I think the lack of nuance employed by both 1A and 2A communities has been a strength.
Nuance allows compromise, and compromise allows incrementalism. It's a classic fascist play. It's also a classic politician play to get people lost in the details so that no one truly understands their intent, i.e. "never let a good crisis go to waste".
"Encryption is my absolute right protected by the 1st and 2nd amendment" - there is no nuance and you are correct, nuance diminishes your rights over time. Plus, nuance is bad for campaign slogans or beating politicians about the head.
Nuance allows compromise, and compromise allows incrementalism. It's a classic fascist play. It's also a classic politician play to get people lost in the details so that no one truly understands their intent, i.e. "never let a good crisis go to waste".
I'm willing to be proven wrong, however.