NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said following the NZ incident that "the country’s gun laws will have to change."

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[–]useless_aether 8 insightful - 3 fun8 insightful - 2 fun9 insightful - 3 fun -  (8 children)

too predictable

[–]fred_red_beans 5 insightful - 3 fun5 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

yea, big surprise...

[–]Jesus 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (6 children)

Not for the majority.

[–]magnora7[S] 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

You might be surprised. But I think the predictability is overwhelmed by the social fear of speaking out against it. They use that temporary fear to pass otherwise unpopular legislation. Just like the PATRIOT Act after 9/11. If you didn't support it, you weren't a patriot! And right after 9/11 if you weren't a patriot, that meant you hated America!

Fear-based coercion

[–]Jesus 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I agree 100%. And that means a lot of people know what is going on but self-censor themselves out of fear or cognitive dissonance.

[–]magnora7[S] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yup. I think it so many people that it is in fact a silent majority.

Which is why one person speaking out can have such an effect. One person taking a stance on the thing everyone else is thinking but too afraid to say. That's how revolutions and religions get started.

[–]JasonCarswell 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

If I'm not for the Patriot Act, but I'm a Canadian citizen, does that make me unCanadian?

[–]magnora7[S] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

No it just means "you hate America" lol

[–]JasonCarswell 1 insightful - 3 fun1 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

Everything I say is hate speech.