• mightysashiman@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    the 2 common culprits in all these horrible stories are: 1) human stupidity 2) gun proliferation. solving the first would require eugenism. solving the second is a big american no-no. So don’t call it horrible, just live with it. It’s just a normal by-product of american culture.

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      IMHO solving 1 needed educations, but that’s also a big American no-no, so we’re back to square one.

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        IMHO solving 1 needed educations, but that’s also a big American no-no

        No it’s not. For all of their ills, stupidity, nonsense, fraud, and extremely questionable decisions the NRA does run education campaigns with their “Eddie Eagle” program. A big problem is that it has been kicked out of schools, especially schools in Blue States, so they’re unable to reach one of the audiences that need it the most.

        It’s like Red States kicking Sex Education out of schools and being shocked at teen pregnancies. Education works far better than restriction. Always.

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      Solving the first would require the end of human existence. You can’t breed out stupidity, eugenics doesn’t solve anything.