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leveymg

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2. American men today buy guns like Weimar men bought into Nazi ideology, for largely the same reasons:

Reply to Robb (Original post)

Tue Oct 1, 2013, 01:35 PM

Oct 2013

* feelings of frustration with parliamentary government;
* feelings of personal vulnerability;
* feelings of loss of social and economic privilege;
* feelings of hostility toward minorities;
* feelings of desire for revenge;
* feelings of desire to hurt others on a large scale;
* feelings of desire for war.

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"America roamed by angry white dudes for whom firearms are a prop for lost power" [View all] Robb Oct 2013 OP

Yep. There are millions of U.S. men who try to cover their deep-seated insecurities Arugula Latte Oct 2013 #1

American men today buy guns like Weimar men bought into Nazi ideology, for largely the same reasons: leveymg Oct 2013 #2

Yup, this is exactly it... The fear and insecurity among the most ardent gunners is breath-taking... hlthe2b Oct 2013 #3

You said it... fitman Oct 2013 #6

Interestingly, I was listening to a guy on NPR this morning Robb Oct 2013 #7

I was not referring to all gun owners fitman Oct 2013 #8

A black man in the White House hasn't helped their paranoia and sense of victimhood. nt msanthrope Oct 2013 #4

That's for sure. nt Robb Oct 2013 #5