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Guns are not a part of the culture of my homeland, except perhaps for the occasional Bollywood movie in which the bad guy meets his demise staring down the wrong end of a barrel.
My childhood in India was steeped in ahimsa, the tenet of nonviolence toward all living things.
The Indians may have succeeded in ousting the British, but we won with Gandhian-style civil disobedience, not a revolutionary war.
I grew up not knowing a single gun owner, and even today India has one of the strictest gun laws on the planet. Few Indians buy and keep firearms at home, and gun violence is nowhere near the problem it is in the United States. An American is 12 times more likely than an Indian to be killed by a firearm, according to a recent study.
It's no wonder then that every time I visit India, my friends and family want to know more about America's "love affair" with guns.
I get the same questions when I visit my brother in Canada or on my business travels to other countries, where many people remain perplexed, maybe even downright mystified, by Americans' defense of gun rights.
I admit I do not fully understand it myself, despite having become an American citizen nearly a decade ago. So when I learn the National Rifle Association is holding its annual convention here in Atlanta, right next to the CNN Center, I decide to go and find out more.
Source: http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/28/world/indian-immigrant-nra-convention/index.html
(Score: 0, Flamebait) by khallow on Friday May 05 2017, @03:11AM (1 child)
You don't say, khallow! Who do you think is the most egregious case of this?
You're in there near the top of the list (only some really crazy people are ahead of you). But for the climate change example, sjames [soylentnews.org] was the latest to make that mistake. I see you gave [soylentnews.org] the concept a spin as well.
Personally, I'm looking forward to your final good bye. I'm sure it'll be quite stirring and just as much a shitting on philosophical thought as your usual fare.
One thing you've never respected is that reasoning takes time. At times, you've indicated a desire for good discourse, and then crapped on anyone (particularly me) who tried. I'm no longer playing the game.
(Score: 2) by aristarchus on Friday May 05 2017, @03:23AM
Don't go away, khallow! I enjoy our little talks.
and then crapped on anyone (particularly me) who tried. I'm no longer playing the game.
Don't quit, khallow, try harder! I will wait however long it takes for you to learn to reason!