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Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist
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Also goes along with my point from the NRA thread...
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Originally Posted by MattyC
I think culture has a lot to do with it, just not "pop-culture" as most would reference (video games, movies, etc..). Any sane person should be able to determine the difference between reality and fantasy.
But the culture of a government that doesnt get anything done because of a fundamental beleif that they MUST oppose the other side trickles down into society where you have people who are deeply divided on almost every issue and any suggestion of something different is looked as an attack on them as a person. Or any mention of comprimise is a "loss" in the competition of life. These attitudes create mass tension.
And when you throw that on top of the fact that the government has become a fight for power amongst the few at the top vs a force for the people, people may feel that they only response that will get any attention is the extreme one. Maybe these people are trying to prove the point that guns are a problem, but because things the the NRA continue to block any shift away from guns, maybe they feel this is the only way to inact change.
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Like really? An argument about a political sticker turns into a gun fight? Seems like a pretty strong escalation for a very minor disagreement.