just throwing this out there as it's a thought that just occurred to me while reading this thread..
nobody likes to be associated with bad stuff, and lots of people can't separate A from B.
So, (and bear in mind I've not that long been awake, plus my normal too-lazy-to-perfect-my-board-posts-demeanour)..
1. gfy members say 'you' as in 'your country', other gfy members read 'you' as 'you, whom are directly responsible and associated with things that in reality have no control over
2. this creates an 'us versus them' mentality - non-americans know jack shit about the US (guns, culture, dangers, etc)
3. brain creates reasons and/or justifications for majority of situations
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swap gfy members for police/civilians.
way too fucking early, and way not worth my ROI to be more detailed/coherent, I'm secretly hoping someone with more time than me will formulate that far better, and post it
that's not a dig at anyone btw just to clarify - just had me wondering out loud how easy it is for us versus them to come into play, in a variety of ways. Tribalness(?) is pretty strong, and something something something. I need coffee & cigs but yeah, if you can decipher all that you'll know where my thoughts are coming from - be interested to hear your thoughts on *those*.