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Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

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[–] MrFinnbean@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

And how excactly you responded to my comment about the pepper spray? Or how gun violence and gun laws go in hand to hand? Look how Australias statistic went down after 1996. Must be coincidence that after gun law reform fatalities with guns went down.

I went on a rant about your "militia against the tyrannical goverment" bull. Its just convinient excuse for cowboys to feel good owning guns.

[–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Australia is a globally poor country (by total in the country. Individually you're doing well) with a small population surrounded by a lot of water.

If you think things that work in a country like Australia with a mere 27 million people can work the same as a place like the USA with a population of 340 million and land bordered with Mexico and Canada, you're thinking like a child.

[–] MrFinnbean@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

How about europe? EU alone has 450 million people with higher density living than USA and neighbors like Russia, Turkey and very short boat ride to Afrika and middle east, not to mention recent and not so recent wars that left millions of guns and and even more munitions, and explosives in the cellars and attics of people.

USA has multitudes of more gun related violence than whole EU.

I just cant understand how you guys see the problem and just resist doing anything to it. Like its some great victory for freedom to have children have to do shooter drills in schools. Espesially when there are so easy steps you could do.

[–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

We don't get gassed on trains.

[–] MrFinnbean@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

To be honest im not sure what you are referencing now.