“We’ve got to dig down and figure out how we can just stop debating this over and over, the same talking points, the same gotcha points,” Hogg told me during a phone conversation Wednesday night. “We need to focus on what we can agree on, and I think a place where that might be possible is background checks and things like red-flag laws.” But Hogg also saw the value — indeed, the importance — of the announcement that was made before Wednesday night’s Heat-Celtics game. “I think it does signify an important change,” he said. “My philosophy of politics is this: I truly believe the core of political power lies in our culture. And what I mean is when our culture changes, when our music changes faster than our politics, that’s when politicians really start to be like, ‘Oh, man, the whole chessboard is moving.’ And they get worried about their position. And that’s when they start acting. So, yes, those are incredibly impactful moments.”
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