loopsygonegirl
loopsygonegirl t1_ja70kiq wrote
Reply to comment by boringhistoryfan in ‘That’s my neighbour’: Mariupol residents’ shock at Putin’s parade line-up | Ukraine by madrid987
> what else would you do?
I think quite some people would naively answer this question with 'I would fight'. The whole gun ownership logic in the US is based on that rational. From the safety we are in, it is quite easy to imagine we will be brave and resist. But in the end of day most of us (at least I know I will be) are cowards with just the will to survive/live, even if it means betraying ourselves/country.
loopsygonegirl t1_ja7i05x wrote
Reply to comment by boringhistoryfan in ‘That’s my neighbour’: Mariupol residents’ shock at Putin’s parade line-up | Ukraine by madrid987
That is my whole point? When it comes to right to bear arms, the argument 'I need it against arbitrary government/a tyranny' is often used. And that is the whole problem I am pointing out. I don't think those/most people take into account that a tyrant government will go after your kids (or you as a person for that matter), making it very hard to actually pick up arms. Like I said, it is easy to claim something when you are not in danger. We all imagine to be heros from the safety we are in, but when it really comes down to that moment I doubt most of us are those heros.
I don't understand where the 'I can't hate them for it' part comes from and I prefer to leave it out. I am just explaining why it is normal and human to do it like that... taking a hate into any discussionis so polarizing.