Posted on 04/16/2024 10:41:07 AM PDT by John Semmens
Already under fire for misspending most of the money donated to the March for Our Lives PAC he co-founded, gun control activist David Hogg was unable to make a coherent response to Lily Tang Williams' criticisms of his gun-control efforts. Ms. Williams immigrated from China, became a US citizen and is now running for Congress in New Hampshire.
"You say no one should have the right to own a gun," Ms Williams said. "Well, in China, no private citizen is allowed to have guns. No one has an effective self-defense against government tyranny. The communist government murdered millions of its own citizens. If the American government takes away the people's guns can you guarantee it won't become tyrannical like China is?"
Hogg admitted that "there no way I or anyone could guarantee that the American government won't turn tyrannical. But we have a democracy. That means the people elect their rulers. I don't think the people would elect someone who would take away their rights."
"But you are campaigning for candidates who do want to take away the people's rights to own firearms," Williams reminded him. "Historically, taking guns away from the people is one of the first acts of tyrannical governments. When the people are armed it is dangerous for tyrants."
"Well, President Biden is a champion of democracy," Hogg said. "He's fighting against the enemies of democracy. He is the anti-tyrant."
"Really?" Williams asked. "Let's look at some of the tyrannical things he has done as president. He is ruling by decree rather than persuading Congress to enact the laws he thinks we should have. He has secretly had the FBI pressure media outlets into censoring people who disagree with his policies. He coerced millions into getting injected with an inadequately tested experimental vaccine by threatening their jobs. He is using lawfare to consume the time and money of his main opponent in the upcoming election. Are these not the actions we've seen in tyrannical regimes around the world?"
"Look, nobody's perfect," Hogg asserted. "At some point you just have to have faith that good intentions will lead to good results. If only the government had guns we wouldn't see the kinds of rogue mass murders that killed 17 of my high school classmates in 2018. The only people who would be shot would be those that the government has to shoot to protect the safety of innocent humans."
In related news, Gavin O'Blennis, an employee of the CIA, was videoed by an undercover journalist with Sound Investigations saying "the FBI can put anyone in jail…set 'em up! We call it a nudge."
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Did a debate between these two even happen or is this 100% satire?
A brief “debate” occurred during a “chance” meeting after one of Hogg’s campaign appearances.
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