When will it stop?
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a country addicted to guns and military weaponry
a country addicted to military power
a country containing extremes of wealth & poverty
a country riven with religion, fundamentalism and science denial
an effective Oligarchy, but preaching democracy
mmm, my hopes aren't high
a really good essay by the philosopher John Gray, based on a book review of Noam Chomsky's collection of essays
http://www.theguardian.com/books/201...chomsky-review
it was written some 4 years ago, but extremely prescient, especially this quote (which amazed me when I re read the article this morning)
" A condition of perpetual warfare has left the US more or less bankrupt, a state of affairs that can be sustained only as long as China chooses to fund the federal debt. Stagnant for a generation, the standard of living of the majority is falling and the country's infrastructure rotting away. Increasingly the US resembles Latin America some decades ago. The predominant response has been denial, with the Republican party degenerating into a squabbling apocalyptic cult and Obama's principal weakness seeming to be his palpable sanity. The best that can be hoped for is that voters do not opt for a kind of elective psychosis."
my bold - but in light of Donald Trump heading the US election poles - with some saying he has a real chance of becoming president, an interesting and disturbing observation
a country addicted to military power
a country containing extremes of wealth & poverty
a country riven with religion, fundamentalism and science denial
an effective Oligarchy, but preaching democracy
mmm, my hopes aren't high
a really good essay by the philosopher John Gray, based on a book review of Noam Chomsky's collection of essays
http://www.theguardian.com/books/201...chomsky-review
it was written some 4 years ago, but extremely prescient, especially this quote (which amazed me when I re read the article this morning)
" A condition of perpetual warfare has left the US more or less bankrupt, a state of affairs that can be sustained only as long as China chooses to fund the federal debt. Stagnant for a generation, the standard of living of the majority is falling and the country's infrastructure rotting away. Increasingly the US resembles Latin America some decades ago. The predominant response has been denial, with the Republican party degenerating into a squabbling apocalyptic cult and Obama's principal weakness seeming to be his palpable sanity. The best that can be hoped for is that voters do not opt for a kind of elective psychosis."
my bold - but in light of Donald Trump heading the US election poles - with some saying he has a real chance of becoming president, an interesting and disturbing observation
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All reports I've seen say all 4 of their guns were obtained legally.
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Obtained legally, quite possibly, but definitely very seriously illegally modified subsequent to purchase, particularly when it comes to California law:
https://pjmedia.com/trending/2015/12...-in-california
(and yes, I appreciate the website may be a touch biased on the general subject of firearm laws, but I think the basic facts are still clear enough)
More on California's unusually strict (for the US) rules on auto/semi-auto gun ownership here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AR-15s_in_California
In any case, it's becoming increasingly obvious this incident diverged a fair bit from the usual norm of mass killings that we see over there. Then again, I suppose you could almost say it's the exception that proves the rule.
https://pjmedia.com/trending/2015/12...-in-california
(and yes, I appreciate the website may be a touch biased on the general subject of firearm laws, but I think the basic facts are still clear enough)
More on California's unusually strict (for the US) rules on auto/semi-auto gun ownership here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AR-15s_in_California
In any case, it's becoming increasingly obvious this incident diverged a fair bit from the usual norm of mass killings that we see over there. Then again, I suppose you could almost say it's the exception that proves the rule.
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