r/canadaguns • u/AutoModerator • Jun 06 '22

Weekly Politics Thread

Please post all your Politics or Ban-related ideas, initiatives, comments, suggestions, news articles, and recommendations in this thread. Unless new information is published in the media, recurring articles related to the gov'ts ***possible*** legislation are to be posted here. These threads will be weekly, until it's necessary for another per-week.

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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '22

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u/Totally-Not-The-CIA Jun 07 '22

tough on drugs

Why? It’s a waste of time and effort and money

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u/[deleted] Jun 07 '22

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u/DarseZ Jun 07 '22

It's interesting that your personal experience, both with drugs and your personal feelings about your own firearms, shapes your views on what is an individual vs. societal issue.

It's a good starting point to understanding why others may not like firearms...perhaps they have experiences or have heard things that hit home to them. No one from the community really does it, but understanding other people's thought processes is essential to make any progress.

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u/[deleted] Jun 07 '22

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u/DarseZ Jun 07 '22

couldn't have summed it up better, thanks for your reply

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u/resavr_bot Jun 08 '22

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Yes, I do understand that my own situation and experiences do shape my opinions, and I do try to catch when I fall too much into my own world without taking a broader point of view. I totally understand. I love to have debates with people because even though I may have my opinion, I still understand where they come from and I tend to think about it while I work which may in turn alter my opinion some. [Continued...]

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