Oh the hypocrisy of news: it divides, terrifies, angers, and misleads
people, then acts surprised when they kill each other! Once again,
many do not see how they are supporting agendas that do not serve
them as they think. Banning a particular kind of gun, or even ALL
guns will not prevent people from hurting each other so long as they
feel scared, poor, disempowered, marginalized, or unloved. ANYTHING can
be used as a weapon. Some very devious interests have weaponized
everything: food, water, drugs, air, health and beauty products,
technology, media, etc. Yet some people are busy targeting guns
which are far less damaging compared to the collective harm caused by
those other things. The diseases and deaths due to poisoned and
unhealthy versions of everyday consumables are incalculable;
collectively they are responsible for so much more harm than guns. Trying to disarm people of the things they use to feel a sense of
security only worsens the situation and makes them more prone to
commit violence out of self-defense.
And banning specific
types of guns like AR’s and AK’s is particularly futile, because
there are SO many other guns that are exactly like them, just with
different names. There are already so many gun control laws, yet
like all laws, they are relative and subject to human interpretation. Many guns that operate and look exactly like assault rifles are now
classified as pistols by some people, just because they are a little
bit smaller. It is illegal for them to have “stocks” because
that would make them a “rifle”, so instead they have “braces”
which are functionally the exact same thing, just with a different
name. This is really a lesson in semantics, or relative definitions. If you ban something, people can just alter it slightly to avoid the
particular legal definitions of whatever is banned.
This
is the irrationality of fear-based, ignorant, reactionary responses
and attempts to take from others. So much news is only focused on
negative incidents. They rarely cover all the normal, positive life
experiences that are far more frequent. This creates a false sense
of disproportionate violence, making people afraid because they are
shown far more acts of aggression than the countless many more acts
of peace and kindness. They are following a very negative philosophy
of “If it bleeds, it leads”, or highlighting death, injury,
crime, and conflict to get peoples’ attention. But this also has
the effect of creating a very skewed and limited perspective of
reality. Due to such media coverage, many people suffer from
thinking “The world is in chaos and turmoil”, or “People are so
violent”. These are very limited points of view that are not true
for everyone. Thus, such news sources are actually promoting and
perpetuating violence by showing that far more often than peace and positivity.
Imagine if all you ever saw was volcanoes
erupting, earthquakes damaging cities, tornadoes leveling houses,
animals eating each other, people hurting each other. Imagine if you
never even knew about rainbows, sunsets, peaceful flowing creeks,
animals playing with each other, children hugging. All of these
things are real and happening, but if you never saw the happier, more
beautiful examples, you would have a very poor, negative, violent
view of Earth. I’m not suggesting we ignore anything, I'm saying
that is what news is doing! So much news is incredibly unbalanced toward the negative polarity,
focusing on certain things while ignoring others. This is because it
is owned and influenced by certain interests with certain
agendas.
Everyone has agendas, intentions, goals, plans,
etc. Some are just more sinister, subtle, and selfish than others. The key word in “gun control” is not about guns, it’s about
CONTROL. It’s like some people have a mental parasite that is
making them want to do everything to serve the parasite while
thinking they are serving themselves. They blame, judge, and focus
on anything BUT the parasite so that it may continue to thrive while
they are distracted and fighting each other instead of looking
within. Trying to impose your will on others out of fear is quite a
negative thing to do. All these “woke warriors” are not as
enlightened, positive, or helpful as they think.
Time
after time government officials, news anchors, and people with ZERO
experience or knowledge have spewed their ignorance on camera, and
those who are equally ignorant believe it, repeat it, and follow it
as if it was true. This is why I don’t even bother paying
attention to “news” anymore; but occasionally I still get brief
glimpses and soundbites from other sources. The latest ignorance
spouted by Joe Biden was that the 9mm caliber will “Blow your lungs
out”. Anyone with basic, low-level understanding of guns and
physics should know that is completely exaggerated. That bullet is
too small, and travels too fast to do that. It is just more
fear-mongering to manipulate people. This highlights the ignorance
of the supposed “most powerful person on the planet”; but again,
anyone who knows enough will know that is just another lie. Obviously many people don’t know that, or that he is talking
nonsense; so they repeat it because they are just as ignorant and
don’t know any better.
