> An armed society is a polite society. -- RAH You may wish to actually look up the Heinlein quotation and its context: > To begin with, the quote isn’t a Hei

> An armed society is a polite society. -- RAH You may wish to actually look up the Heinlein quotation and its context: > To begin with, the quote isn’t a Heinlein quote any more than “I seen that black n****** yonder ruttin’ on my Mayella!” is a Harper Lee quote. The “polite society” line comes from a Robert Heinlein character in the novel Beyond This Horizon. That character is a privileged product of generations of eugenics. He lives in a society where genetic manipulation has extended lifespans and overpopulation is a prime concern. In that world, dueling has been re-introduced not because it makes people “polite” but because it kills people. And the character likes it because he believes it specifically kills those lesser people, those genetically inferior people, who need to be weeded out to make room for the übermensch to thrive. * https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/9/2/1881430/--An-armed-society-is-a-polite-society-is-a-call-for-more-gun-violence-not-less https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/9/2/1881430/--An-armed... * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beyond_This_Horizon#In_popular_culture https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beyond_This_Horizon#In_popular... Further: > There are two problems with this line of thought. First, there is plenty of evidence that it is not true. Second, even if it were true, we shouldn't settle for this kind of "politeness." * https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/ethics-everyone/202205/is-armed-society-really-polite-society https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/ethics-everyone/2022...