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19. Oh, like "common sense gun control"?

Wed Jan 29, 2025, 07:42 PM

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Why does the right wing keep using the phrase "common sense"? [View all] Initech Jan 29 OP

Because they have none..... Lovie777 Jan 29 #1

Actually, they do---and that's the problem. lastlib Jan 29 #10

It's their #1 phrase in their propaganda agenda. kerry-is-my-prez Jan 29 #16

It's just common sense to destroy freedom and democracy BOSSHOG Jan 29 #2

Fascist Mottos Baron2024 Jan 29 #4

It appeals to dumbasses who want to think they're smart. Happy Hoosier Jan 29 #5

Its a way for the uneducated or uninformed drray23 Jan 29 #8

Because all their decisions are the opposite of common sense. Irish_Dem Jan 29 #11

Because it can't be measured. surrealAmerican Jan 29 #12

Because it's their fallback when they're too dumb to say anything else Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 29 #13

DingDingDing! vanlassie Jan 29 #20

Fixed it for ya... Think. Again. Jan 29 #14

It's a propaganda phrase that Republicans have been instructed to use. kerry-is-my-prez Jan 29 #15

Because it's much better than intelligence, reason, and logic. no_hypocrisy Jan 29 #18

Oh, like "common sense gun control"? Fla_Democrat Jan 29 #19

It shuts down debate. maxsolomon Jan 29 #21

In truth canetoad Jan 29 #22

One dimensional thinking. Xolodno Jan 29 #23