Comments by "XSportSeeker" (@XSpImmaLion) on "How Domestic Violence Victims View Firearms | VICE on HBO (Bonus)" video.

  1. Feels this only goes to show when it's said that the US doesn't have a gun problem, it has a cultural problem. Focusing on gun ownership only will never fix it, though you can argue if it is or isn't a step forward. Of course, fixing culture is a way harder problem, way more complex, which is why people keep stumbling in the dark with scattershot strategies to see if something sticks. In general, there are some takeaways I can make from US culture that lead to the present situation. They go around: entitlement, an out of control reinforcement of competitive stances, idolatry of guns as power enablers, a systemic degradation of empathy, failure of educational institutions and parents to teach kids what's important in life, fearmongering and warmongering, tribalism and polarization, a continuous and persistent lack from a societal standpoint to detect and prevent mental issues in people or in relationships, plus some other related things. Of course, this isn't exclusive to the US, nor can I even say it constitutes a big part of it or affects everyone in a similar way. But it's becoming obvious that it's endemic to some parts of US. You see, from a logical standpoint, if someone goes to the police to report worries or actual threats to someone's life, the response should never be to get a gun to protect yourself. Protecting and serving is what the police should be doing in the first place, it's the role they get paid for, and why it's there in the first place. So, if they are not doing their jobs, you should start from there. In a similar manner, societies should always be able to attend in some way or another people who feels they are in dangerous conditions like those. This is going more towards a culture and ideology way, but families, friends, communities and institutions should be prepared, in an official way or not, to pull people out of those kinds of environments when necessary. Part of the response anything should have for a dangerous environment is just to get out of there as quickly as possible, and we need to provide ways of facilitating that. And people should know and rely on such strategies if they ever become victims. I'm not talking only about hotlines, shelters and more official stuff like that - I'm talking about encompassing everything from education to cultural practices. And we're not talking about a poor country that you can expect people to be living like the wild west or something, everyone for themselves, survival of the strongest, the ones who have access to guns, the ones willing to be most aggressive and whatnot. So why do cases like these happen? It's also linked to wage gap, inequality not only in terms of gender, but also how authorities see and handle each class of society, plus a bunch of other stuff. Again, this is a hugely complex topic that won't be easy to solve or have easy answers to go for... but if people keep focusing on tiny parts of it and fighting over only that, nothing will be solved, and it might make things even worse.
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