Submitted by humvee911 t3_zzavse in LifeProTips
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[deleted] t1_j2ai0au wrote
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DaveshPatel93101 t1_j2aiczu wrote
"God created men, Samuel Adams made them drunken idiots."
Cheensly t1_j2aisrb wrote
Im American. Im guessing OP is too. Most other places you dont have to assume people are strapped.
Various_Succotash_79 t1_j2ajca6 wrote
I'm told that acting scared of people I assume are armed makes them feel bad.
Cat-Soap-Bar t1_j2ajey7 wrote
I live in the UK, I will not make this assumption as it would be stupid. Other countries exist.
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Jaded_Prompt_15 t1_j2ajob5 wrote
Anybody in the UK can have a knife or full on machete...
HOWDEHPARDNER t1_j2ajqe9 wrote
I suppose you could take 'armed' to be someone with a knife, or a bottle, doesn't have to be a gun.
Cat-Soap-Bar t1_j2ajsbx wrote
They could, it’s extremely unlikely outside a few certain areas.
Edit. It’s also illegal to carry a knife unless it’s less than 3” long and folds, like aa Swiss Army knife or similar.
fuck_all_you_people t1_j2ak4h2 wrote
Instead of assuming everyone is armed to keep yourself from being a stunted adult, identify that you need some serious personal growth because you are using a Boogeyman to prevent you from acting like a child.
If we choose to live in a society where everyone has to be armed in order to have freedom, then we have failed as a society and our freedom is a fallacy.
FarRoyal t1_j2akhbg wrote
Tell me you're from the US without telling me you're from the US
Cheensly t1_j2akrwx wrote
True, guess that was my American showing.
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humvee911 OP t1_j2alk95 wrote
The resentment builds up. It's always better to remove your ego.
RagingLeonard t1_j2alyt9 wrote
I agree with that. But I live in deep red Texas and strangers simply aren't killing each other at rates that would warrant one to change his/her behavior as you're suggesting.
I have another LPT: just don't be a dick to randos out in the world.
fuck_all_you_people t1_j2atnai wrote
I dont know if you have ever been out of the US but if you havent I would strongly encourage it. It really shows you how stupid a lot of our social norms are.
mat_srutabes t1_j2bjdte wrote
Most other places don't have things like "rights".
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wayfinderBee t1_j2c0b8d wrote
Do you carry or do you just not have any idea how fucking exhausting it is to live like this.
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errol_timo_malcom t1_j2dkgr6 wrote
> If we choose to live in a society where everyone has to be armed in order to have freedom, then we have failed as a society and our freedom is a fallacy.
Thank you for this timely bit of optimism for society, /u/fuck_all_you_people .
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