Just another reason to not waste time with guns. The risk-benefit just isn’t there.
People want to feel in control and I get that. Take a natural disaster like a wildfire or something. It’s pretty much entirely out of your control. In a burglary, robbery, etc., it too is out of your control you just don’t realize it. The events leading up to that were set in stone in some failure in the assailant’s life, society, etc.
Everyone thinks a gun will make them safer but study after study shows the added risks from a variety of vectors outweighs the alleged safety that comes from possessing one.
In essence, if people had a special device that deterred the one in a million wildfire somehow but that device subsequently elevated the risk of your family being hurt in some other way to a greater degree who would rationally possess such a device?
It concerns me that there seems to be an obvious astroturfed effort to “arm the left” that reflects the ProPublics investigation on right-wing extremists seeking to muddy the waters between the sides and sow a civil / race war. The only people jumping in glee from this are firearm manufacturers who see a new market to tap.
Most, if not all, leftists accept Marx’s ideation of capitalism - even anarchists, who can be pretty disdainful of Marx otherwise. If you don’t, you’re not a leftist.
So… do you have any other reason to disarm the left apart from your silly little liberal conspiracy theory?
So by extension, they all accept his word on firearms? You speak for all leftists? How awfully convenient!
Alllriiightyyy, then… Your logical fallacy is: Non-Sequitur.
I can give you a plethora of reasons worth the time honestly, but given your usage of fallacies and blindly presumptuous takes (“silly little liberal”), I’m just not sure it’s worth my time.
I can give you a plethora of reasons worth the time honestly
And yet you haven’t… no surprises there.
(“silly little liberal”)
Yes, I called your silly little liberal conspiracy theory a silly little liberal conspiracy theory - because it’s a silly little liberal conspiracy theory.
Hi there! Looks like you linked to a Lemmy community using a URL instead of its name, which doesn’t work well for people on different instances. Try fixing it like this: !leftism@lemmy.world
c/leftism and c/anarchism is a representative sample of all lefitsts…? Citation needed, please!
Why would I need to try when your argument is fallacious out of the gate? I’m a self-described leftist and I disagree. I’m living-proof you’re objectively incorrect. But please proceed with obvious gatekeeping.
And yet you haven’t… no surprises there.
Of course, I gave the precise reason as to why. With fallacies like these, why would I consider an in-depth discussion? Explain.
Yes, I called your silly little liberal conspiracy theory a silly little liberal conspiracy theory - because it’s a silly little liberal conspiracy theory.
Since when is ProPublica a conspiracy theory? It’s well-documented this is precisely what righties and firearm manufacturers want. Or is it that difficult to comprehend that firearm manufacturers would want to make more money by selling to a wider market?
c/leftism and c/anarchism is a representative sample of all lefitsts…?
Yeah… I had an idea you wouldn’t want actual leftists dropping their two cents onto your shitty little lib conspiracy theory.
Can I spot a liberal or can I spot a liberal?
Of course, I gave the precise reason as to why.
You have given absolutely nothing.
precisely what righties and firearm manufacturers want.
Riiiiight… arming the left is exactly what right-wingers want - that is why they rushed to support the Black Panthers when they started packing heat, right?
I think I might have a bridge to sell you. Interested?
Yeah… I had an idea you wouldn’t want actual leftists dropping their two cents onto your shitty little lib conspiracy theory.
No-true Scot Fallacy. You just can’t stop from making fallacies and gatekeeping as you make statistical errors for a population pool that is — checks notes — <1% of the population… Thinking a fringe subreddit comprised of anonymity and astroturfers is going to represent all leftists in America, LOL. Come on kid, lay off the weed and start to use that noggin for but a moment, would you?
Can I spot a liberal or can I spot a liberal?
Can I spot a silly little revolutionary at — oh let me guess — the ripe age of around 22-years-old? Though I may be pushing it and you’ve yet to break out of your teens. A classic tale old as time, substituting bullets for brains.
You have given absolutely nothing.
Perhaps if your reading-comprehension isn’t so good, this may be the case?
Riiiiight… arming the left is exactly what right-wingers want - that is why they rushed to support the Black Panthers when they started packing heat, right?
Times have changed, buddy. At the moment, right-wing extremists are getting destroyed in the media because the contrast between left and right-wing violence is so stark. No matter how hard they try the BoTh SiDeS bullshit is just no longer sticking. While the left remains largely unarmed, the right is causing all sorts of chaos with violent attacks and it’s taking a toll on their ideology’s popularity. Their leaders are being charged; the DOJ is highlighting right-wing extremism as the #1 domestic terrorist threat. So what do these right-wing dipshits obviously want? To muddy the waters and escalate things and radicalize the left. But at the moment they know they can’t, and it’s making them look really bad. Let’s keep it that way, mmmkay? Again, let’s use brains over bullets.
