Showing posts with label Bad Comparisons. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bad Comparisons. Show all posts

Thursday, May 28, 2009

Comparing Apples to Oranges in politics can be dangerous

Sometimes in politics, and life in general, we tend to make a jump of logic that really is illogical.

Like the following exchange Rob Miller posted on Facebook tonight:

was just asked by Todd Taylor, "Why would Republicans who believe we should carry personal firearms into national parks, churches, and universities have a problem with any country having weapons of mass-destruction? Doesn't natural law give them the right to defend themselves too?" First principles folks!


Now, I'm no "tote your guns anywhere" guy (private property rights trump your right to bare arms), but this is stretching it a bit.

Unless Todd can ind someone saying we can carry anthrax and suitcase nukes to Bryce Canyon, it really is comparing apples to oranges.

Or, more like comparing apples to pickup trucks.

-Bob

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