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In reply to the discussion: NY Daily News editorial: gunman did not act alone [View all]stupidicus
(2,570 posts)largely because I don't see the issue of gun laws and changes in them as critical to the solution as I do changes in our culture
"No society that feeds its children on tales of successful violence can expect them not to believe that violence in the end is rewarded."
-- Margaret Mead, anthropologist (1901-1978)
and the collective mindset that underlies it.
I would certainly agree that more laws like the assault rifle ban, on the large clips, etc, could have an impact on the loss of lives in these situations, but politically speaking, it's gonna take changes in the hearts and minds of our citizenry and the role guns play in our society before America is no longer exceptional in the murder rate, etc, on the world stage.
This is one of many reasons imo, that the "rugged individualism" as opposed "it takes a village" pov of an increasing amount of rightwingnuts is so dangerous and costly in human lives and the quality of the lives of those able to preserve theirs. I see the "let them die/eat dirt" povs that generates and this issue as being related, since they both have the same underlying thing in their dark belly -- gov being the problem devoid of any solution providing role.
excluding of course, all those great jobs and profits it provides for the war contractors through the DoD budget.