• bluewing@lemm.ee
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    16 days ago

    Politicians and cops have guns, or other people with guns, to shoot back. Schools do not.

    It’s a class thing.

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      16 days ago

      Therefore the average NRA opinion: If everybody has a gun…

      Edit: I’m from Europe and a supporter of strict gun laws. I just saw an analogy in NRA and the Syndrom quote.

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        16 days ago

        That is the case. But it does not make it any less true. Those with weapons are harder to assassinate than those of us without weapons. Again, it’s a class thing and you and I are not a part of that class.

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        16 days ago

        Super-ness and gun ownership aren’t the same thing, and don’t work the same way.

        When everyone is armed, everyone can kill.

        When nobody is armed, a subset of people can kill.

        The former state of affairs is more fair, and hence less likely to lead to violence.

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          16 days ago

          When everyone is armed, everyone can kill.

          Like if all would be Supes. Therefore equality.

          When nobody is armed, a subset of people can kill.

          A subset like Mr. Incredible against the masses of normal people. Total inequality.

          Regardless my stance on that topic (please see my edit on my first comment for that) I see an analogy between NRA blabla and the Syndrom quote.