• hakunawazo@lemmy.world
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    28 minutes ago

    Therefore the average NRA opinion: If everybody has a gun…

    Edit: I’m from Europe and a supporter of strict gun laws. I just saw an analogy in NRA and the Syndrom quote.

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      2 hours ago

      Super-ness and gun ownership aren’t the same thing, and don’t work the same way.

      When everyone is armed, everyone can kill.

      When nobody is armed, a subset of people can kill.

      The former state of affairs is more fair, and hence less likely to lead to violence.

      • hakunawazo@lemmy.world
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        53 minutes ago

        When everyone is armed, everyone can kill.

        Like if all would be Supes. Therefore equality.

        When nobody is armed, a subset of people can kill.

        A subset like Mr. Incredible against the masses of normal people. Total inequality.

        Regardless my stance on that topic (please see my edit on my first comment for that) I see an analogy between NRA blabla and the Syndrom quote.

    • bluewing
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      6 hours ago

      That is the case. But it does not make it any less true. Those with weapons are harder to assassinate than those of us without weapons. Again, it’s a class thing and you and I are not a part of that class.