Hubster
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I have to agree with this. And no, not because of my feelings about Americans in general, but because I simply feel it's closest to the truth.
(Disclaimer: I'm not trying to go on a anti-US tirade here, just giving my feelings about all this as an outside observer... But I know I'll get shot down in flames, so be it...)
It's very sad seeing the countless stories of school shootings in the US, but it's also becoming background noise. It seems so frequent and the solution is so obvious imo.
But talk to Americans and they're so defiant about being able to have firearms. I really feel that America's obsession about defending itself creates half of the problem you folks face. To the rest of the world, it is clear that you guys have paranoia to a level where you feel you must defend yourselves.
Aside from the usual US/Middle East crap, the reality is that no one really wants to kill you guys, no one cares about the US! And, you folks are doing a perfectly fine job destroying yourselves. It's a real shame and ironically, I only see violence on the same level in another region - the Middle East.
When I see pics from people in this forum posting their guns and knives, aside from it being totally ridiculous, I think it's actually quite disheartening that many Americans have so much anger and paranoia in them that they feel the need to purchase weapons. Simultaneously, intelligent Americans will be the first to proclaim how much they hate propaganda, and yet they seem to immerse themselves in it at the same time. It's baffling & somewhat contradictory to say the least.
Imo the simple truth is that America needs to let go of its distorted practice of its constitution: fuck off the guns, man up and learn to live without them. Yeah, you might go through a tough time at first, but you'll deal with it eventually. It's clear that there's no other solution, and sadly, America's dependence on having guns has become so much so that it's possibly now too late to actually get rid of guns. Catch 22.
I agree with you, to some extent, of course. I think you have the right to complain about what your tax dollars are being used for, that is a very good thing to complain about because it is pretty much your job as a citizen to complain about things like that and it is your right to do so in this fine country. Obviously it is not quite so simple as one guy (you in this case) complaining, but yeah if a lot of people complain someone is bound to listen. Whereas in an anarchic system it seems like there would be a lot of logistical problems and problems with "volunteer" forces or merc safety forces not feeling obligated to, because, well, they're just being bought for a job and can just run away with the money with no real punishment (who is there to punish them in this system?). This is a major problem for me with the anarchic/anarcho-capitalist/privatized system.
