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This is probably one of the better ''mater of fact'' kind of casual responses that I've heard regarding the matter. The interviewer tried to frame the discussion in a completely intellectually dishonest way by saying that guns are a metaphor that ''disenfranchised white guys need'' and that ''It makes them feel good.''
Russell's response, taken from the dialogue in the video. I only quoted a couple of snippets from the dialogue so you have to listen to the whole thing to really appreciate how well Russell shut him down. Russell effectively made a mockery of the interviewer's arguments.
“Yeah, I don’t understand the concepts of conversation of 'the gun culture.' We’ve lived with guns since what the seventh century or something. I don’t know.''
''They can get cars and run you over with em. What are you gonna do about that?''
They can get knives and stab you with em. What are you gonna do about that?
''What are you gonna do? Outlaw everything?
''Look, if you think gun control or something like that is going to change a terrorist’s point of view I think you’re, like, out of your mind...I think it’s absolutely insane.''
''The problem we’re having right now is that we don’t have the concepts of how to turn it around and say, 'You know, you may think you’ve got me worried about what you’re gonna do, dude. You’re about to find out what I’m gonna do,' and that’s gonna worry you a lot more.''
''And that’s what we need, that will change the concept of 'gun culture' as you call it to something of reality''
Russell's response, taken from the dialogue in the video. I only quoted a couple of snippets from the dialogue so you have to listen to the whole thing to really appreciate how well Russell shut him down. Russell effectively made a mockery of the interviewer's arguments.
“Yeah, I don’t understand the concepts of conversation of 'the gun culture.' We’ve lived with guns since what the seventh century or something. I don’t know.''
''They can get cars and run you over with em. What are you gonna do about that?''
They can get knives and stab you with em. What are you gonna do about that?
''What are you gonna do? Outlaw everything?
''Look, if you think gun control or something like that is going to change a terrorist’s point of view I think you’re, like, out of your mind...I think it’s absolutely insane.''
''The problem we’re having right now is that we don’t have the concepts of how to turn it around and say, 'You know, you may think you’ve got me worried about what you’re gonna do, dude. You’re about to find out what I’m gonna do,' and that’s gonna worry you a lot more.''
''And that’s what we need, that will change the concept of 'gun culture' as you call it to something of reality''
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