FreddieUK · 70-79, M
Presumably because Congress is elected by a population that is predominantly wedded to firearms, it won't do anything because they won't get elected again. Basically, the country is getting what it asked for: more of the same.
Very tragic.
Very tragic.
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ArishMell · 70-79, M
@Roundandroundwego Maybe not "like", more perhaps a matter of seeing it as somehow unfortunate but normal to settle arguments or grudges by violence, including murder.
I am sure the vast majority of Amercans would never dream of that, and by no means all of them own guns. Yet something must be wrong somehow for a supposedly "advanced", educated and democratic society to have more random murders than the rest of the world together, outside of internecine "civil" wars, political terrorism and drug-cartel control - then to use Party politics as an excuse.
Such killings do happen in other countries, but they are very rare.
Only the Americans can settle the USA's internal problems; but they won't in Congress alone, only by fundamental social attitudes changing.
I am sure the vast majority of Amercans would never dream of that, and by no means all of them own guns. Yet something must be wrong somehow for a supposedly "advanced", educated and democratic society to have more random murders than the rest of the world together, outside of internecine "civil" wars, political terrorism and drug-cartel control - then to use Party politics as an excuse.
Such killings do happen in other countries, but they are very rare.
Only the Americans can settle the USA's internal problems; but they won't in Congress alone, only by fundamental social attitudes changing.
Roundandroundwego · 61-69
@ArishMell they're not hoping to "settle" the gun deaths, they need them. Results matter! Guns, cars and poverty or THINKING! No thinking, chaos, pain, RAGE! And confused people. Hatred! Aggression. Yuppers! You NEED the guns to stop socialism,! Desperately.
ArishMell · 70-79, M
@Roundandroundwego Well, I am not American so I can't think like them, but I don't see them believing they have guns to stop "socialism" whatever they imagine that is; merely to settle scores and grudges, or silence opposition.
Murdering church or school attendees, or shooting at shoppers or fellow-employees, has no "socialist / non-socialist" dimension. It's just murder, and often for no definitely-known reason because the murderer has committed suicide or been shot dead by the Police or some self-righteous vigilante at the scene.
They do use shallow party-political point-scoring to try to "explain" or "excuse" the crimes, or to avoid discussing the situation - we see it all the time on SW - but that goes nowhere.
Hatred, chaos, confusion, rage - oh, I certainly agree with you there.
Murdering church or school attendees, or shooting at shoppers or fellow-employees, has no "socialist / non-socialist" dimension. It's just murder, and often for no definitely-known reason because the murderer has committed suicide or been shot dead by the Police or some self-righteous vigilante at the scene.
They do use shallow party-political point-scoring to try to "explain" or "excuse" the crimes, or to avoid discussing the situation - we see it all the time on SW - but that goes nowhere.
Hatred, chaos, confusion, rage - oh, I certainly agree with you there.