Rhetorical Activity Number 2
As I began to read through some of the recent gun control articles, I was completely surprised by two things. Firstly, there is an incredible bias towards one side of the argument: the anti-gun or pro-gun control side. There is very little to be found that supports Ted Nugent's perspective. Secondly, I somewhat figured that the gun-control issue had "fizzled" since there hasn't been any big incidents lately. However, there is an immense amount of coverage in the news. All of the articles listed below are from the past three weeks.
Some groups are blaming Obama, giving him an "F" in gun control, while others are organizing anti-gun rallies. The one article that was anti-gun control was written in a very disrespectful, and even borderline rude tone, which exhibits a very close-minded opinion.
The kairos has changed very little, much to my surprise. Both sides of the argument are standing firm in their views and seem very closed minded. Seeing how people continue to kill others with guns, I doubt that this will ever dissipate continually.
http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/01/19/obama-gets-failing-grades-from-gun-control-group/
http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/12265/arn-tellem-on-nba-gun-control
http://www.wtkr.com/news/dp-va--xgr-virginia-guns0118jan18,0,7556256.story
http://www.salem-news.com/articles/january202010/2nd_amd_dj.php
http://www.prisonplanet.com/more-gun-control-nonsense.html
"...who's to say that offensive mascots won't lead to the next Virginia Tech?" interesting point I like that.
ReplyDeleteBoth sides of the argument are very close minded and if they could speak to each other without the rude undertones I do believe that there is a compromise to be made.
Personally I think that anti-gun control activists should take our class with us so they can learn a little bit more about kairos. I think the problem here is that they are attempting to create kairos, which in my opinion is impossible. We are not in control of the world; our job is to be knowledgable enough to recognize and seize the opportunity of kairos when it truly comes, instead of going searching for it.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Janessa. Without talking to those arguing against them, then there will never be any sort of compromise or resolution.
ReplyDeleteI also agree with your comment about this issue never really going away. Even if they do make some sort of legislation about it, either way, there will always be people on the other side fighting.