Comments by "Mat Broomfield" (@matbroomfield) on "Why Is It Easier to Buy An Assault Rifle than Vote in America?" video.

  1. You seriously think that there's any chance whatsoever of anyone driving truckloads of guns across the border NOW let alone if guns were prohibited?! As for your stats about the number of times that guns are used to "defend" yourself, I think you just made my case for me. Nowhere else are there than many people per capita HAVING to use lethal force to defend themselves. You're a violent insecure people. "We have to use guns to defend ourseles from all the guns we have." Circular argument.
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  2. I'm sure that there are some people capable of manufacturing guns, but clearly if it was that easy, criminals in all the countries where guns are banned, would all make their own, rather risking importing them on the black market. And that's not to mention the difficulty of manufacturing your own gunpowder and making your own ammuntion..
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  3. Okay, I concede that that's a fair point, but it still makes me wonder - if it's that easy,why aren't criminals doing that in countries where guns are prohibited?
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  4. I can assure you, the US is no longer the beacomn of anything, except how perfectly capitalism can corrupt anything, and how little value politicians place on human life where money is concerned. It is the very epitome of a democracy turning into a fascist state. And look what happened to the Roman Empire. I seriously doubt that your guns that are protecting you from you your government. You guys desperately need a revolution, and I'm not seeing the guns coming out.
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  5. Supply and demand? In this same paragraph, you're explaining how all of these migrants "took our jobs derp de derp", and then in the next, you're explaining the reason why the poor can't afford child care is that there is more demand for workers than there are workers. Your own position is incnsistent. And for the record, the short term loss of low end jobs is greatly exceeded by the increase of jobs needed to service the new immigrant population, giving net econoomic GROWTH.
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  6. The greatest threat to world peace now is America not Hitler or Mussolini. America is NOT the policeman of the world. Interfering in global politics is dangerous, and never produces the oputcomes you expect. Look what the end of WW2 produced - the cold war, a Soviet super state, and Israel - a new nuclear power and a powerful aggressive force in the middle east. America is not the hero you think it is. It's the Zimmerman of the planet, ruthlessly dispensing vigilante justice.
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  7. It's funny how you consider providing health care to all your fellow citizens as unreasonable. It speaks volumes.
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  8. The few people who break the laws?! Are you kidding? America imprisons more people than anywhere in the world. Fear mongering? Google "shot in traffic altercation" and tell me it rarely happens. 18.9 million hits! Americans have quick tempers and pull their guns too easily. So, arming everyone so they can defend themselves against... each other - makes sense. America is an emotionally immature and damaged nation that should probably be disarmed for its own good.
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  9. I totally agree, that there IS rationing of healthcare. I may have to wait a few months or more for major surgery. But you know what, it's trivial compared to the economic rationing imposed by capitalist healthcare. If I have an auto crash, I don't have to wait to be picked up by the right ambulance. If I need a liver transplant, my consideration before acceptng the surgery is not whether or not I can afford it. How many Americans suffer for years because they can't afford medical treatment?
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  10. You are pleasantly reasonable.
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  11. Survival of the fittest is not an ateist thing - it's simple biology. The fastest deer escapes the lion; the most dominant lion eats the food. To deny that principle is simply to say that you don't understand nature. I completely agree with your right to defend yourself. That's why I have sympathy with people who want to own guns. But it's a circular argument. You wouldn't need the guns if everybody didn't have them.
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  12. As a non-American, I find it hard to see why guns are still allowed in American society, but even if accept your argument that they are important, I find it utterly incomprehensible to understand why you would not want to place restrictions that a) ensures only responsible,sane adults can buy guns b) ensures that the ownership of said guns is tracked to ensure a). There is NO reasonable case for allowing irresponsible, insane, young people to own guns.
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  13. Blood groups: austria - xrays: germany - vitamins: Uk - pennicillin: Scoland - Vaccination: Canada - HIV France and USA. Point made? You have an Americocentric view of the world. Commercialisation of medicine has undoubtedly brought about some advances for those who can afford to pay for them, but America is FAR from being the sole contributor. And you really don't have a clue what you're talking about when you say that Euriopeans have less freedom.
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  14. You are totally right that these other nations are interfering in Syrian politiics, and it's reprehensible. You know something else? They're both extreme dictatorships! Amusing that you casually include the US in that group. Justice? What's justice? Helping Islamic rebels to depose the leader, or restoring his "rightful" claim to power? Either has wildly unpredictable consequences.
