BEARING ARMS The Double Standard About Gun Ownership

[2A_Tom]

The Double Standard About Gun Ownership

David Gardiner is an associate professor in the Colorado College Religion Department, specializing in Buddhism and religions of China and Japan, and is co-founder and director of BodhiMind Center.
[FONT=&amp]I believe the relationship many Americans have with guns is pathological. Not all gun owners idolize their possession, but those who do suffer from insecurity, paranoia, susceptibility to conspiracy theories, likely racism and other disorders. Similarly, some idolize the power of the military and police to keep our world and communities safe. Missing is a consensus to care for one another just as we care for ourselves. We have a violence fetish in America that profoundly damages our individual and collective well-being. As some bible scholars say, perhaps one source is the image of the angry, retributive God of the Hebrew bible that remains strong in our Christianity, despite Jesus’ teaching to turn the other cheek, to practice forgiveness. Regardless, we need to grow.[/FONT]

If these are disorders they should be protected by ADA!

 

[DRob]

What a goof!

 

[wtburnette]

By and large, gun owners are realistic. We know that there is a segment of society that preys upon and doesn't value their fellow man. Guns are needed to protect against those predators. We also have a Government that is getting more oppressive by the day. We know that without our guns, the Government would have no fear of the citizenry. Sounds like the Prof is the one who lives in a fantasy land and is disparaging those who know what is going on in our country.

 

[actaeon277]

ivory tower

 

[Phase2]

I believe the relationship many Americans have with guns is pathological. Not all gun owners idolize their possession, but those who do suffer from insecurity, paranoia, susceptibility to conspiracy theories, likely racism and other disorders.

Insecurity- I'm a victim of systemic <fill-in-the-blank>-ism
Paranoia- There are Nazi's and white supremacists everywhere!
Susceptibility to conspiracy theories- There are Nazi's and white supremacists everywhere!
Racism- Whites are oppressors and evil
Other disorders- Men can have periods!

Is he describing pathological attributes of gun owners or SJWs???

 

[wtburnette]

Insecurity- I'm a victim of systemic <fill-in-the-blank>-ism
Paranoia- There are Nazi's and white supremacists everywhere!
Susceptibility to conspiracy theories- There are Nazi's and white supremacists everywhere!
Racism- Whites are oppressors and evil
Other disorders- Men can have periods!

Is he describing pathological attributes of gun owners or SJWs???

Finding attributes of those he knows to those he doesn't...

 

[Phase2]

Finding attributes of those he knows to those he doesn't...

Always accuse your opponent of what you are doing...

 

[Expat]

Always accuse your opponent of what you are doing...

Phase2 is banging hot strippers, two at a time.

 

[Phase2]

Phase2 is banging hot strippers, two at a time.

OK. Well sometimes the accusations are correct...

 

[Leadeye]

More academics using that racist description. it seems to be their favorite word these days, wonder if it will eventually go out of style.

 

[actaeon277]

Insecurity- I'm a victim of systemic <fill-in-the-blank>-ism
Paranoia- There are Nazi's and white supremacists everywhere!
Susceptibility to conspiracy theories- There are Nazi's and white supremacists everywhere!
Racism- Whites are oppressors and evil
Other disorders- Men can have periods!

Is he describing pathological attributes of gun owners or SJWs???

projection

 

[sharpetop]

Lala land! It's no wonder our young people think the way they do with nut jobs like this indoctrinating them!

 

[jdthieke]

The majority of law abiding citizen gun owners are not the problem (if they were you would know it!)
A few bad apples give the rest a bad name.....