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Also I didn’t think it took much ink to connect the dots that all you’re doing is making rich firearm manufacturer executives & shareholders happy with the purchase of your firearm that makes you feel mighty, but you sure dodged that. Indeed, you’re really taking on the Bourgeoisie, LOL.
Tell me what the primary use of a firearm in my home is on a daily-basis other than being an active risk.
Well, it serves multiple purposes, actually! For starters, it makes a fantastic paperweight when I have too many documents on my desk. Secondly, if I ever run out of popcorn kernels while watching a movie, I can just load some small ones into the gun and shoot them into a frying pan. It also works great as a marshmallow launcher during backyard bonfires - that’ll impress all your friends at your next neighborhood get-together. Oh, and last but not least, you can use it as a walking stick or a selfie stick for those hard-to-reach angles. Clearly, there are several creative ways to utilize a firearm in everyday life.
The primary use is to protect you from someone who attempts to cause you harm. It’s only an active risk if not understood how to use and not properly out of reach of those who do not understand. I don’t like guns but I am not sure what you are trying to argue?
This mindset is like the motorcyclists or automobile drivers who espouse they don’t plan on wrecking because they’re good drivers, lmao.
Welcome to why we have speed-limits;; sure, some might know how to drive faster, but boy, when do my fellow males ever over-extend their confidence beyond their actual capability…?
lol anyways, the reality is that statistically the risk to those within the household from mere possession (safety accidents from children, suicide, domestic abuse/homicide, not opting to run, hide, flee, cooperate that are all better alternatives than engaging, statistically, theft of firearm and its use elsewhere) outweighs the safety. Full-stop. From a societal standpoint, that’s kind of a bad ROI.
… And thus in the words of Jim Jefferies, they’re not exactly too great for protection in the heat-of-the-moment, now are they?
… And oh how I wish the vast majority of gun-owners were responsible enough to lock them away. Yet time and time again – case in point here in this very article – we see they cannot be trusted with the simple standard of locking away firearms.
Just another reason to not waste time with guns. The risk-benefit just isn’t there.
People want to feel in control and I get that. Take a natural disaster like a wildfire or something. It’s pretty much entirely out of your control. In a burglary, robbery, etc., it too is out of your control you just don’t realize it. The events leading up to that were set in stone in some failure in the assailant’s life, society, etc.
Everyone thinks a gun will make them safer but study after study shows the added risks from a variety of vectors outweighs the alleged safety that comes from possessing one.
In essence, if people had a special device that deterred the one in a million wildfire somehow but that device subsequently elevated the risk of your family being hurt in some other way to a greater degree who would rationally possess such a device?
It concerns me that there seems to be an obvious astroturfed effort to “arm the left” that reflects the ProPublics investigation on right-wing extremists seeking to muddy the waters between the sides and sow a civil / race war. The only people jumping in glee from this are firearm manufacturers who see a new market to tap.
Riiiight… because the only way the left could possibly ever arm itself is because of astroturfing, right?
Somehow, I don’t think you know what left means, genius.
Hahah, quoting Marx when – tell me – how popular is Marx anyway in the US? Going to give you a hint and note that the figure is somewhere <=1%.
That you believe Marx speaks for every leftist in America in some strangely divine authoritarian reference… Allllriiighty, then, genius.
Most, if not all, leftists accept Marx’s ideation of capitalism - even anarchists, who can be pretty disdainful of Marx otherwise. If you don’t, you’re not a leftist.
So… do you have any other reason to disarm the left apart from your silly little liberal conspiracy theory?
So by extension, they all accept his word on firearms? You speak for all leftists? How awfully convenient!
Alllriiightyyy, then… Your logical fallacy is: Non-Sequitur.
I can give you a plethora of reasons worth the time honestly, but given your usage of fallacies and blindly presumptuous takes (“silly little liberal”), I’m just not sure it’s worth my time.
Find out for yourself here or here.
Somehow, I doubt you’re going to try.
And yet you haven’t… no surprises there.
Yes, I called your silly little liberal conspiracy theory a silly little liberal conspiracy theory - because it’s a silly little liberal conspiracy theory.
Hi there! Looks like you linked to a Lemmy community using a URL instead of its name, which doesn’t work well for people on different instances. Try fixing it like this: !leftism@lemmy.world
c/leftism and c/anarchism is a representative sample of all lefitsts…? Citation needed, please!
