Comments by "Faramund" (@faramund9865) on "Johnny Harris" channel.

  1. The real difference then is in how the community is shaped. In Switzerland, under the flag of the nation, to protect the nation and community. In the USA, for fun and to protect just your own family. Really says a lot about your communities and your country. And also about your government. I think in my country, the Netherlands, it's already better than in yours, but has been going downhill with open borders and other policies that has slowly been increasing the distance between people and government, much in an American fashion, by trying to do everything on a larger scale, rather than smaller (including the EU). I really hope we can reverse in a Swiss direction, so we can have small scale government close to the people again.
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  2. I disagree. He's advocating for a change in culture. I've seen a lot of people commented that there used to be a more responsible gun culture in the USA. With shooting clubs at schools and so forth.
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  3. Fair enough. But it has to be said, the USA has BOTH good and bad. And there really is no room for bad in Switzerland as you are forced to make your gun a responsibility instead of a toy to play with. I think if US government would actually be part of the community instead of a bunch of cronies, people would be fine with the same system as in Switzerland. But as it stands, that's not the case.
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  4. Good place to start would be to have good communities and small scale government that is close to the community. I think that way you could establish the same gun culture as in Switzerland.
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  5. The duty, the responsibility in turn helps solidify the community and thus trust. When I see Swiss people shoot, I see trust in eachother to use the weapons responsibly etc. American gun culture is off the hook.
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  6. Nice quote from Tacitus' Germania. I feel as though this is a cultural continuation of that: "They transact no public or private business without being armed. It is not, however, usual for anyone to wear arms till the state has recognised his power to use them. Then in the presence of the council one of the chiefs, or the young man's father, or some kinsman, equips him with a shield and a spear. These arms are what the toga is with us, the first honour with which youth is invested. Up to this time he is regarded as a member of a household, afterwards as a member of the commonwealth".
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  7. Seriously I feel as though people are trying to get me back to the land of my forefathers.
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  8. Funny, my Swiss family also has a founding myth of standing up to nobility.
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  9. Wouldn't it be great if your government didn't totally suck?  @redthemenace2231 
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  10. That's not what he said though I think. He's saying there's a culture of service, responsibility and community when it comes to guns in Switzerland. And that in the USA it's about >I< have the right. Furthermore I would add that the USA has a big government issue, fully of cronies and far away from the people. Who would want to serve an empire of cronies?
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  11. Are you the brother of Vsauce?
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  12. "And yet". No, they are peaceful and neutral BECAUSE of their military prowess.
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