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It projects the US as an uncivilized country, on par with mismanaged democracies where kids are routinely shot in schools.
by nine_zeros 6y ago
It projects the US as an uncivilized country, on par with mismanaged democracies where kids are routinely shot in schools.
- SpicyLemonZest 6y agoSure, but you could make that argument about any problem in the US. Is there a reason to believe gun violence is particularly problematic to foreign investors? If not it's pretty strange to bring up foreign investment as a reason we should prevent gun violence.
- nine_zeros 6y agoIn isolation, it's just another problem. As part of a bigger picture, it's a reflection of society. There is real fear that the US government is just incompetent and gun violence is part of that jigsaw puzzle of deciphering if the US is actually going to grow in the future.