Someone: "Guns shouldn’t be sold like candies. Perhaps they should create a permit or something. Why not limit "
American shows up: “MUH GUNS RIGHTS SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED. WHAT PART OF SHOULD NOT BE INFRINGED DON’T YOU UNDERSTAND? EVEN CRIMINALS SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO GUNS. IT SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED”
Canadian: Why does the US Senate require a super-majority (60/100) to legalize abortion? Why does the US Senate require a super majority (60/100) to reduce drug prices? How can empty states block stuff like that? In Canada, we just did this with a simple vote in the House.
American shows up: “THIS IS CALLED THE SENATE FILIBUSTER. IT PROTECTS OUR SACRED CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS. 60 OUT 100 SENATORS PREVENTS DICTATORSHIP. WE ARE NOT A SHITHOLE LIKE CANADA”
European: “Why do people who have 10 or 20 speeding tickets don’t lose their driving license? Wouldn’t this reduce car crashes and save lives?”
American shows up: “FUCK SPEED CAMERAS. THIS IS ANTI-CONSTITUTIONAL. THIS IS AGAINST WHAT OUR FOUNDING FATHERS WANTED”
I’m tired. Americans are the most conservative people I have ever seen. It’s like they are against any improvement at all to their country. They don’t realize how extremely conservative they are.
I’ve come to realize what conservatives really fear is agency. They don’t want to see themselves as capable of changing the world around them, they don’t want responsibility. They spend so much time and money prognosticating what could happen, or could be true, and avoid thinking about what things should be like. Making the correct predictions is the most highly valued thing, and making an ethical statement is tantamount to declaring that you are above society, that you follow a personal code instead of the social code, that you are disruptive. They can’t imagine a different world, so all attempts at change are seen through the lens of fear of loss.