Why would I need to try when your argument is fallacious out of the gate? I’m a self-described leftist and I disagree. I’m living-proof you’re objectively incorrect. But please proceed with obvious gatekeeping.
Of course, I gave the precise reason as to why. With fallacies like these, why would I consider an in-depth discussion? Explain.
Since when is ProPublica a conspiracy theory? It’s well-documented this is precisely what righties and firearm manufacturers want. Or is it that difficult to comprehend that firearm manufacturers would want to make more money by selling to a wider market?
Yeah… I had an idea you wouldn’t want actual leftists dropping their two cents onto your shitty little lib conspiracy theory.
Can I spot a liberal or can I spot a liberal?
You have given absolutely nothing.
Riiiiight… arming the left is exactly what right-wingers want - that is why they rushed to support the Black Panthers when they started packing heat, right?
I think I might have a bridge to sell you. Interested?
No-true Scot Fallacy. You just can’t stop from making fallacies and gatekeeping as you make statistical errors for a population pool that is — checks notes — <1% of the population… Thinking a fringe subreddit comprised of anonymity and astroturfers is going to represent all leftists in America, LOL. Come on kid, lay off the weed and start to use that noggin for but a moment, would you?
Can I spot a silly little revolutionary at — oh let me guess — the ripe age of around 22-years-old? Though I may be pushing it and you’ve yet to break out of your teens. A classic tale old as time, substituting bullets for brains.
Perhaps if your reading-comprehension isn’t so good, this may be the case?
Times have changed, buddy. At the moment, right-wing extremists are getting destroyed in the media because the contrast between left and right-wing violence is so stark. No matter how hard they try the BoTh SiDeS bullshit is just no longer sticking. While the left remains largely unarmed, the right is causing all sorts of chaos with violent attacks and it’s taking a toll on their ideology’s popularity. Their leaders are being charged; the DOJ is highlighting right-wing extremism as the #1 domestic terrorist threat. So what do these right-wing dipshits obviously want? To muddy the waters and escalate things and radicalize the left. But at the moment they know they can’t, and it’s making them look really bad. Let’s keep it that way, mmmkay? Again, let’s use brains over bullets.
Also I didn’t think it took much ink to connect the dots that all you’re doing is making rich firearm manufacturer executives & shareholders happy with the purchase of your firearm that makes you feel mighty, but you sure dodged that. Indeed, you’re really taking on the Bourgeoisie, LOL.
You already have that device it’s called matches or a car.
This is not as clever as you believe it to be.
I particularly use a car on the daily whose primary purpose is to take me from point-A to point-B. You know, the part where I said Risk-Benefit…?
Tell me what the primary use of a firearm in my home is on a daily-basis other than being an active risk.
Well, it serves multiple purposes, actually! For starters, it makes a fantastic paperweight when I have too many documents on my desk. Secondly, if I ever run out of popcorn kernels while watching a movie, I can just load some small ones into the gun and shoot them into a frying pan. It also works great as a marshmallow launcher during backyard bonfires - that’ll impress all your friends at your next neighborhood get-together. Oh, and last but not least, you can use it as a walking stick or a selfie stick for those hard-to-reach angles. Clearly, there are several creative ways to utilize a firearm in everyday life.
Shucks, you’ve convinced me!
Bonus we all get to supplement some great and tasty lead from all the target practice when we’re training to be the big hero that one day!
The primary use is to protect you from someone who attempts to cause you harm. It’s only an active risk if not understood how to use and not properly out of reach of those who do not understand. I don’t like guns but I am not sure what you are trying to argue?
Actually it seems that the primary use is suicides and mass shootings
This mindset is like the motorcyclists or automobile drivers who espouse they don’t plan on wrecking because they’re good drivers, lmao.
Welcome to why we have speed-limits;; sure, some might know how to drive faster, but boy, when do my fellow males ever over-extend their confidence beyond their actual capability…?
lol anyways, the reality is that statistically the risk to those within the household from mere possession (safety accidents from children, suicide, domestic abuse/homicide, not opting to run, hide, flee, cooperate that are all better alternatives than engaging, statistically, theft of firearm and its use elsewhere) outweighs the safety. Full-stop. From a societal standpoint, that’s kind of a bad ROI.
Yeah. Welcome to why we have safes we can lock?
… And thus in the words of Jim Jefferies, they’re not exactly too great for protection in the heat-of-the-moment, now are they?
… And oh how I wish the vast majority of gun-owners were responsible enough to lock them away. Yet time and time again – case in point here in this very article – we see they cannot be trusted with the simple standard of locking away firearms.
Yeah. I agree with ya tbh. Just trying to play devils advocate to get a conversation going.
Sadly it’s impossible to argue for guns in good faith. Lol