• GiddyGap@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    I want to thank you for your response. I’m sorry that you’ve had scary personal experiences with mass shootings. That’s the worst.

    That said, I very much disagree with your assessment. Having spent many years of my life overseas in various countries and cultures, I can confidently say that the US is not more mentally ill than other countries. It’s a human condition in all countries with different responses. Is the US mental health system great, no. But it’s no better in most other developed countries. Some are much worse.

    But other countries don’t have the epidemic of gun violence that we see in the US. The only significant differentiator is the easy access to weapons. I know gun-rights supporters don’t want to see that, but that doesn’t mean it’s not there. It is.