• Longpork3@lemmy.nz
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    8 days 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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      8 days ago

      deification

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