I think what he is saying is most people who vote to limit rights don't see it that way.
Rationalizing their vote is what he is talking about. Folks do it all the time.
"I know this is wrong, voting to limit liberty (guns), but I have a fundamental disagreement where guns are concerned." This is why he misses the mark, his cultural background.
He understands, or so he says. But, how does he vote!
That is the only metric that matters.
"I know this is wrong, voting to limit liberty ([strike]guns[/strike] freedom of speech/press), but I have a fundamental disagreement where [strike]guns[/strike] freedom of speech/press are concerned."
"I know this is wrong, voting to limit liberty ([strike]guns[/strike] gay marriage), but I have a fundamental disagreement where [strike]guns[/strike] gay marriage are concerned."
From personal conversations with Robin he is absolutely open to discussing issues with the LGBT too.
He is not the LGBT community. The "tolerant left," the LGBT crowd to be specific in this case, are very far afield of any tolerance. Heck, the LGBT community will use the media to persecute those who hold a different viewpoint. Ask Brendan Eich if a rational conversation can be held with the LGBT community.
We 2A supporters, OCers specifically, on the other hand, are intolerant if we
do not engage in the intolerant lefts' specious, false premise laden discussions.
You know him, I do not. I only have his printed words to form a opinion of him. Until he divorces himself from making comparisons, guns and LGBT community, then he may understand that there is liberty for all or there is liberty for none. No comparisons are needed.
Liberty is not a al carte proposition.....liberty is too simple. I'm not so sure he gets that.