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RE: The Psychological Roots of Gun Control

in #guns7 years ago

Hey that was great man! I just got on Steem and immediately searched #jordanpeterson. I couldn’t agree with you more. To add to your point I believe the push for harmlessness is part of a drive to get rid of the hero. The hero is he who volunteerily faces the dragon (the mythological representation of chaos) to rescue the virgin (the representation of the potential for new good to enter the world). No hero in any story ever told was harmless. The hero is the model of the one who takes responsibility. Gun ownership is a major responsibility. I think underneath it all the current political left is driven by an unconscious desire to eradicate personal responsibility, substituting social responsibility in its place. Once you have eschewed your own personal responsibility the last thing you’ll tolerate is a hero making you look bad in contrast. So inevitably you become the dragon to devour him.