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Originally Posted by CroFlames
What does being a physicist have to do with a guys source? If the sources is legit, then it's legit.
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Gotta admit though that 158 terrorist deaths number seemed low to me too. I don't think it's accurate.
The Orlando nightclub event had 49 (I'd count this as terrorism, not gun deaths?), and then the 2015 Paris attacks had 130 alone.
That 158 has to be higher, but the point remains that whatever it is, it's not going to be anywhere close to the rate and viciousness Americans kill themselves.
Americans and guns today are like North Koreans and their deplorable standard of living. Somebody in this thread said (paraphrasing) "guess I don't feel bad because if Americans don't do something about it, not sure we should care". Immediately I thought of North Koreans. Why don't they rise up and overthrow the government? Don't they understand how bad it is? The answer is no, they don't get it. So I do feel bad for Americans in the same way I feel bad for North Koreans, they just don't get it.
If the US army was in combat and lose 30-80 soldiers in a skirmish that would be considered a tragedy. I'm not sure why it isn't viewed the same way on the streets of Chicago.. It's disgusting actually. One of the things Trump said that I actually agree with is mobilizing the National Guard or Army into some of these areas where gangs are just killing each other, and dedicating some federal resources to stopping these war zones that are within the USA and largely going ignored.