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Time to bash Americans again (piefedimages.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com)
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Post:"Can someone please tell me why schools in Europe have no security?" Reply:"We have like a whole ocean between us and America... how much more security do you want?"
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[–] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

We "tend to turn a blind eye to it" because "cultural problem" is primarily used as a racist dog whistle.

If your intention was to point at the underlying cause, you need to be talking about systematic impoverization, lack of generational wealth, devaluation of labor, etc.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child)

    Being American is not exclusive to black people and thus American culture has a country-wide problem in relation to guns.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    That makes sense from an outside perspective, sure. But your criticism was about Americans turning a blind eye to the "cultural" problem.

    Within the US, blaming gun violence on "culture" means pointing out that 13-17% of the population commits (and are the victims of) 55-65% of the murders. Blaming "culture" means pointing out that mass shooters are predominantly white, they also account for less than 1% of all murders.

    The Americans broadly adopting your "cultural problem" argument are MAGAts. Normal Americans are turning a blind eye to that viewpoint, rather than being lumped in with those racist pricks.

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