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

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[–]magnora7[S] 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 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

[–]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.