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  • Around 5 years ago, still in reddit I did a comparison between US and EU crime rates. Despite my prejudice against the US most crimes were fairly similar (robberies, burglaries, assault), it was homicides where the US goes batshit insane.

    I believe it must be the availability of guns (even on the defending side, making the criminals more aggressive) that makes a homicide happen alongside a robbery where it does not in EU.









  • Hmmm? They seem pretty unhappy here

    As Apple says, "a 7-inch, low-resolution tablet primarily used for reading is graded on the same scale as a professionally oriented, 13-inch tablet with performance rivaling laptop computers. "

    Which is bollocks, efficiency is efficiency, you don’t say that it’s unfair to judge an SUV/pickup truck as more inefficient that a compact because they are more capable or ‘professionally oriented’. Which also is bollocks because Apple’s tablets are targeted to the mainstream and not just professionals.








  • There’s some missing punctuation (and typos), in a social media post, written on a mobile phone, the horror! I 've switched to a PC with a proper, physical keyboard.

    I am confused by your mention of pauses, are you reading it aloud and trying to split it when you need to breath? You should be identifying verbs, their subjects and their objects.

    But I doubt either you, or the other downvoters do not actually understand my post. It’s far more likely you do, but it offends you.

    It’s ironic that pro-democracy Americans can’t handle criticism of America’s mythology. Even more so, if you understand that using your, 2nd amendment protected, guns to stop tyranny is simply right wing propaganda to conceal their power fantasy of killing people they don’t like, with their 2nd amendment provided guns.


  • I have far less concerns with what Iran will do with nuclear weapons than what the only nation that has used them on civilians will do if they believe they can stop nuclear retaliation, a goal they 've been pursuing for decades.

    They after all have a much longer history of violating international law and committing atrocities than Iran,wo themselvesarenot saints at all.

    That’s without even considering the recent (impressive for an already right wing country) fast and extreme shift to the far right with Trump and co.



  • azuth@sh.itjust.workstoBoycott US@lemmy.caAmerica is the land of the free
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    28 days ago

    Never, if we accept the intent of the 2nd amendment is to stop a tyrannical us government it does so be making sure you have the means for a rebellion (or the states actually). In that case you would not be judged for your actions like a criminal.

    It of course does not apply to individuals taking action on their own (and they alone would not be able to bring down a regime). The best you could hope is a pardon/amnesty by a new pro democracy president/authority, if you are still alive.