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| Senor Barborito Metafilter Post by Senor Barborito Metafilter Post 04/04/2006, 2:50am PDT | ||||
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| How much time have you spent in America? Particularly south of the Mason-Dixon line. There's a reason the NRA is one of the top five lobbying groups in the US, Drexen, and there's a reason why there's such a large pro-gun contingent on a site as leftist as Metafilter.
The problem is not just one of weapon proliferation - all that does is marginally lower the barrier-to-entry of violence. The problem is that this nation is a melting pot of frankly barely compatible cultures that rub shoulders daily, with a massive population, sense of entitlement, economic disparity on a scale that simply does not exist elsewhere in the first world, and most importantly a culture nearly defined by its disregard for human life. Let's not forget the social impact of widespread extremist religion which casts ideological associations in black and white, an educational system which is the embarrassment of the industrialized world, a penal system which takes in harmless dope dealers and spits back hardcore criminals with a penchant for rape and violence of any form, systematic mistreatment and disenfranchisement of lower classes that are worked nearly to death in comparison to your own . . . I could go on all day. The fact that America had only 11,800 handgun fatalities in 1998 is nothing short of fucking miraculous. That you even consider firearms as being the real problem only serves to highlight the degree to which you exist purely within an enlightened monoculture. Almost every adult male in Switzerland has access to fully automatic and selective fire combat weapons and ammunition for same and is encouraged to practice with same regularly. Exactly. Not only do they have access to fully-automatic firearms, but they are reqiured to have training in the proper use of firearms, which makes a huge difference. posted by Ryvar at 3:00 PM PST on March 26 |
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Seven shot dead at party by 03/25/2006, 9:28pm PST  Re: Seven shot dead at party by 03/26/2006, 12:36am PST The shooter: Wesley Snipes? NT by 03/27/2006, 2:29pm PST I thought they were familiars. . . oops NT by 03/27/2006, 3:10pm PST Some muthafuckas always tryin' to iceskate uphill NT by 03/27/2006, 4:25pm PST CALLIN ALL FREAKS NAOW NT by 03/27/2006, 5:19pm PST The loop in that song doesn't say NOW at the end, cunt. NT by 03/27/2006, 5:41pm PST Was this the evil twin? by 03/28/2006, 4:08am PST Senor Barborito Metafilter Post by 04/04/2006, 2:45am PDT Senor Barborito Metafilter Post by 04/04/2006, 2:46am PDT Senor Barborito Metafilter Post by 04/04/2006, 2:47am PDT Senor Barborito Metafilter Post by 04/04/2006, 2:47am PDT Senor Barborito Metafilter Post by 04/04/2006, 2:48am PDT Senor Barborito Metafilter Post by 04/04/2006, 2:50am PDT Senor Barborito Metafilter Post by 04/04/2006, 2:53am PDT |
