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Gun Control & RKBA

EdwardBernays

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12. hmmm

Reply to jonno99 (Reply #11)

Fri Jan 8, 2016, 04:20 PM

Jan 2016

I'm not sure that there's ACTUALLY any reason to think that per se.

I'd suggest that trying in any way link homogeneity to crime or violence will likely fail... for instance Rwanda is one of the LEAST diverse countries.

On the other hand Columbia and Kazakstan are almost exactly as diverse as each other, yet Colombia's murder rate is 4x higher than Kazakstan's.

Belgium is significantly more ethnically and culturally diverse than America... and it's gun violence rate is 20% of Americas.

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Discoveries of an Anti-Gunner: My Conversion to the Other Side [View all] jonno99 Jan 2016 OP

which is why EdwardBernays Jan 2016 #1

That was an excellent use of sarcasm. -eom gcomeau Jan 2016 #3

In ethnically & religiously homogeneous societies, this is generally true. jonno99 Jan 2016 #4

Not even close to being true EdwardBernays Jan 2016 #7

Sorry if I was unclear; it was not my intent to link diversity & crime. My thinking was more along jonno99 Jan 2016 #11

hmmm EdwardBernays Jan 2016 #12

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