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  15. You obbviously forget the lessons from the McCarthy witchhunts, and nazi Germany. All you do is demonise the target group, threaten the families of the soldiers, and threaten to execute soldiers who do not obey orders, and bang! Instant 99% compliance. Manning's 35 year sentence is stage 3. Anti-Muslim rhetoric is stage 1. Do you want to bet that stage 2 could never happen?
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  16. Again, agree that government doesn't use resources well - beaurocracy and answering to commercial masters is the problem. But it's not a matter of providing a lazy man with healthcare. In many states, it costs more for childcare, than the poor can earn in a week. For every hour they work, it costs 90 minutes of labour to pay for their kids. Many poor work loooong hours, but are simply unskilled. Thanks to America's hatred of their immigrants and students, they are put into that position.
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  17. Europe survives just fine with socialised health care. Betterthan fine. If something bad happens to me - as it inevitably does to all of us - it doesn't take a lifetime of saving, and destroy my family to pay for its treatment. What causes problems, is capitalist care provides in a socialsed care system.
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  18. Guns is only a sacred cow to an insecure nation that is at war with itself and everyone else. Natural and god given? There is no god, and the only "rights" nature bestows is survival of the fittest. That would probably sit well with you as you are opposed to Obamacare. Until someone stronger turns up and takes what you have - just like the government is doing. I think you're confused about your own position.
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  19. You can't give an inch can you? You claimed that the rest of the world has contributed nothing to medicine, and I gave you five major contributions, and now you're STILL trying to claim that they're actually American. It's pathetic. Amazingly, America isn't seen by the rest of the planet as a shining beacon of all things good. You're increasingly seen as arrogant, militaristic, patronising, jingoistic buillies with enemies gathering on all sides. And that's by your allies!
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  20. Here's one area that we do have some general agreement. It is outrageous how many of your fundamental rights have been trampled over the past 20 years, and how little outrage there has been. Sadly, the press has become the mouthpiece of the government, and the public are like cattle, being fed sweet grass on the way to the slaughterhouse. Buuuut - amendments are by their nature, fair game for revision to suit the times. Viewing them as sacred cows is a mistake if they don't serve anymore.
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  21. I agree, 3D printing is a potential problem, although if you'd seen these printed guns, you'd die laughing if someone pulled one on you. At the moment the technology is extremely expensive, but will likely become affordable.I can't wait, but it certainly presents security risks across the planet. But it's not just the criminals I'm worried about - the vast number of moderately law abiding psychos who pull a gun at a traffic altercation or a party. You have become brazen because of the guns.
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  22. I appreciate your argument about the quantity of guns in circulation, but if you don't start to limit that now, then when? If guns became illegal immediately, the weapons my last a long time, but ammo could become hard to come by. Guns are bulky and show up on metal detectors. Unless people are only interested in smuggling them in one or two at a time, they're far harder to smuggle than drugs.
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  23. OKay, I went and looked it up, and it turns out you're right - it IS easy to make old fashioned black powder gunpowder, however, that is not explosive enough for modern weapons, which use complex chemicals that are highly restricted. So I guess if you wanna fight with old fashioned bombs and muskets, it's do-able enough, but if you want something that can go in your assault weapon you're not going to be making it at home after all.
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  24. Socialists like me? Ha ha! That's rich coming from someone whose country has been perpetuallt at war for the majority of its history. Who has used torture, nukes, targeted children and civilians, deposed democratically elected governments,and repeatedly armed terrorists - just in the past 50 years! But yeah -it's people like me who are the problem - people who want LESS guns, and fewer wars.
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  25. "most people who legally purchase guns have to undergo a background check and be over the age of 18" So this article is misleading then? I disagree with not banning it because it might fuel a black market. Sneaking guns into the country is massively much harder than sneaking in drugs.
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  26. I have sympathy for people who use guns for hunting or rural protection, and I can see the case for allowing certain types of guns, such as rifles, for people in that situation. The 2nd amendment can be changed. It's not a biggie if the politicians and people want it. According to this video, people can simply buy guns at gun fairs without even the need for ID- doesn't sound well regulated to me.
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  27. You act like "Oh, I'll just manufacture a few million bullets." If it was that easy, it would be happening in every prohibited state in the world. It isn't. Even governments and and rebel forces buy their weapons elsewhere rather than manufacture their own.
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