Germany has ~15M legally owned (official statistics) and at least 16,7M (known discrepancy of pre-1972 sales and amnesty registrations) but most likely > 40M illegally owned guns (estimates w/ inventory losses, smuggling and DIY since 1871). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=No7BTPf52NM
that's literally the root cause, cuz whilst similarly easy access to guns exist in Canada they don't have even.remotely the same.amounts of cases per capita (!!!)...
So the Republican Party's propaganda outlet, Fox "News", holds a joint press conference for the candidates. The "moderators" asking questions are in-house Fox propagandists, who are as generally servile as expected.
You might expect the rest of Big Journalism to call this the farce it is. Of course not.
The hordes of journalists "covering" tonight's Republican joint press conference are only the latest evidence that Big Journalism relentlessly wastes valuable resources on made-for-TV infotainment.
Just imagine all the actual journalism those people could be doing if they weren't wasting time and money in Milwaukee.
I think I would pay a premium subscription for access to paywalled news content if there'd be a guarantee I wouldn't also receive marketing emails I don't need or want.
Or at the very least choose to make buying articles or an entire issue not more expensive and inconvenient as buying #print by having an easy #SMSpayment option like @heiseonline.
Powerful and Continuing #Nationalism
Fascist regimes tend to make constant use of #patriotic mottos, slogans, symbols, songs, and other paraphernalia. #Flags are seen everywhere, as are flag symbols on clothing and in public displays.
Disdain for the Recognition of #HumanRights
Because of fear of enemies and the need for security, the people in fascist regimes are persuaded that human rights can be ignored in certain cases because of “need.” The people tend to look the other way or even approve of torture, summary executions, assassinations, and long incarcerations of prisoners.
Supremacy of the #Military
Even when there are widespread #domestic problems, the military is given a disproportionate amount of government funding, and the domestic agenda is neglected. Soldiers and military service are glamorized.
Rampant #Sexism
The governments of fascist nations tend to be almost exclusively male-dominated. Under fascist regimes, traditional #gender roles are made more rigid. Opposition to #abortion is high, as is #homophobia and anti-#gay legislation.
Controlled #MassMedia
Sometimes the media is directly controlled by the government, but in other cases, the media is indirectly controlled by government regulation or by sympathetic media spokespeople and executives. Government #censorship and #secrecy especially in war time, are very common.
Obsession with #NationalSecurity
Fear of hostile foreign powers is used as a motivational tool by the government over the masses.
#Religion and Government are Intertwined
Governments in fascist nations tend to use the most common religion in the nation as a tool to manipulate public opinion. Religious rhetoric and terminology is common from government leaders, even when the major tenets of the religion are diametrically opposed to the government’s policies or actions.
Protection of #Corporate Power
The #industrial and business #aristocracy of a fascist nation often are the ones who put the government leaders into power, creating a mutually beneficial business/government relationship and power elite.
Suppression of #Labor Power
Because the organizing power of labor is the only real threat to a fascist government, labor #unions are either eliminated entirely, or are severely suppressed.
Disdain for #Intellectuals and the #Arts
Fascist nations tend to promote and tolerate open hostility to #HigherEducation and academia. It is not uncommon for professors and other #academics to be censored or even arrested. Free expression in the arts is openly attacked, and governments often refuse to fund the arts.
Obsession with #Crime and #Punishment
Under fascist regimes, the #police are given almost limitless power to enforce laws. The people are often willing to overlook police abuses and even forego #CivilLiberties in the name of patriotism. There is often a national police force with virtually unlimited power in fascist nations.
Rampant #Cronyism and #Corruption
Fascist regimes almost always are governed by groups of friends and associates who appoint each other to government positions and use governmental power and authority to protect their friends from accountability. It is not uncommon in fascist regimes for national resources and even treasures to be appropriated or even outright stolen by government leaders.
#Fraudulent#Elections
Sometimes elections in fascist nations are a complete sham. Other times elections are manipulated by #SmearCampaigns against or even assassination of opposition candidates, use of legislation to control #voting numbers or political district boundaries, and manipulation of the media. Fascist nations also typically use their judiciaries to manipulate or control elections.
This post is a summary of Fascism, Anyone? by Lawrence W. Britt published in 2003 by Free Inquiry magazine."
That's why this is basically exclusive to the #US despite it neither having the most [il-]legal weapons per capita in circulation nor having the most relaxed laws by a long shot. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3VQULyT390
But hating on an inanimate boject is far easier than looking at the facts, because there are nations with more and easier access to firearms yet less mass shootings per capita. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3VQULyT390
SAVING AMERICA! THE GOP'S NEW SLOGAN! SAVING AMERICA FROM? ALL THE BILLS THAT WOULD HAVE IMPROVED THE AVERAGE AMERICAN'S LIVES, RETSORED SOME BASIC RIGHTS AND HELPED THE AVERAGE AMERICAN FAMILY!. THE DEMOCRATS ARE FAR FROM PERFECT BUT, THE GOP ONLY OFFERS HATE, DIVISION AND PANDERING FOR THE RICH AND PROTECTING THEIR LYING, CORRUPT MEMBERS, REVENGE INVESTIGATIONS THAT WASTES TIME AND MONEY AND FIND NOTHING? THE WHITE RACIST AMERICAN HAS TO REALIZE THEY CAN STILL HATE AND HAVE NICE THINGS! LMAO!