The
US's "independence day" is July 4, 1776, although the war for
independence didn't formally end until 1783. New Zealand's
"independence" from Great Britain arrives in stages, but culminates in
1947. My point is, within a week of the mass shootings at two mosques
in NZ, a relatively young nation, they have officially banned the
ownership of assault-style weapons. Meanwhile, after 236 years of
"independence" and decades of carnage, we still do not have the courage
to do the same. We are still not an adult country; we remain a nation
of adolescents, fixated on our deadly toys.
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Thursday, March 21, 2019
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