• Drusas@kbin.run
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    5 months ago

    That’s not really commenting on my point, which is that these places also have gun cultures. The US is not unique in that.

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      5 months ago

      I haven’t spent any time in the Middle East, so please forgive my armchair analysis if you are more versed in the culture, but it seems like they have a legitimate need for guns, given how unstable the region is, rather than seeking guns out because of a deification like the US.

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        5 months ago

        deification

        This is almost a more fitting description than ‘fetish’ or ‘idolatry’.