Quote (fender @ May 26 2022 02:46am)
you're mostly talking about economic freedom, which is the ONE aspect which somewhat saves america's rating in those rankings. i repeatedly specified i'm talking about individual freedoms, and in those, as well as overall placement, america usually ranks SIGNIFICANTLY lower than the leading nations - and again, my main point here is that guns have literally NOTHING to do with it. people with guns didn't do shit about how their political elite rigged america's political system to exclusively works for the rich and corporations. if anything, the gun issue is a tool for them to distract and divide the people so they won't unite and fight back against their exploitation.
economic freedom and individual freedom are at least 95% the same
without economic freedom the individual has nothing in the first place
the guns vs tyranny argument is indeed terrible unless people would use their arms to shoot the scumbags in washington
however aside from that i see the personal defense aspect in a society that has deteriorated beyond repair, i wouldnt want to live in rural iowa or at the mexican border without a gun
start the toughest gun laws and stop all weapons production in the states tomorrow, you will have the exact same bullshit for decades with the weapons in circulation right now