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Yes, it's weird that infringement of the fundamental right to self-defense is taken more seriously than things that are not fundamental rights. Weirdest thing
by caeril 5y ago
Yes, it's weird that infringement of the fundamental right to self-defense is taken more seriously than things that are not fundamental rights.
Weirdest thing I've ever seen. Those wacky Americans and their crazy belief in liberty, or like, not wanting to be a victim of democide.
Say what you want about Hitler and his whole disarming-the-Jews thing, but healthcare for everyone else was pretty top-notch.
And if you ever feel sad for all the people murdered by Stalin after being disarmed, just remember how good the USSR mathematics program was.
- tootie 5y agoYeah. But replace your sarcasm with sincerity. Proof is in the pudding. Germany, France, Britain, Japan, Australia and many others have long ended the right to gun ownership and it has not decreased their freedom at all. The second amendment was a direct descendant of British Common Law and Britain severely curtailed personal gun ownership over the course of the 20th century and managed to not only remain a vibrant democracy, but have even marginalized their monarchy through popular sentiment without shooting anyone. They even survived a wave of terrorism without. The reach of the second amendment goes far beyond what is needed for personal defense and, in fact, was most certainly not intended for personal defense but rather defense of the nation. We could shrink gun ownership laws by 90% and not prevent people from defending themselves. But, really, we can't because the second amendment says Congress, states and cities are not allowed to.
- namelessoracle 5y agoHave you not paid attention to anything at all going on in Australia right now?