Just finished replaying gta4 a week ago, I just ignored the relationship bait and had no issues. It's entirely optional.

Practically speaking.

potential suffering that might happen in the future

WILL happen in the future. Is guaranteed to happen in the future.

Theory vs reality

Actual history would like a word.

Following the Russian Revolution, Council of People's Commissars issued a December 10, 1918 decree requiring ordinary citizens to completely surrender private weapons and ammunition under penalty of long prison terms

At the very least only people who can afford them would have them but then that’s not a right

You can build an AR-15 for about $500 if you are patient with sales.

Or, 20 second search on gunbroker https://www.gunbroker.com/item/1197958046

Relevance? We are talking about "far enough left", just a reminder.

Only until the revolution though. Then they get taken away again.

How's that?

deciding to kill something, because you think it is best for them

My argument is that from a utilitarian viewpoint it's not just best for them, but it prevents future suffering for all their offspring. Not just the suffering of one, but of untold millions.

Obviously I don't think a utilitarian approach like this is the right way to proceed.

It's two sides of the same coin manipulating the populace for a common goal. Controlled by the same puppeteers.