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Ping Tung

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20. I find it incredible that homo-sapiens showed up around 160000 years ago and still consider ourselves

Reply to Celerity (Reply #19)

Thu May 1, 2025, 03:40 PM

May 2025

to be the apex of evolution. Whereas the lowly sponges havs survived for 4,000,000,00 years with no history of murdering each other.

Evolution has no direction but we seem to have taken a really bad turn.

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Swedish police detain 16-year-old after three killed in Uppsala shooting [View all] Celerity Apr 2025 OP

Sad Demovictory9 Apr 2025 #1

What gangs are in Sweden?! k_buddy762 Apr 2025 #2

I wondered the same thing! RubyRose Apr 2025 #3

Well, I found this: k_buddy762 Apr 2025 #4

see post 5 for a deeper dive Celerity Apr 2025 #6

I have written on this extensively in the past here on DU. I have lived in Stockholm since 2018, after being born in the Celerity Apr 2025 #5

Post removed Post removed Apr 2025 #7

Have they ever? k_buddy762 May 2025 #8

Not to my knowledge.. nt yagotme May 2025 #9

Gun Laws are Effective at Preventing Mass Shootings AStern May 2025 #10

our gun laws here in Sweden are FAR more restrictive than those in the US Celerity May 2025 #11

Up to this incident, how many mass shootings in Sweden the past 5 years? AStern May 2025 #12

Not many compared to the US, but too many compared to much of the EU. Celerity May 2025 #13

Should Sweden scrap gun laws? AStern May 2025 #14

What are you talking about? I never once suggested any scrapping of Swedish gun laws. No clue why you are even asking Celerity May 2025 #15

There was a post here earlier suggesting that gun laws where ineffective AStern May 2025 #16

But that post was not put up by me. I have never claimed such a thing, so it is curious that you asked me about another Celerity May 2025 #17

Homicide rate by firearm by country Ping Tung May 2025 #18

unfortunately, the gangs here also often use bombs to attack each other (and their families) Celerity May 2025 #19

I find it incredible that homo-sapiens showed up around 160000 years ago and still consider ourselves Ping Tung May 2025 #20