When you read the hate and anti-American democracy from the radical republicans and Christian autocrats, you must wonder how long America will last? Any reader of history knows this, but we all live in a small frame of time. Seems Canada is keeping watch, imagine a time in which Canada blocks its borders to both the hate and to those who want to escape what American has become under the republicans today. Autocracy appeals to the weak and needy whose hate and religion manages their minds and their values, democratic freedom scares them.
'Canadian national security task force is preparing for the collapse of the United States'
Canadian national security task force is preparing for the collapse of the United States
While the United States appears to hold true to the ideals of democracy, Freedom House, an international group that promotes global democracy, has warned that the country is backsliding. "Its democratic institutions have suffered erosion, as reflected in partisan pressure on the electoral...www.rawstory.com
""Its democratic institutions have suffered erosion, as reflected in partisan pressure on the electoral process, bias and dysfunction in the criminal justice system, harmful policies on immigration and asylum seekers, and growing disparities in wealth, economic opportunity, and political influence," the site said."
As for guns, America is stupid nation controlled by the NRA and fear.
"Fourteen-year-old boys are not part of a well-regulated militia. Members of wacky religious cults are not part of a well-regulated militia. Permitting unregulated citizens to have guns is destroying the security of this free state." Molly Ivins
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How many people are shot in the U.S.? How many Americans are injured by guns?www.bradyunited.org
"The shooter is almost always male. Of the past 129 mass shootings in the United States, all but three have been men. The shooter is socially alienated, and he can’t get laid. Every time you scratch the surface of the latest mass killing, in a movie theatre, a school, the streets of Paris or an abortion clinic, you find the weaponised loser. From Jihadi John of ISIS to Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris at Columbine, these men are invariably stuck in the emotional life of an adolescent. They always struggle with self-esteem – especially regarding women – and sometimes they give up entirely on the possibility of amorous fulfilment. There are different levels of tactical coordination, different ostensible grievances and different access to firearms, but the psyche beneath is invariably the same."
Humiliation and rage: how toxic masculinity fuels mass shootings | Aeon Essays
Mass shootings have one thing in common: toxic masculinity. Where does it come from and what can be done to stop it?aeon.co
'A third of guns in the US are imported, and foreign firearms makers want a say on gun control'
A third of guns in the US are imported, and foreign sellers want a say on gun control
Austria's Glock accounts for the majority of handguns imported into the US. It gave more than $100,000 to the NRA in 2016.qz.com
Our society no longer raises boys to be men. All this mollycoddling, no personal responsibility, everybody gets a trophy, doesn't prepare children to face the reality of adulthood. It took 3 generations and deliberate intent for the country to get to this point, it would take a concerted effort and another 3 generations to get away from it. Of course the same malcontents, and their acolytes, will fight tooth and nail to maintain the status quo. That's the only way they can have the excuse to attack our rights.
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