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Desensitization to guns (thelemmy.club)
submitted 4 months ago by to c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works
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[–] 9 points 4 months ago (7 children)

The possibility of getting shot has broadly convinced the general public to improve their own behavior.

Pure nonsense. That is just regurgitating NRA propaganda, "an armed society is a polite society", when we know for objective fact that the opposite is true. Gun incidents happen more frequently in the US on a "spur of the moment" thing exactly because they are so prevalent. Arguments more frequently escalate into murder because of the presence of guns, while they don't in societies where guns are rarer.

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  • [–] -4 points 4 months ago (6 children)

    Pure nonsense? Parent commenter specifically indicated that the presence of firearms induced improvement in their own behavior.

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  • [–] 6 points 4 months ago (5 children)

    No, I did not indicate it's an improvement. Please get your words out of my mouth.

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  • [–] 0 points 4 months ago (4 children)

    You most certainly did. You indicate you are more tolerant because other people are armed. You indicate you tolerate ("put up with") greater offense because of it.

    You're not an asshole road rager, and you've indicated you won't escalate to some other asshole's road rage, specifically because of guns. If guns are no longer an issue, what will it take for you to continue "putting up with" what you perceive to be shitty behavior on the road?

    The roads are a much safer place while you're "putting up" with it. I really, really, need you to keep putting up with it, even if all the guns are removed. If guns are the only reason you're "putting up" with it, we can't get rid of the guns. Give me a better option.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    I'd like to be able to give feedback without escalation. I don't engage in extra risky driving behavior for a whole lot more reasons than guns. My point is I have to have that as a factor, not that it consumes my every thought. If guns were the only thing keeping me from behaving badly, I don't think I'd like myself very much. If you think guns are or should be a primary motivator for good behaviors, I'm pretty sure we wouldn't get along either. I'm done with this for today; I've been given the maintenance dose for my misanthropy.

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  • [–] -2 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    "Feedback" IS escalation. "Feedback" IS an extra-risky driving behavior. Specifically, you are distracting two drivers (yourself and the "shitty" driver) from focusing on driving.

    Deterring you from such offensive behavior is a good thing. So long as guns serve as such a deterrence to you, I cannot support your desire for disarmament.

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