Christopher Lochhead

So when you say you want to get rid of the AR-15, what you're saying is, well, black cars kill more people than any other color of car, and they're the scariest kind of car, so we need to get rid of the black cars. Hmm. Okay, well, a rifle's a rifle, and yes, they have different features, and some of them are this, and some of them are that, da-da-da-da-da.

But if you say we want to get rid of the AR-15, essentially what you're saying is we're going to make rifles illegal in the United States. Is that what you're saying? Oh, well, no, we don't. We just... Well, okay, so my point is the minute they say something like that and you say, well, why? They don't even understand what they're fucking talking about. Now, maybe we should outlaw rifles.

But if you say we want to get rid of the AR-15, essentially what you're saying is we're going to make rifles illegal in the United States. Is that what you're saying? Oh, well, no, we don't. We just... Well, okay, so my point is the minute they say something like that and you say, well, why? They don't even understand what they're fucking talking about. Now, maybe we should outlaw rifles.

But if you say we want to get rid of the AR-15, essentially what you're saying is we're going to make rifles illegal in the United States. Is that what you're saying? Oh, well, no, we don't. We just... Well, okay, so my point is the minute they say something like that and you say, well, why? They don't even understand what they're fucking talking about. Now, maybe we should outlaw rifles.

If that's what you mean, let's have that conversation. All I'm saying is we accept reflexive thinking that makes us feel good as thinking. And it's not. And when I say to people on the pro-choice, on the abortion issue, part of the reason we're having the problem that we're having in America is because of the pro-choice movement. They lose their fucking minds.

If that's what you mean, let's have that conversation. All I'm saying is we accept reflexive thinking that makes us feel good as thinking. And it's not. And when I say to people on the pro-choice, on the abortion issue, part of the reason we're having the problem that we're having in America is because of the pro-choice movement. They lose their fucking minds.

If that's what you mean, let's have that conversation. All I'm saying is we accept reflexive thinking that makes us feel good as thinking. And it's not. And when I say to people on the pro-choice, on the abortion issue, part of the reason we're having the problem that we're having in America is because of the pro-choice movement. They lose their fucking minds.

Or when I say to the people who want more gun control, of which I am one, you realize the anti-gun people are the reason that there's no movement on guns. Well, they lose their fucking minds. No, no, no, it's the gun owners, it's the NRA.

Or when I say to the people who want more gun control, of which I am one, you realize the anti-gun people are the reason that there's no movement on guns. Well, they lose their fucking minds. No, no, no, it's the gun owners, it's the NRA.

Or when I say to the people who want more gun control, of which I am one, you realize the anti-gun people are the reason that there's no movement on guns. Well, they lose their fucking minds. No, no, no, it's the gun owners, it's the NRA.

Yeah, I understand their position, but you know that every time you say you want to ban something, it's going to cause people who believe in it to dig their heels in. So the more you say it, every action has an opposite and equal reaction. And so when you present a case to the groups in our country who want more what they call quote-unquote responsible gun laws, which I want, well...

Yeah, I understand their position, but you know that every time you say you want to ban something, it's going to cause people who believe in it to dig their heels in. So the more you say it, every action has an opposite and equal reaction. And so when you present a case to the groups in our country who want more what they call quote-unquote responsible gun laws, which I want, well...

Yeah, I understand their position, but you know that every time you say you want to ban something, it's going to cause people who believe in it to dig their heels in. So the more you say it, every action has an opposite and equal reaction. And so when you present a case to the groups in our country who want more what they call quote-unquote responsible gun laws, which I want, well...

they don't know what they're talking about because they say they want an assault weapons ban. And when I say to them, when you say that, you make, quote, the other side crazy and go, we're not going to give you an inch because if we do, we're going to give you a mile.

they don't know what they're talking about because they say they want an assault weapons ban. And when I say to them, when you say that, you make, quote, the other side crazy and go, we're not going to give you an inch because if we do, we're going to give you a mile.

they don't know what they're talking about because they say they want an assault weapons ban. And when I say to them, when you say that, you make, quote, the other side crazy and go, we're not going to give you an inch because if we do, we're going to give you a mile.

The reason they say that is when you say assault weapons ban, gun owners look at you and go, you don't even know what the fuck you're talking about. And so my point is, whether it's those topics or others, if we want to have a three to five to seven wise conversation about any topic, most people stop listening and they immediately have reflexive thoughts. Right.

The reason they say that is when you say assault weapons ban, gun owners look at you and go, you don't even know what the fuck you're talking about. And so my point is, whether it's those topics or others, if we want to have a three to five to seven wise conversation about any topic, most people stop listening and they immediately have reflexive thoughts. Right.

The reason they say that is when you say assault weapons ban, gun owners look at you and go, you don't even know what the fuck you're talking about. And so my point is, whether it's those topics or others, if we want to have a three to five to seven wise conversation about any topic, most people stop listening and they immediately have reflexive thoughts. Right.

And those reflexive thoughts calcify over time. And that's, of course, what's happened on the internet. We can now, what an echo chamber is, is people passing back and forth reflexive thoughts. And there's almost no reflective thinking happening at scale, either on the internet or off the internet, which is what makes radical dialogue so powerful.