No, Self-Defense Is No Myth

By Tom Knighton

I honestly believe that, on some level, the American political left loves mass shootings. It provides a veritable smorgasbord of opportunities for them to trot out their favorite tropes, especially gun control. They can push their agenda, even when they lack any real punch, in part because they’re enabled by a complicit media that also seems to love mass shootings.

However, they invariably say some incredibly stupid things during the aftermath. Kind of like this guy:

MSNBC contributor and Princeton professor Eddie Glaude said Thursday that mass shootings are the result of “toxic masculinity” that teaches people to think they can protect themselves.

Glaude said mass shootings such as the one in Parkland, Fla., Wednesday come from America’s “ongoing obsession with guns” that can partly be blamed on the complicity of politicians, business interests, and Americans’ cowardice. He then said the larger problem is the “myth” that citizens can protect themselves instead of relying on the government for security.

“There is a toxic masculinity at the heart of this gun, this gun culture, rooted in a myth about who we take ourselves to be,” he said. “Americans, rugged individualism—the government is not going to protect you, we can protect ourselves, right?”

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Source:: Bearing Arms