I did show this to my repub son. He said well Justice Scalia said it means we can all have guns so I’m sticking with him.

@Redheadedgammy Sorry you ended up with a Republican son. Sad how they're locked in to their POV's.

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@Robecology It is terribly painful for me to have two sons who have turned to the dark side. I love them both with all my heart, and try not to bring up any political stuff with them. I keep hoping that they will wake up some day.

“Death solves all the problems. No man, no problem”
attributed to Joseph Stalin as reported by Anatoly Rybakov

You are oh so right. Profits trumps life.

I am a believer of cause and effect. I recently posted a bit that explains this trend. "The late Professor Albert Bartlett, Professor of Physics at the University of Boulder, Colorado, wrote a book called The Essential Exponential for the Future of our Planet, with a chapter called “Democracy Cannot Survive Overpopulation.” When he moved to Boulder in 1950, the population was 20,000. There were 9 city councilors. By the time he was writing, Boulder’s population had grown to 100,000, and there were still 9 councilors. He wrote: “in effect today we have only 20% of the democracy we used to have in 1950,” because it is harder for the individual to get access to a representative. Professor Bartlett said the massive increase in electorate sizes for members of Congress made it impossible for them to personally represent their constituents. They ended up getting their campaign support, and ideas, from lobbyists and well-funded propagandists. “As a result,” he wrote, “we often get one dollar one vote versus what used to be one person one vote.” There is a crowding out effect, and people become alienated.”

@JackPedigo Well put.

@Betty This was a portion of a bi-weekly posting I get from a Word Press group known as the Overpopulation Project. All the major maladies in today's world are a direct result of too many of us. It is natures way of trying to stabilize a species that has gotten too large. These gun nuts and their enablers are just another form of predators needed to cull the herd.

@JackPedigo That is a different perspective. Although it makes sense in a disturbing way.

@Betty Actually, it's not. It was one of the strongest ideas at the start of the environmental movement. After 2000 various industries wanted the idea of a limited or shrinking population gone as it would mean cutting immigration. A cheap and pliable workforce is critical to a continued population growth. I don't believe in conspiracy theories but I do know industries can and do set the conversation i today's world and conversation contains a huge conflict of interest perspective.

@JackPedigo Democracy was invented for the governance of small city states with populations numbered in hundreds, or 1000+
The idea that the same system can be applied universally in the same way to populations numbered in 100s of Millions is absurd.

@LenHazell53 Exactly and add to that idea the huge amount of 'diversity' which adds even more cultural norms to the pot. What ever happened to the adage "too many cooks spoil the pot?" Once read that the country felt 250 million was an ideal number. Then it went up to 300 million maximum. Now we are approaching 340 million. A fully representative democracy becomes more difficult as the number of those being represented rises. People often say look at India, 1/3 our size and 4X our number. Is it not a democracy? However, look at their lifestyle with the huge poverty and caste system. How many would be willing to trade our lifestyles for the average Indian. It would mean trading how we live which is starting to happen.