@ Mike: I can't see it changing no matter how many or who gets killed. It's one of the MANY things that I struggle to understand about the US. It's definitely cultural rather than merely economic though. What 'gets' me (and I think the rest of the West) is how the US can tolerate 230+ mass shootings in the first HALF of the year. I can't imagine ANY other country tolerating 20 or more than 2 actually........ Even those who promote gun 'safety' (I think everyone noticed when it stopped being gun control and started being gun safety because 'control' was too much of a trigger [ha!] word) go into the argument assuming/predicting/expecting that they'll lose the simplest of requests.
@ Mudpuddle: You're on to something there. Culture!
I don't see it ever ending. Gun and ammunition sales make too much money for those in power.
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ReplyDelete@ Mike: I can't see it changing no matter how many or who gets killed. It's one of the MANY things that I struggle to understand about the US. It's definitely cultural rather than merely economic though. What 'gets' me (and I think the rest of the West) is how the US can tolerate 230+ mass shootings in the first HALF of the year. I can't imagine ANY other country tolerating 20 or more than 2 actually........ Even those who promote gun 'safety' (I think everyone noticed when it stopped being gun control and started being gun safety because 'control' was too much of a trigger [ha!] word) go into the argument assuming/predicting/expecting that they'll lose the simplest of requests.
ReplyDelete@ Mudpuddle: You're on to something there. Culture!
It's fucking ridiculous. Absolutely insanity. And it will never be fixed. I hate this so much.
ReplyDeleteeventually it WILL be fixed, one way or another
ReplyDeletegeologic time solves everything
ReplyDelete/me eats popcorn and pets his shotgun
ReplyDeleteSMDH, people suck.
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