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Re:Mental illness, mass shootings, and the politics of Ameri... by throwawaylinux on Wednesday May 25, 2022 @10:39PM (#31513694)
I'm not, you clearly claimed that access to guns was the only difference between USA and India.

> The only difference is easy access to guns.

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Re:Mental illness, mass shootings, and the politics of Ameri... by greatwhitenorth on Wednesday May 25, 2022 @10:42PM (#31513728)
You missed the other part, try reading.
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Re:Mental illness, mass shootings, and the politics of Ameri... by throwawaylinux on Wednesday May 25, 2022 @10:44PM (#31513745)
No I didn't.

You're unwilling to explain why you chose India, and unable to accept the data from other countries that invalidates your simplistic "theory".

Well, at least now you understand how people can hold on to beliefs despite easily available data which contradicts them.

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Re:Mental illness, mass shootings, and the politics of Ameri... by greatwhitenorth on Thursday May 26, 2022 @12:56AM (#31514761)
You clearly don't understand. Well, I hope you at least now understand how people can hold on to their biases that will make them not read and comprehend.
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