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Originally Posted by MaDalton
we can absolutely agree on that - CZ has similar gun laws as the US and in Switzerland almost every grown male has a rifle at home - yet the deaths by gun crime in those countries is like 10 or 20 a year - not 30,000
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This is also what bothers me about these discussions in the US, incidentally. No one asks "what the fuck is up with the parents" which should be the very first question. Instead, its "what music did he listen to", "what video games did he play", "why didn't the school spot this sooner", "it must be vaccines", "it must be additives in food" etc etc. all directing attention away from the real issue and turning it into idiotic gun debate or the need to censor video games... even though its quite obvious that stuff all applies to any developed country and they do not have the same issues.
It's a cultural thing. Everything in the USA is politically correct. There is this growing collective narcissism, where no ones to blame, no one can be called out and a firm belief that its no ones business. You can't demand more of anyone cause nothing is there fault and you're just the asshole.
The true tragedy is that people won't stop and take a look and who they were, who they are and where they are going as a society. It's just so much easier to lay blame and move on.
People make fun of religion but at least in the absence of nationalism, it gives some sort of framework for conduct and whats expected and a social contract. It's not without problems, but then again, neither is the absence of religion.