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> The "problem" with studying other countries is that US citizens are armed to their teeth compared to citizens of most of the rest of the civilised world. I d
by thomastjeffery 6y ago
> The "problem" with studying other countries is that US citizens are armed to their teeth compared to citizens of most of the rest of the civilised world.
I don't see that as a problem. Police are at least as heavily armed. I'm not aware of any instances where armed protesters created a dangerous situation.
The overwhelming majority of violence has been perpetrated by armed police on unarmed civilians. "Less lethal" weapons are used as an excuse to continue this pattern.
- kqr 6y agoWell, it obviously is a problem, since the default threat level all around is insanely high in the US, where this problem is greater than in other civilised countries where the default threat level is lower.
- thomastjeffery 6y agoThe perceived threat level is not the actual threat level.
- kqr 6y agoCorrect, but humans are driven by their perceptions of the truth, not by the truth.