real need to further engage.

The one thing I will say, however, is that it's totally disingenuous to ignore gun control as a women's issue when otherwise casting such a broad net as to include NAFTA.  There's a reason that one of the biggest advocacy groups for gun control is called the "Million Mom March"...gun violence/accidents both against women and against their children and partners does have significant impact on women's lives.  It tears apart the communities where women are the most impoverished and vulnerable.  OP, and whomever, can define feminism however they want.  But a feminism that insists on viewing the TPP as a major feminist issue but ignores gun control is a bizarre one indeed.[/quote]

I am not ignoring gun control. I stated quite clearly that I do not agree with Sanders on all of his gun control decisions but I also do not think it is appropriate to blame him for gun violence against women.[/quote]

So, it isn't appropriate to blame Sanders for his longstanding (and politically expedient) opposition to gun control as a congressional representative and US Senator, but it's totally fine to blame Clinton for policies enacted before she held elected office? [/quote]

As far as I know, the only gun control policy of Sanders which was in question was his vote in 2005 to shield gun manufacturers from lawsuits when their guns were used in violent crimes. I am not sure how that vote promoted gun violence. It is kind of like protecting manufacturers of snack foods from lawsuits when people die of obesity related illnesses.

I will say that Sanders believes in a "middle ground" approach when it comes to gun regulations and I am not entirely with him on that. I don't think it will solve the problem.

This does not change the fact that I believe that Sanders is the real feminist in the race and Clinton is not. [/quote]

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