Hmm... in many ways we're all complicit in this. It's important to note that the price of oil creates a ripple effect throughout the economy. We're very lucky in a way to have not lived thru a seriou… (View Post)

I'm super sympathetic to the argument being made here, but one key interest being protected is keeping the price of oil low. It's a not a smart long-term interest, imo, because of climate change. But… (View Post)

I'm just going to present these data in quick fashion from wikipedia, comparing alike, large enough countries. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_intentional_homicide_rate https://en.… (View Post)

If bans have "never worked", then how come countries with similar average GDP to the USA, like Canada, Australia, France, Germany, Japan all have some of the lowest murder rates every recor… (View Post)

Yeah that's a fair rebuttal. I'd still quibble with some things there, Bethesda, for example, is quite notable for releasing games without polish, in terms of bugs for example. However, overall, I st… (View Post)