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Concerning politics, Myers has proposed: criminalizing gun manufacture; abolishing the U.S. Senate, or at least reduce it to a purely ceremonial function; and outlawing the [[Republican Party]] (see: [[Atheism and politics]]).<ref>[https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2019/08/04/a-few-radical-proposals/ A few radical proposals] by PZ Myer</ref>

Concerning politics, Myers has proposed: criminalizing gun manufacture; abolishing the U.S. Senate, or at least reduce it to a purely ceremonial function; and outlawing the [[Republican Party]] (see: [[Atheism and politics]]).<ref>[https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2019/08/04/a-few-radical-proposals/ A few radical proposals] by PZ Myer</ref>

Concerning his political proposals, Myers states:

Concerning his first three political proposals given above, Myers states:

{{Cquote|I know it’s all unrealistic, and isn’t going to happen, unless there’s a revolution (which, at the rate we’re going, isn’t entirely unlikely). Basically, I’m suggesting that we correct the failings of the first [[American Revolution|American revolution]], which wasn’t revolutionary enough, change our mindset to make [[capitalism]] accountable, and shut down the most extreme propaganda organ. It’s not as radical as it could be — a real [[socialism|socialist]] would suggest that the people should seize total control of the production of weapons, for instance, but I’ve become less trusting of the will of the people nowadays.<ref>[https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2019/08/04/a-few-radical-proposals/ A few radical proposals] by PZ Myer</ref>}}

{{Cquote|I know it’s all unrealistic, and isn’t going to happen, unless there’s a revolution (which, at the rate we’re going, isn’t entirely unlikely). Basically, I’m suggesting that we correct the failings of the first [[American Revolution|American revolution]], which wasn’t revolutionary enough, change our mindset to make [[capitalism]] accountable, and shut down the most extreme propaganda organ. It’s not as radical as it could be — a real [[socialism|socialist]] would suggest that the people should seize total control of the production of weapons, for instance, but I’ve become less trusting of the will of the people nowadays.<ref>[https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2019/08/04/a-few-radical-proposals/ A few radical proposals] by PZ Myer</ref>}}