That's the thing- there would still be weapons everywhere. I'll give you two scenarios:
OP's scenario of military use of guns only-
The government would overtake us completely. The only reason they don't is because of fear. If we can't make them scared of us we're screwed. It would be a Nazi Germany that would never end. The government and it's citizens need to have an equal amount of fear for one another.
Scenario 2, Nobody has guns-
Here, we have criminals and cops playing with swords and arrows... Now we're reverting back to the dark ages. People killed people in grotesque ways when there were no guns, on a regular basis. I'll take gunshot wound over dirty arrow any day.
We don't live in a world where pleasure is of most importance. Death trumps love, just ask Romeo and Juliet.
Horrible, yet logical.
You think the government would overtake you if you didn't have guns? Wow... that's just... wow.
You're not the first one to say something like this though. I'm not an American myself, and I hope you're not offended by this question, but... why do so many Americans feel like the government is their enemy?
Because in our country it is our enemy.
Our government is taking away our freedoms, little by little. We need everything we can get to defend ourselves. This is a great country to live in if you're a respected citizen- but if you're sick, homeless, low incomed, a minority, or any of those combined, you're the unspoken target. And when something happens to you there's nothing you can do. Nobody will listen. Once you're a target, you can't dig your way back out.
Remember the patriot act? They said they wouldn't tap civilian phones- now they use it to capture petty drug dealers.
Now we can't exercise our free speech on the internet. Now they're "allowed" to walk into our homes, call us a terrorist, and take us away from our families for an indefinite amount of time- no contact. It already happened to a f*cking high school student.
Everyone has this "Couldn't happen to me" attitude- even though this crap happens every day.
Right now I'm kinda disgusted that the US is constantly invading the countries they call 'tyrannic'. Maybe they should fix their own problems first.
Do you know why so little people vote for third parties? I know the odds are small that they win anything, but if everyone does it... we might be able to fix this broken system. In my opinion, choosing between two similar special interest groups isn't really a democracy.
Dear, the military's weaponary is way too advanced to be defeated by a crowd of civilians with some light weaponary.
They don't fear you, there's just no purpose.
If the U.S. government was afraid of me, the world have much bigger problems.
I really hope you realize that I'm not stating they -are- afraid of our guns, let alone me. The problem is precisely that our government doesn't fear us but we fear them. Everyone is going nuts here. I need my safety. Even if it's a small dent in a shitty car, I don't want to go down in silence no matter how I'm afflicted. Apparently a shitload of Americans feel the same.
Legalize weed or legalize guns?
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Weed is purely pleasureable. It's not neccesarily, but it's pleasureable.
However, imagine a world without guns and weaponary.
The world would be a much more peaceful place.
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That's the thing- there would still be weapons everywhere. I'll give you two scenarios:
OP's scenario of military use of guns only-
The government would overtake us completely. The only reason they don't is because of fear. If we can't make them scared of us we're screwed. It would be a Nazi Germany that would never end. The government and it's citizens need to have an equal amount of fear for one another.
Scenario 2, Nobody has guns-
Here, we have criminals and cops playing with swords and arrows... Now we're reverting back to the dark ages. People killed people in grotesque ways when there were no guns, on a regular basis. I'll take gunshot wound over dirty arrow any day.
We don't live in a world where pleasure is of most importance. Death trumps love, just ask Romeo and Juliet.
Horrible, yet logical.
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Wait wait wait.
You think the government would overtake you if you didn't have guns? Wow... that's just... wow.
You're not the first one to say something like this though. I'm not an American myself, and I hope you're not offended by this question, but... why do so many Americans feel like the government is their enemy?
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Because in our country it is our enemy.
Our government is taking away our freedoms, little by little. We need everything we can get to defend ourselves. This is a great country to live in if you're a respected citizen- but if you're sick, homeless, low incomed, a minority, or any of those combined, you're the unspoken target. And when something happens to you there's nothing you can do. Nobody will listen. Once you're a target, you can't dig your way back out.
Remember the patriot act? They said they wouldn't tap civilian phones- now they use it to capture petty drug dealers.
Now we can't exercise our free speech on the internet. Now they're "allowed" to walk into our homes, call us a terrorist, and take us away from our families for an indefinite amount of time- no contact. It already happened to a f*cking high school student.
Everyone has this "Couldn't happen to me" attitude- even though this crap happens every day.
We reserve the right to be scared.
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That's some heavy stuff.
Right now I'm kinda disgusted that the US is constantly invading the countries they call 'tyrannic'. Maybe they should fix their own problems first.
Do you know why so little people vote for third parties? I know the odds are small that they win anything, but if everyone does it... we might be able to fix this broken system. In my opinion, choosing between two similar special interest groups isn't really a democracy.
Dear, the military's weaponary is way too advanced to be defeated by a crowd of civilians with some light weaponary.
They don't fear you, there's just no purpose.
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If the U.S. government was afraid of me, the world have much bigger problems.
I really hope you realize that I'm not stating they -are- afraid of our guns, let alone me. The problem is precisely that our government doesn't fear us but we fear them. Everyone is going nuts here. I need my safety. Even if it's a small dent in a shitty car, I don't want to go down in silence no matter how I'm afflicted. Apparently a shitload of Americans feel the same.