I have heard other politicians
being questioned about their proposals, and they too reveal a
complete lack of basic knowledge of guns. One proposed banning all
“semi-automatic weapons” and a reporter followed up with the
question of handguns. He “clarified” that handguns would be
exempt! That means he is ignorant of the fact that MOST handguns are
semi-automatic, which is why the reporter asked about them. Perhaps
he meant “fully-automatic weapons” instead, in which case he is
still ignorant because those are already not allowed to be owned by
civilians. Yet again, people can still acquire them with the proper
licenses and connections, so banning is not a sufficient strategy. Besides, banning does nothing about the countless weapons which exist
that people already have. The next logical step for authoritarians
and dictators is to try to confiscate those, which has proven even
more disastrous when tried. Many laws are written not to protect the
public, but to protect private interests, specific groups,
corporations, and industries. They influence the laws through
lobbying, thus imposing their will and agendas on the public through
the very systems they have been conditioned to believe in, work for,
worship, and obey. If you didn’t already know, hopefully you are
starting to realize that “laws” alone do nothing. Look at all
the laws against killing and stealing, have people stopped doing those things?
There are other questions which beg asking,
like if militaries would not give up their weapons out of fear of
being defenseless, then why would individuals? Why is it ok for
militaries who have killed millions over centuries of aggression and war to have
ALL the weapons, but it’s too dangerous for civilians with NO criminal record to have any, or to even have weaker ones? Is it
their lack of training? Aren’t things more dangerous when
people fear and don’t understand them? Then isn’t a better
course of action to train and educate people? Isn’t education a
common theme, subject, or solution that so many great heroes have
promoted? Isn’t it very negative to try to restrict, limit, and
infringe peoples’ rights and abilities instead of trying to help
them? Isn’t acting out of love more positive than acting out of
fear? Doesn’t fear affect our ability to think logically and
respond more appropriately and effectively?
Fear is born
of ignorance. People only fear what they do not understand. Therefore, those in fear are always ignorant. And those who use fear
and ignorance to manipulate others are the most ignorant, because
they don’t know how unwise that is. They are showing their own
ignorance by doing so. Only an ignorant person would want others to
be ignorant. The smarter people are, the better off ALL people are. So I do not fear or suffer these “authorities”, because I know
they have no authority. They do the bidding of others, so they are
not as powerful as they want you to think. They may scare some
people, but not all of us. They will NEVER have the power to
infringe everyone’s rights, no matter how much media manipulation
they use.
Just look at how unsuccessful prohibition was. Banning something only creates a black market for it; it does not
stop people from acquiring and manifesting what they seek. Did
outlawing alcohol keep people from drinking? Of course not; in fact
that just made it worse because then people were drinking poorer
quality products made in bathtubs. Just as people can brew their own
alcohol, they can also make their own guns with 3D printers. And
sure, some of them are also dangerous to the user because of their
poor quality, but some are even better than what established
manufacturers produce and sell.
And just notice how most
politicians and news sources are focused more on gun control to
reduce violence than helping people and giving them what they need. Mental health support and
education would be MUCH more effective. If you ban cigarettes, but
people don’t know how unhealthy they are, then banning them will
not stop people from wanting, finding, or making them. Changing
peoples’ desires and beliefs is a more effective way of getting
them to change their own behaviors willingly without force. The
problem is, news is trying to do this in a very coercive,
underhanded, dishonest way. For those who recognize this, it
actually exacerbates animosity, frustration, distrust, and
discontent, which only breeds more violence.
Hopefully
this will convince some people of the futility and negativity of
trying to outlaw or take things from people; but if that’s not
enough, then how about this? Did you know there is a historical
pattern where confiscating the weapons of the public under the guise
of safety is often a prelude to genocide? Think about it, when the
masses are unarmed, then they are easier to conquer. Countless
millions have been killed using this strategy. And yes, I have heard
arguments like, “Handguns and rifles are no match for military
weapons, so having them for defense is pointless.” That’s like
suggesting we remove all the teeth and claws from animals to prevent
them from hurting or killing others. It’s not like they can defend
themselves against guns anyway, right? So why should they have any
defense at all? Do you see the “slippery slope” of taking things
from others because you are afraid of them? That opens the door to
others taking things from you, because you have already supported
that idea.
So if infringing on peoples’ rights and
beliefs is not the answer, then what is? Well, I have already
suggested what so many others have, which is education; but the good
news is there is not just one answer. People are on different paths,
learning different lessons, exploring different themes. Personally,
I believe in the wisdom of “Live and let live”, and “What you
put out is what you get back”, or in farming terms “You reap what
you sow”. NOT following such philosophy is actually a major source
of conflict because of the judgment and repression that goes along
with it. If you think you have the right to take away other peoples’
rights and to impose your will on them, then you have that in common
with the shooters and killers you are trying to stop.
