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comment by deanSolecki
deanSolecki  ·  3450 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What Makes American Men So Dangerous?

I think the cultural enablers are part of the macro problem, but I agree, that friend with the Facebook options isn't going to hurt anyone; he'll watch as other people get hurt and say, "eh, I like having a gun and it's only black people that get murdered." -- Getting meaningful legislation requires a culture war with these types more than the cast-asides, but certainly, the cast-asides are the ones that pose a tangible individual threat. It makes intuitive sense that the less you have to lose, the more likely you are to "risk it all."

Great post, btw. I hadn't seen it before. :)





kleinbl00  ·  3450 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I think what we're seeing is that the masculinity enablement provided by guns is becoming too costly in terms of social capital. If you have none it doesn't matter, but if you have a little, guns will wipe it out.