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Same in Europe and Australasia but without the guns.
by boznz 5y ago
Same in Europe and Australasia but without the guns.
- will4274 5y agoAnd the free press, if we're talking about Australia. It doesn't count if one billionaire owns it all. Or being forcibly drafted by your government to spy on your employer.
- jessaustin 5y agoWhile Assange is not free, neither USA nor Australia have any credibility with respect to a free press.
- FridayoLeary 5y agoI think it's called American Exceptionalism. But i do agree that America is not bad, that's probably because they never managed to completely shake off their British roots.(before you downvote me that was a joke). I sometimes wonder if the main consequence of the Rebellion is that they have George Washintons face on their money instead of the Queen.
- gerdesj 5y agoDon't be soft, the USA is way, way more complicated than simply "British roots". All that throwing off the shackles of imperial rule is sort of true but mostly bollocks (that's how you invite a major DV frenzy!) Presumably the portrait of George W that is on the note is from post revolution ie mid 1770s otherwise there is a depiction of a British citizen on rather a lot of greenbacks.
- dragonwriter 5y ago> Presumably the portrait of George W that is on the note is from post revolution ie mid 1770s It is from 1796.
- gerdesj 5y agoAhh, so from the terrorist/traitor part of his life 8)
- hunterb123 5y ago> Be kind. Don't be snarky. Have curious conversation; don't cross-examine. Please don't fulminate. Please don't sneer, including at the rest of the community.
- dragonwriter 5y agoWouldn't that be roughly 1775-1781?
- baby 5y agoThe Americans really love their guns don't they
- hunterb123 5y agoWe'd be Brits otherwise.
- nebula8804 5y ago~60% of Americans don't own a gun. Just 3% of American adults own a collective 133m firearms out of a supposed 265m.
- baby 5y agoYet every time there's a subject about guns on reddit or HN comments are overwhelmingly pro-guns.
- will4274 5y agoSome substantial portion of Americans poll as not owning guns but being glad their neighbors do. The reasons vary, deterring criminals and/or state authority often appearing. It's not surprising that some of these people use reddit and HN.
- seanmcdirmid 5y ago> Some substantial portion of Americans poll as not owning guns but being glad their neighbors do. The reasons vary, deterring criminals often appearing. It's not surprising that some of these people use reddit and HN. I've heard this said often, but people who I've heard saying this have never offered up an actual poll to back this supposed sentiment up. Surely there must be at least a Rasmussen poll (that tilts heavily conservative) that backs claims like this up with numbers?
- will4274 5y agoSure https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/gun_control/americans_prefer_living_in_neighborhoods_with_guns https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/cur...