Why do white men have the highest rates of gun ownership?

[Caliman73]

60. "Problem number one is that they are delusional."

I have a bit of a problem with this. Delusions are beliefs held without evidence and are usually a sign of some mental illness. The problem is far greater and more complex than simply being "delusional". You need to ask yourself WHY, especially White men are having a problem finding "a new story". Why are they more likely to kill themselves during times of economic distress, etc...

White men, like many of us have been sold, by Capitalists, an increasingly false narrative of prosperity and dominance. White men have typically held a dominant role in society with some caveats related to wealth. They were the first to get the vote, they could serve in the military, had preferences for jobs, were able to establish and transfer wealth, etc... As the resources have accumulated at the very top of society, they have increasingly seen the disparity of their "top position" with the realities but the pressure still continues because their "failures" are seen not as the alienation of their labor from the rest of their lives, but as personal failure.

Men in general have put ourselves into a bind, where the only emotion acceptable to display is anger, so when things get so bad, we can't break down and cry, we get angry and lash out. When marketing for guns is targeted as "be a man", "protect", etc... then it creates a confluence of events that facilitate violence with the tool most accessible and effective at displaying power and anger.

I know that it is frustrating that this violence is occurring and people are getting killed, but when we continue to rain scorn on other victims rather than focusing on solutions, then we also perpetuate the problem.