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Originally Posted by dksuddeth
well, the logic would seem to satisfy those that think proper training should be required. But I guess that if someone actually pursues that proper training, then people should be scared. kinda circular there, isn't it?
A very long time ago a bunch of people tried less 'deathy' ways of resolving conflicts. It fell on deaf ears so they took up arms to defend their freedom. It may be melodramatic, but it also worked and could continue to work if people weren't more afraid of freedom than they are of death.
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Part of my point is exactly that; the idea of gun use as a means of control is completely cyclical.
It kind of reminds me of how racism has escalated in my small town; see, the french and english in Canada seem to "hate each other". I put that in quotation marks because that's what the other side says about their counterpart; "Well he hated me first", etc. The thing is, NB is the only bi-lingual province in Canada and last week our minister of education, a guy I've known most of my life and thought was a borderline dick, Kelly Lamrock decided to completely decimate the early french-immersion program for children before reaching Middle School. A lot of people are not happy. But all it takes is for one person to say "he hates the french", then an english speaking citizen to say "Well you want to turn MY city into your own little french speaking town," followed by "We have the right to our language", and have an the aforementioned english person to say "well we are the majority". Protests follow. It's been that way my whole life here. So, do the French citizens of Fredericton shoot the English? Lord, I hope we've become more civilized then that.
In fact, the idea of saying "him before me" is super barbaric to me. I don't understand this paranoia and ingrained need to defend yourself against something that is a product of your own actions. That "your" isn't pointed at anyone person, but rather a general "your". It's like Fredericton's situation, one person feels threatened so they threaten the other side and it all escalates.
Maybe what you're saying is that we've gone past this point of no return, and there is no answer but violence. I hope not. Maybe it's simply the attitude we sport; maybe it's all our own perception. It all comes off very superior to me. You want to be better then the others and incase they raise to the level you are at, you can raise once again. When does it stop?